Experimental study of using wastewater sludge as a new drag reduction agent

Author:

Mohamed Hadj Djelloul1,Mansour Belhadri1,Nasr-Eddine Boudjenane1

Affiliation:

1. Laboratoire de Rhéologie, Transport et Traitement des Fluides Complexes (LRTTFC), Faculté d'Architecture et de Génie Civil, Département d'Hydraulique, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran « Mohamed Boudiaf », BP1505 El-M'naouar, Oran 31036, Algérie

Abstract

Siltation is considering as a huge risk to the life and security of dams. Forced to preserve their useful volumes, managers use sediment dredging operations through different techniques. The aim of our work is to investigate the wastewater sludge derived from wastewater treatment as a new natural lubricating instrument during transport of sediment in the pipes and to reduce head losses. From an economic and environmental point of view, this technique is more effective than the use of industrial polymers. The rheological study is done using an RS600 rheometer. Head losses and friction reducing are measured on three horizontal pipes (30, 50 and 80 mm). The mud from the dam and sludge are added at different volumes concentrations. The results revealed that the mud follows the Herschel-Bulkley model at 10–20% volume concentration, even after adding wastewater sludge proportions from 0.1– 0.4%. The mud flow head losses in pipes increase with increasing solids concentration. A maximum reduction in yield stress and frictional head loss are observed at 0.25 to 0.35% of sludge concentration, which can be the most effective choice.

Publisher

IWA Publishing

Subject

Water Science and Technology,Environmental Engineering

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