Treatment of Wastewater, Storm Runoff, and Combined Sewer Overflow by Dissolved Air Flotation and Filtration

Author(s):  
Lawrence K. Wang ◽  
Mu-Hao Sung Wang ◽  
Nazih K. Shammas
1995 ◽  
Vol 31 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. Rykaart ◽  
J. Haarhoff

A simple two-phase conceptual model is postulated to explain the initial growth of microbubbles after pressure release in dissolved air flotation. During the first phase bubbles merely expand from existing nucleation centres as air precipitates from solution, without bubble coalescence. This phase ends when all excess air is transferred to the gas phase. During the second phase, the total air volume remains the same, but bubbles continue to grow due to bubble coalescence. This model is used to explain the results from experiments where three different nozzle variations were tested, namely a nozzle with an impinging surface immediately outside the nozzle orifice, a nozzle with a bend in the nozzle channel, and a nozzle with a tapering outlet immediately outside the nozzle orifice. From these experiments, it is inferred that the first phase of bubble growth is completed at approximately 1.7 ms after the start of pressure release.


1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Brombach ◽  
C. Xanthopoulos ◽  
H. H. Hahn ◽  
W. C. Pisano

In 1987 the first vortex solids separator facility in Germany was installed for combined sewer overflow (CSO) control. The separation efficiency was optimized in the hydraulic laboratory using scaled down models with artificial tracers to simulate typical sewage particulates. The station has two parallel operating vortex separators and serves a connected and impervious area of about 11 hectares (ha) and 1,500 people. The specific storage volume of the station is 7.2 m3 per ha. Two evaluation programs were conducted. The first evaluation phase noted the operational reliability, hydraulic loads, overflow frequencies and water mass balances. The second phase monitored separation efficiencies. The evaluation showed that vortex solids separators are now ready for use in CSO control.


1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Bauer ◽  
R. Bayley ◽  
M. J. Chipps ◽  
A. Eades ◽  
R. J. Scriven ◽  
...  

Thames Water treats approximately 2800Ml/d of water originating mainly from the lowland rivers Thames and Lee for supply to over 7.3million customers, principally in the cities of London and Oxford. This paper reviews aspects of Thames Water's research, design and operating experiences of treating algal rich reservoir stored lowland water. Areas covered include experiences of optimising reservoir management, uprating and upgrading of rapid gravity filtration (RGF), standard co-current dissolved air flotation (DAF) and counter-current dissolved air flotation/filtration (COCO-DAFF®) to counter operational problems caused by seasonal blooms of filter blocking algae such as Melosira spp., Aphanizomenon spp. and Anabaena spp. A major programme of uprating and modernisation (inclusion of Advanced Water Treatment: GAC and ozone) of the major works is in progress which, together with the Thames Tunnel Ring Main, will meet London's water supply needs into the 21st Century.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (9) ◽  
pp. 3543-3551
Author(s):  
H.W.H Menkveld ◽  
N. C Boelee ◽  
G.O.J Smith ◽  
S Christian

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