Abstract
In this research, the feasibility of the design parameters for microbubble distribution and perforated drainpipes in the integrated sedimentation and dissolved air flotation (SeDAF) process for an advanced wastewater treatment plant was verified using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. The flow rates for the raw water and the microbubble distribution stage were 100 and 15㎥/d respectively. In the simulation, the raw water was first introduced into the mixing tank and then passed on to the coagulation, sedimentation, and flotation stages in sequence. The flow velocity for each stage increased at the narrowed cross-sectional points. It was observed that some of the coagulated water flowing into the inclined plate module in the sedimentation stage spilled out. As a result of the CFD analysis, the average flow rate for the four perforated distribution pipes was 0.014 kg/s. The standard deviation (SD) for the simulations of original and alternative model was 0.00050 and 0.00062, respectively, which indicated that the simulations were successful and reliable. The SD for the average flow rate for the four perforated pipes was 0.00706, 0.00779, 0.00833, and 0.00938, respectively. The aver age flow rates for each pipe were decreased by 0.0003, 0.0000, 0.0002, and 0.0002 kg/s, respectively compared to the original model. This simulation of characterization of microbubble distribution and perforated drainpipe demonstrated that the design parameters for the distribution pipes were set so that the microbubbles were distributed evenly and that the perforated drainpipes successfully withdrew the treated water within the integrated SeDAF process.
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