Numerical analysis of the circular settling tank
| Autor: | Keivan Bina, Anahita Ghafoorisadatieh, Elahe Chero, Mohammadamin Torabi, Hamidreza Zahabi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Hydraulic retention time lcsh:T Numerical analysis 0207 environmental engineering Environmental engineering Ansys cfx Baffle 02 engineering and technology 01 natural sciences Pollution lcsh:Technology lcsh:TD1-1066 Settling TRACER Environmental science Sewage treatment lcsh:Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering 020701 environmental engineering Effluent 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Drinking Water Engineering and Science, Vol 12, Pp 39-44 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1996-9465 1996-9457 |
| Popis: | Nowadays, a settling tank's removal efficiency is one of the most crucial matters for all water or wastewater treatment plants (WTPs or WWTPs). The unit can affect WWTP performance and improve the provided effluent quality. In this paper, the geometrical aspects of a settling tank were numerically analyzed via tracer curves, the finite-volume method, and ANSYS CFX software in which the baffle depth and diameter of a settling tank were assessed. Firstly, a previous study was similarly remodeled to verify simulation results. The impact of tank depth variation was numerically assessed where the outcomes showed that a deeper tank could raise discharge time or the hydraulic retention time (HRT). Thus, extensive discharge time may result in less polluted effluent, degrading more solids. However, the tank should not be too deeply based on costs. Moreover, the differential effect of baffle height was analyzed and indicated that lower height is more useful for boosting the HRT. An investigation of tank diameter changes also revealed that wider diameters bring about a broader HRT. |
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