Abstract
This research investigates the removal efficiency of a novel hydraulic separation unit - a counter-current upflow column that hydraulically separates sediment particles based on size - for washing contaminated soils with remediation technology. Significant attributes of the new design include the capability for continuous loading and the use of a side-entry tee as a slurry port. Eight tests were performed in a bench-scale model of the hydraulic separation unit to experimentally determine the impact of washwater and slurry flow rates on removal efficiency. After analyzing the experimental results qualitatively, a theoretical residual power approach was used to predict removal efficiency and analyze soil/fluid interaction under the varying flow rates. Optimal separation was obtained for three tests. The residual power analysis revealed two conditions for the optimal tests: (1) the slurry flow rate dominates the approach flow rate at the slurry mixing-jet and the power analysis is a good predictor; and (2) the approach flow rate dominates separation, fluidizing both fine and coarse particles, and agreement with the power analysis is poor.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1307-1313 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Environmental Engineering |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2006 |
Keywords
- Contamination
- Efficiency
- Particle size
- Settling velocity
- Soil mixing
- Washing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry
- Civil and Structural Engineering