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Experimental and Mathematical Investigation of Anaerobic Granulate Density via Settling Velocity

izvorni znanstveni rad

izvorni znanstveni rad

Experimental and Mathematical Investigation of Anaerobic Granulate Density via Settling Velocity

Vrsta prilog u časopisu
Tip izvorni znanstveni rad
Godina 2022
Časopis Processes
Volumen 10
Svesčić 9
Stranice str. 1833-1833
DOI 10.3390/pr10091833
EISSN 2227-9717
Status objavljeno

Sažetak

<jats:p>The objective of this study was to determine the density of anaerobic granules on different heights of a full-scale Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed reactor. The density was defined through the settling velocities of anaerobic granules, measured in a full-scale Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed reactor. In this study, granular density was calculated with the measured settling velocities and developed mathematical model. The developed mathematical model is based on the Stokes model. In the experiment, granules were taken from different heights of an Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed reactor, from 0.6 to 7.6 m. The granules’ diameters varied between 1 and 5 mm. The granules were taken from six different heights through the reactor. The settling velocity of the active granules (with gas in the granule pore and on the surface of the granule) was measured first. After the active granules’ settling velocity measurement, the granules were placed in a vortex to obtain degassed granules (granules without any gas in the pores or on the surface), for which the settling velocities were also measured later. It is shown that granules’ densities at different heights are independent of the reactor height.</jats:p>

Ključne riječi

Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Bed reactor; anaerobic granular sludge; settling velocity; density