Bibliographic citations
Jiménez, J., (2023). Aplicación de un modelo de dinámica de fluidos computacional para diseñar tanques de floculación vertical de tratamiento de agua [Tesis, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/24836
Jiménez, J., Aplicación de un modelo de dinámica de fluidos computacional para diseñar tanques de floculación vertical de tratamiento de agua [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/24836
@misc{renati/712536,
title = "Aplicación de un modelo de dinámica de fluidos computacional para diseñar tanques de floculación vertical de tratamiento de agua",
author = "Jiménez Motta, Jorge Victor",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería",
year = "2023"
}
The flocculation process is one of the most important stages within the processes involved in a drinking water treatment plant. An inadequate design of the flocculation system will not only have a negative impact on the efficiency of the unit, but also on the efficiency of the following treatment units, which will compromise the final quality of the treated water. In this context, the present research work focused on studying in depth the hydrodynamic behavior of the hydraulic flocculators of vertical flow screens with the purpose of improving their design. This was achieved by applying the FLOW-3D computational fluid dynamics program. In the initial stage of this study, the dimensioning of 256 vertical flocculation units was carried out, applying the OS.020 standard of the National Building Regulations and the CEPIS design guidelines, which were obtained by considering different scenarios of velocity gradients of design (30 s-1 - 90 s-1), retention times (3 min - 9 min), water heights (3 m - 6 m), and tank lengths (4,5 m - 9 m). In the next stage, the simulation process of the group of previously designed units was developed using the FLOW-3D computational fluid dynamics model. For this, the validation of the model was initially carried out using numerical speed data (experimentally validated) extracted from a similar study. Next, the velocity gradient values and hydraulic efficiency indices (Morrill and θ10) were determined for each vertical flocculation unit. Subsequently, the results obtained were summarized in multiple graphs where it was analyzed how the modification of the design parameters influences the efficiency of the units, finding improvements of the order of 40 %. Finally, some expressions were proposed based on the design parameters, obtained through multiple linear regressions, for the determination of the average velocity gradient and the hydraulic efficiency indices. These results will be helpful for a better selection of design parameters, in order to guide designers towards future designs of much more efficient vertical flocculation units.
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