upflow

Examples

• All

• The process used in St. Louis is known as an Upflow Fluidized Bed, an improvement in Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket technology, both of which are offered by Biothane Corporation in Camden, New Jersey (see sidebar).

  Academic text (1996)

• The square configuration filter, operating in an upflow design, achieves a high rate of solids removal through the use of synthetic fiber spheres.

  Academic text (2002)

• Upflow, Beltzer, we have upflow.

  Twister (1996)

• Coal and overfire air will be injected in the upflow section of the furnace along the slag screen.

  Academic text (1999)

• This state resembles Rayleigh-Bénard convection in a small-aspect-ratio container and has a large heap of material at the point of maximum upflow.

  Academic text (1995)

• Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) technology basically combines the well-mixed attributes of the contact system with an internal gas separation and clarification mechanism.

  Academic text (1996)

• The process used in St. Louis is known as an Upflow Fluidized Bed, an improvement in Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket technology, both of which are offered by Biothane Corporation in Camden, New Jersey (see sidebar).

  Academic text (1996)

• The water moved steadily in an upflow, helping to aerate the tank for the fish.

• In the new filtration system, the upflow of water maximizes the removal of impurities.

• The engineers observed the smooth upflow of air through the ducts to ensure efficient heating.

Synonyms

U

upwelling

vsupflow

• Specialized

1 6.0

An upward movement of water or gas from below to the surface

is upward movement without implying origin from depth

U

uprush

vsupflow

1 7.7

A sudden strong rise of feeling or of liquid like water

refers to ordinary upward movement without suddenness or intensity

U

upcurrent

vsupflow

8.1

A flow that moves upward in the air or toward the start of a river

is a general upward movement of a fluid not tied to a location

U

upswelling

vsupflow

6.2

A rise of water, lava, or other material from below toward the surface

is the general upward flow without suggesting surfacing or bringing up items

U

upswell

vsupflow

6.8

A sudden upward movement of water that can flood land

is about upward movement in general, not necessarily sudden or swelling

U

upsurgence

vsupflow

8.8

A sudden upward movement of water or gas from underground

describes upward flow generally rather than a sudden emergence

Antonyms

D

downflow

• Specialized

6.4

A downward movement of air or liquid in a system

How Strong

updraft

• Specialized

7 7.2

upsurge

9 5.0

upflow

• Specialized

1 4.8

upwelling

• Specialized

1 6.0

upcurrent

8.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology