RBR
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RCR
RDT
Recirculating bed reactor RBR
Reactor configuration based on a recirculating media bed, usually sand
Recycle ratio
Ratio of the recycle flow rate to influent sludge flow rate in a dissolved air flotation process
Residence or retention time
Period of time the solids or liquid are retained in the reactor
Resource recovery rate
Rate at which an embedded sludge resource (water, nutrients, biogas, etc) is recovered
Return liquors
Liquid stream from anaerobic digestion or sludge solid−liquid separation process returned to the wastewater treatment works inlet
Rotary drum thickening RDT
Sludge consolidation by allowing water to drain through a porous rotating drum
Rotary dryer
See rotating drum dryer
Rotary press RP
Dewatering technology based on a cylindrical vessel housing two slowly-rotating circular screens which are sandwiched together
Rotating cone reactor RCR
Reactor configuration used for fast pyrolysis based on a rotating cone
Rotating drum dryer
Convective dryer based on a rotating drum through which hot air passes axially to dry the sludge particles
RP
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