Migration and Deposition Law of Pollutants in Urban Sewage Confluence Pipe Network from the Perspective of Ecology

Abstract

Aiming at the problem of pollutant migration and deposition in urban sewage confluence pipe, an experimental simulation system of sewage confluence pipe was established. The confluence conditions of three flow patterns ( $\text{velocity}\text{ratio}\text{Vaccess}/\text{Vtrunk}=0.1/0.2$ , $\text{Vaccess}/\text{Vtrunk}=0.1/0.3$ , and $\text{Vaccess}/\text{Vtrunk}=0.2/0.3$ ) were simulated. The changes of sediment thickness, carbon pollutants, nitrogen pollutants, and phosphorus pollutants in different confluence areas were analyzed, and the migration and deposition laws of various pollutants in urban sewage confluence pipe network under different flow patterns were revealed. The results show that when the flow velocity of trunk and branch roads changes, the deposition of various pollutants and the carrying capacity of water flow in the pipeline change, resulting in the change of sediment layer thickness and pollutant content. With the increase of trunk velocity, the sediment thickness in the area before and after confluence decreases, while the increase of branch velocity only reduces the sediment thickness in the area at the back of confluence. Under any flow pattern, the sediment thickness in the retention area (G3 and G4) shows an increasing trend, which is the key area of pollution removal. Under the three flow patterns, the content of carbon pollutants reaches the peak at the TCOD and SCOD values of G4 monitoring point. Increasing the trunk velocity can effectively reduce the content of carbon pollutants. The content of nitrogen pollutants in each flow pattern also reaches the maximum at G4 point, which are 213.6 mg/g, 205.2 mg/g, and 212.8 mg/g, respectively. Increasing the trunk velocity can effectively reduce the nitrogen content at points G1-G4, while increasing the flow velocity of the branch road can reduce the nitrogen content at points G5-G7. The distribution of phosphorus pollutants is complex, and the flow pattern needs to be adjusted according to different monitoring points.