( Chemical Engineering : Operations , Liquid-solid operations )
Particulate matter and water can be removed by bulk settling or filtering.
Particle shape affects the bulk settling velocity of sediments, and oddly shaped particles will settle more slowly than spherical
particles of the same diameter.
Bulk settling is a process in which two liquids, or a solid and a liquid, of different densities
are allowed to separate by gravity.
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