A dynamic one-dimensional model for simulating unsteady air-water stratified flow in sewer pipes

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Publié dans:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 89(2024), 9 vom: 11. Mai, Seite 2498-2511
Auteur principal: Le, Hao (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Huang, Biao, Wang, Chunling, Liu, Jiachun
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2024
Accès à la collection:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
Sujets:Journal Article TVD MacCormack air–water stratified flow dynamic model sewer ventilation unsteady flow
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Résumé:© 2024 The Authors This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits copying, adaptation and redistribution, provided the original work is properly cited (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Ventilation is paramount in sanitary and stormwater sewer systems to mitigate odor problems and avert pressure surges. Existing numerical models have constraints in practical applications in actual sewer systems due to insufficient airflow modeling or suitability only for steady-state conditions. This research endeavors to formulate a mathematical model capable of accurately simulating various operational conditions of sewer systems under the natural ventilation condition. The dynamic water flow is modeled using a shock-capturing MacCormack scheme. The dynamic airflow model amalgamates energy and momentum equations, circumventing laborious pressure iteration computations. This model utilizes friction coefficients at interfaces to enhance the description of the momentum exchange in the airflow and provide a logical explanation for air pressure. A systematic analysis indicates that this model can be easily adapted to include complex boundary conditions, facilitating its use for modeling airflow in real sewer networks. Furthermore, this research uncovers a direct correlation between the air-to-water flow rate ratio and the filling ratio under natural ventilation conditions, and an empirical formula encapsulating this relationship is derived. This finding offers insights for practical engineering applications
Description:Date Completed 15.05.2024
Date Revised 15.05.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0273-1223
DOI:10.2166/wst.2024.131