A novel measure for long-term sediment reduction inspired by dragonfly wings

The sediment accumulation in drainage pipes has long been recognized as a significant concern in the environmental field. This study addresses sediment accumulation in drainage pipes by introducing an innovative bioinspired approach using various shapes and angles of plates for long-term sediment re...

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Publié dans:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 89(2024), 2 vom: 02. Jan., Seite 404-420
Auteur principal: Li, Zhiwei (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Wang, Bing, Wang, Feifei, Sun, Bin, Zhao, Shuaikang
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
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Résumé:The sediment accumulation in drainage pipes has long been recognized as a significant concern in the environmental field. This study addresses sediment accumulation in drainage pipes by introducing an innovative bioinspired approach using various shapes and angles of plates for long-term sediment reduction. Through experiments and numerical simulations, the velocity field, the turbulent kinetic energy, the head loss, and the dynamic pressure distribution in the pipeline with plates are analyzed. Results demonstrate significant increases in local velocity, dynamic pressure, and turbulence energy due to the presence of plates. The sediment reduction performance shows a positive correlation with the angle for folded plates and a non-linear relation with curvature for curved plates. Notably, the superior performance of folded plates is attributed to their exceptional ability to induce vortex formation. The head loss due to sediment reduction measures increases linearly as the angle and the curvature increase. Furthermore, the intentional induction of strong eddies and high shear flow using the undulating topography created by the locally installed folding plates in the pipeline was the main cause of sediment reduction. This novel approach holds promise for more efficient and sustainable sediment reduction in drainage systems
Description:Date Completed 02.09.2024
Date Revised 02.09.2024
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0273-1223
DOI:10.2166/wst.2023.403