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Suspended solid removal efficiency of plate settlers and tube settlers analysed by CFD modelling

Water science and technology, 2023-05, Vol.87 (9), p.2116-2127 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright IWA Publishing 2023 ;ISSN: 0273-1223 ;EISSN: 1996-9732 ;DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.107 ;PMID: 37186618

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Title:
Suspended solid removal efficiency of plate settlers and tube settlers analysed by CFD modelling
Author: Abeyratne, W M L K ; Weerakoon, S B ; Neluwala, Panduka ; Ratnaweera, Harsha
Subjects: CAD ; Computational fluid dynamics ; Computer aided design ; Design ; Diameters ; Efficiency ; Flow control ; Flow velocity ; Fluid dynamics ; Geometry ; Hydrodynamics ; Mathematical models ; plate settlers ; Raw water ; Removal ; Sedimentation ; Sedimentation & deposition ; Sedimentation tanks ; Sediments ; Settlers ; Settling ; Solid suspensions ; Suspended particulate matter ; Suspended solids ; Tanks ; tube settlers ; Urban areas ; Viscosity ; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods ; Water ; Water Purification - methods ; Water tanks ; Water treatment ; Water treatment plants
Is Part Of: Water science and technology, 2023-05, Vol.87 (9), p.2116-2127
Description: Removal of suspended solids from raw water is an essential process in water treatment plants. Conventional sedimentation tanks in water treatment plants occupy a large area and become expensive in urban areas. The use of plate settlers or tube settlers in sedimentation tanks to increase the efficiency and hence reduce the footprint of sedimentation tanks is an economical solution in water treatment. This study investigated the effectiveness of plate and tube settlers compared to conventional settlers in a water treatment plant. A three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was set up using ANSYS-CFX 17.2. Seven cases (a conventional settler, three plate settlers and three tube settlers) were analysed to compare the settler performances. The maximum removal efficiencies of all solid classes were approximately equal in plate and tube settlers with the same plate spacing and tube depth: around 100%, 67%, 28% and 9% for the solid classes with particle diameters of 41, 17, 9.5 and 5.0 µm, respectively. The settling efficiency remained unchanged with the increase of the plate settling area beyond 60% of the conventional settler area under the given tank and flow conditions. The tube cross-section shape does not affect the particle removal efficiency of a tube settler.
Publisher: England: IWA Publishing
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0273-1223
EISSN: 1996-9732
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.107
PMID: 37186618
Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
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Suspended solid removal efficiency of plate settlers and tube settlers analysed by CFD modelling

Copyright IWA Publishing 2023 ;ISSN: 0273-1223 ;EISSN: 1996-9732 ;DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.107 ;PMID: 37186618

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