Automatic vacuum flushing technology for combined sewer solids : laboratory testing and proposed improvements / by Dr. Qizhong Guo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guo, Qizhong, author.

Contributor:

Water Environment Research Foundation.

Series:

WERF Research Report Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vacuum technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, England : IWA Publishing, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Available as eBook only An extensive literature review on existing sewer sediment flushing technologies was conducted.The innovative vacuum flush system recently developed by the U.S.EPA was tested under laboratory conditions.The tests revealed a strong correlation between the strength of the flushing wave and the speed of the vacuum break.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Abstract and Benefits; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Acronyms; Executive Summary; Chapter 1.0: Project Background and Objective; 1.1 Project Background; 1.2 Objective; Chapter 2.0: Approach; 2.1 Original Work Plan; 2.2 Revised Work Plan; 2.3 Task 1 - Review of Sewer Sediment Flushing Technologies; 2.3.1 Sewer Flushing Technologies; 2.3.2 Overview of Field Demonstration of Sewer Flushing Technologies; 2.4 Task 2 - Laboratory Quantification of Automatic Vacuum Flushing System; 2.4.1 Experimental Design, Equipment, and Procedures

2.4.2 Experimental Results and Discussion2.5 Task 3 - Testing of Modified Vacuum Flushing Designs; 2.5.1 Float and Seal Device; 2.5.2 Sealing Lever Device; 2.6 Task 4 - Evaluation of Field Demonstration Site; 2.7 Task 5 - Performance Evaluation of Installed Flushing Systems; 2.7.1 Paerdegat Basin CSO Facility - Brooklyn NY; 2.7.2 Drain Flushing Vault 1 - Freshpond Parkway, Cambridge MA; 2.7.3 Alley Creek CSO Facility - Queens NY; 2.7.4 Muddy Creek Basin (CSO 198) - Cincinnati OH; 2.7.5 Wheeler Avenue CSO Flood Control Basin - Louisville KY; 2.7.6 Water Pollution Control Facility - Auburn IN

2.7.7 Typical Problems in Systems Visited2.7.8 Advantages and Disadvantages of Observed and Proposed Systems; Chapter 3.0: Conclusions; Appendix A; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

1-78040-047-0

OCLC:

922995976