Fine sediment retention in storage chambers: an assessment of time-dependent effects
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The optimisation of the design of a storage chamber is generally based upon some measure of the chamber's sedimentation efficiency. In the UK, chambers that minimise the deposition of fine sediments are preferred. Previous laboratory and CFD-based studies to measure efficiency have focused on steady flow conditions. However, both the flow hydraulics within a storage chamber and the pollutant loading in the incoming sewage vary markedly during storm events. This paper outlines a CFD-based approach for determining “overall” chamber efficiency. The approach employs an unsteady volume-of-fluid multiphase model and stochastic particle tracking. Preliminary results from a simplified two-dimensional model are presented.
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2019 ◽
Vol 79
(5)
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pp. 1000-1006
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