Oxygen is an important component of water quality and its ability to sustain life. Water aeration is the process of introducing air into a body of water to increase its oxygen saturation. Water aeration can be accomplished in a variety of ways, for instance, closed-conduit aeration. High-speed flow in a closed conduit involves air-water mixture flow. The air flow results from the subatmospheric pressure downstream of the gate. The air entrained by the high-speed flow is supplied by the air vent. The air entrained into the flow in the form of a large number of bubbles accelerates oxygen transfer and hence also increases aeration efficiency. In the present work, the optimum air-demand ratio for maximum aeration efficiency in high-head gated circular conduits was studied experimentally. Results showed that aeration efficiency increased with the air-demand ratio to a certain point and then aeration efficiency did not change with a further increase of the air-demand ratio. Thus, there was an optimum value for the air-demand ratio, depending on the Froude number, which provides maximum aeration efficiency. Furthermore, a design formula for aeration efficiency was presented relating aeration efficiency to the air-demand ratio and Froude number.
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July 03 2014
Optimum air-demand ratio for maximum aeration efficiency in high-head gated circular conduits Available to Purchase
Fahri Ozkan;
Fahri Ozkan
1Civil Engineering, Firat University, Elazig, 23119, Turkey
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M. Cihat Tuna;
M. Cihat Tuna
1Civil Engineering, Firat University, Elazig, 23119, Turkey
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Ahmet Baylar;
2Faculty of Architecture and Design, Zirve University, Gaziantep, 27260, Turkey
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Mualla Ozturk
Mualla Ozturk
1Civil Engineering, Firat University, Elazig, 23119, Turkey
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Water Sci Technol (2014) 70 (5): 871–877.
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Received:
April 16 2014
Accepted:
June 24 2014
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Fahri Ozkan, M. Cihat Tuna, Ahmet Baylar, Mualla Ozturk; Optimum air-demand ratio for maximum aeration efficiency in high-head gated circular conduits. Water Sci Technol 1 September 2014; 70 (5): 871–877. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2014.305
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