Os sistemas de esgotos urbanos são classificados em separador absoluto, separador parcial e unitário, conforme o grau de separação que existe no recolhimento dos esgotos sanitários e das águas de drenagem pluviais. Embora a diretriz das cidades brasileiras seja a adoção do sistema separador, na prática ocorre uma importante contribuição das águas de chuvas nas vazões afluentes às estações de tratamento de esgotos como produto das interconexões existentes, clandestinas ou não, entre as redes de esgotos sanitários e pluviais. Esta pesquisa investigou os impactos causados pelos choques de carga orgânica e hidráulica provocados pela contribuição das águas pluviais no desempenho de reatores UASB e seu tempo de recuperação depois de sofrer estes choques. Três reatores de acrílico de 17 litros foram construídos no Laboratório de Saneamento Ambiental do IPH. Os reatores trataram esgoto sintético simulando a concentração de DQO de esgotos domésticos a uma temperatura de 30 ± 2 °C. Um dos reatores serviu de controle enquanto os outros dois receberam choques de carga hidráulica (aumento de vazão) e diluição de matéria orgânica, simultaneamente. A operação dos reatores foi dividida em três fases: 1°) aclimatação, 2°) choques individuais de carga hidráulica e diluição de matéria orgânica 3°) simulação de uma temporada de chuva. Os choques tiveram um efeito deletério na qualidade do efluente, ocasionando quedas na eficiência de remoção de DQO total de até quase 600% e de 200% na eficiência de remoção de DQO dissolvida nos choques mais severos. Também constatou-se perda de parte da biomassa presente nos reatores devido ao aumento excessivo na velocidade ascensional do fluxo. Esta perda tornou-se menor com o tempo devido à pressão de seleção exercida pelos sucessivos choques. O pH dentro dos reatores manteve-se sempre perto da faixa neutra, porém apresentou-se um consumo de alcalinidade que se prolongou por até três vezes o tempo de detenção hidráulica após o início dos choques, devido provavelmente ao aumento na concentração de ácidos graxos voláteis no efluente. A produção de biogás também diminuiu como conseqüência da diluição da carga orgânica afluente. Os efeitos e o tempo de recuperação após os choques dependeram da sua duração e magnitude, sendo que os choques mais severos (menor concentração de matéria orgânica afluente e TDH) causaram maior deterioração na qualidade do efluente e requereram maior tempo de recuperação.Já no que diz respeito às características físico-químicas e biológicas do lodo, verificou-se que os choques causaram diminuição no tamanho médio dos grânulos do lodo e na sua velocidade de sedimentação, provavelmente devido ao aumento das forças abrasivas v provocado pelo incremento na velocidade ascensional do fluxo. De igual modo, a atividade metanogênica específica também apresentou quedas devidas, provavelmente, à diluição da carga orgânica afluente e à diminuição do tamanho das partículas do lodo. / Sewerage systems are classified as separate, partially separated, or combined, according to the degree of separation that exists in the collection of municipal wastewater and stormwater runoff. Although the official policy of brazilian cities is for adoption of the separate system, the actual scenario shows that there are significant contributions of stormwater to the flows that are transported to the wastewater treatment plants, partly because of the inappropriate interconnections that exist between the systems. This research investigated the impacts that organic and hydraulic shock loads brought by stormwater contributions have on the efficiency of UASB reactors, as well as the recovery time after the ending of the shocks. Three 17-liters acrylic reactors were built in the Environmental Technology Laboratory at IPH. The reactors were fed with synthetic wastewater prepared to resemble the organic content of wastewater. All reactors were operated at a temperature of 30 ± 2ºC. One of the reactors was used as control while the other two received hydraulic shocks with organic matter dilution, simultaneously. Reactor’s operation was divided in three phases: 1º) star-up, 2º) single organic and hydraulic shocks, and 3º) rain season simulation, with multiple shocks.Shocks have a deleterious effect on the reactor effluent quality. In the most severe cases, drops in removal efficiencies reached up to 200% and 600% for dissolved and total DQO, respectively. Reactor biomass washout occurred due to the increasing upflow velocity. This loss was dampened by the selective pressure exerted by successive shocks. pH in the reactors remained in the neutral range, although alkalinity was consumed for as long as three detention times, probably due to an increase in the concentration of volatile fatty acids in the liquid. Dilution also caused a decrease in biogas production. Recovery time depended on the duration and intensity of the shock, with more severe shocks demanding more time for recovery. The impacts of the shocks on the treatment efficiency depended on duration, organic dilution rate and flowrate increase. Longer shocks, with higher flowrates and dilution rate resulted in the worst conditions for the reactor. Shocks loads caused a decrease in the mean size of the sludge granule, as well as in their sedimentation velocities, probably because of an increase in the abrasive forces acting on the granules brought by the upflow velocity. The specific methanogenic activity also decreased with higher dilution and smaller sized sludge granules.

Os sistemas de esgotos urbanos são classificados em separador absoluto, separador parcial e unitário, conforme o grau de separação que existe no recolhimento dos esgotos sanitários e das águas de drenagem pluviais. Embora a diretriz das cidades brasileiras seja a adoção do sistema separador, na prática ocorre uma importante contribuição das águas de chuvas nas vazões afluentes às estações de tratamento de esgotos como produto das interconexões existentes, clandestinas ou não, entre as redes de esgotos sanitários e pluviais. Esta pesquisa investigou os impactos causados pelos choques de carga orgânica e hidráulica provocados pela contribuição das águas pluviais no desempenho de reatores UASB e seu tempo de recuperação depois de sofrer estes choques. Três reatores de acrílico de 17 litros foram construídos no Laboratório de Saneamento Ambiental do IPH. Os reatores trataram esgoto sintético simulando a concentração de DQO de esgotos domésticos a uma temperatura de 30 ± 2 °C. Um dos reatores serviu de controle enquanto os outros dois receberam choques de carga hidráulica (aumento de vazão) e diluição de matéria orgânica, simultaneamente. A operação dos reatores foi dividida em três fases: 1°) aclimatação, 2°) choques individuais de carga hidráulica e diluição de matéria orgânica 3°) simulação de uma temporada de chuva. Os choques tiveram um efeito deletério na qualidade do efluente, ocasionando quedas na eficiência de remoção de DQO total de até quase 600% e de 200% na eficiência de remoção de DQO dissolvida nos choques mais severos. Também constatou-se perda de parte da biomassa presente nos reatores devido ao aumento excessivo na velocidade ascensional do fluxo. Esta perda tornou-se menor com o tempo devido à pressão de seleção exercida pelos sucessivos choques. O pH dentro dos reatores manteve-se sempre perto da faixa neutra, porém apresentou-se um consumo de alcalinidade que se prolongou por até três vezes o tempo de detenção hidráulica após o início dos choques, devido provavelmente ao aumento na concentração de ácidos graxos voláteis no efluente. A produção de biogás também diminuiu como conseqüência da diluição da carga orgânica afluente. Os efeitos e o tempo de recuperação após os choques dependeram da sua duração e magnitude, sendo que os choques mais severos (menor concentração de matéria orgânica afluente e TDH) causaram maior deterioração na qualidade do efluente e requereram maior tempo de recuperação.Já no que diz respeito às características físico-químicas e biológicas do lodo, verificou-se que os choques causaram diminuição no tamanho médio dos grânulos do lodo e na sua velocidade de sedimentação, provavelmente devido ao aumento das forças abrasivas v provocado pelo incremento na velocidade ascensional do fluxo. De igual modo, a atividade metanogênica específica também apresentou quedas devidas, provavelmente, à diluição da carga orgânica afluente e à diminuição do tamanho das partículas do lodo. / Sewerage systems are classified as separate, partially separated, or combined, according to the degree of separation that exists in the collection of municipal wastewater and stormwater runoff. Although the official policy of brazilian cities is for adoption of the separate system, the actual scenario shows that there are significant contributions of stormwater to the flows that are transported to the wastewater treatment plants, partly because of the inappropriate interconnections that exist between the systems. This research investigated the impacts that organic and hydraulic shock loads brought by stormwater contributions have on the efficiency of UASB reactors, as well as the recovery time after the ending of the shocks. Three 17-liters acrylic reactors were built in the Environmental Technology Laboratory at IPH. The reactors were fed with synthetic wastewater prepared to resemble the organic content of wastewater. All reactors were operated at a temperature of 30 ± 2ºC. One of the reactors was used as control while the other two received hydraulic shocks with organic matter dilution, simultaneously. Reactor’s operation was divided in three phases: 1º) star-up, 2º) single organic and hydraulic shocks, and 3º) rain season simulation, with multiple shocks.Shocks have a deleterious effect on the reactor effluent quality. In the most severe cases, drops in removal efficiencies reached up to 200% and 600% for dissolved and total DQO, respectively. Reactor biomass washout occurred due to the increasing upflow velocity. This loss was dampened by the selective pressure exerted by successive shocks. pH in the reactors remained in the neutral range, although alkalinity was consumed for as long as three detention times, probably due to an increase in the concentration of volatile fatty acids in the liquid. Dilution also caused a decrease in biogas production. Recovery time depended on the duration and intensity of the shock, with more severe shocks demanding more time for recovery. The impacts of the shocks on the treatment efficiency depended on duration, organic dilution rate and flowrate increase. Longer shocks, with higher flowrates and dilution rate resulted in the worst conditions for the reactor. Shocks loads caused a decrease in the mean size of the sludge granule, as well as in their sedimentation velocities, probably because of an increase in the abrasive forces acting on the granules brought by the upflow velocity. The specific methanogenic activity also decreased with higher dilution and smaller sized sludge granules.

Os sistemas de esgotos urbanos são classificados em separador absoluto, separador parcial e unitário, conforme o grau de separação que existe no recolhimento dos esgotos sanitários e das águas de drenagem pluviais. Embora a diretriz das cidades brasileiras seja a adoção do sistema separador, na prática ocorre uma importante contribuição das águas de chuvas nas vazões afluentes às estações de tratamento de esgotos como produto das interconexões existentes, clandestinas ou não, entre as redes de esgotos sanitários e pluviais. Esta pesquisa investigou os impactos causados pelos choques de carga orgânica e hidráulica provocados pela contribuição das águas pluviais no desempenho de reatores UASB e seu tempo de recuperação depois de sofrer estes choques. Três reatores de acrílico de 17 litros foram construídos no Laboratório de Saneamento Ambiental do IPH. Os reatores trataram esgoto sintético simulando a concentração de DQO de esgotos domésticos a uma temperatura de 30 ± 2 °C. Um dos reatores serviu de controle enquanto os outros dois receberam choques de carga hidráulica (aumento de vazão) e diluição de matéria orgânica, simultaneamente. A operação dos reatores foi dividida em três fases: 1°) aclimatação, 2°) choques individuais de carga hidráulica e diluição de matéria orgânica 3°) simulação de uma temporada de chuva. Os choques tiveram um efeito deletério na qualidade do efluente, ocasionando quedas na eficiência de remoção de DQO total de até quase 600% e de 200% na eficiência de remoção de DQO dissolvida nos choques mais severos. Também constatou-se perda de parte da biomassa presente nos reatores devido ao aumento excessivo na velocidade ascensional do fluxo. Esta perda tornou-se menor com o tempo devido à pressão de seleção exercida pelos sucessivos choques. O pH dentro dos reatores manteve-se sempre perto da faixa neutra, porém apresentou-se um consumo de alcalinidade que se prolongou por até três vezes o tempo de detenção hidráulica após o início dos choques, devido provavelmente ao aumento na concentração de ácidos graxos voláteis no efluente. A produção de biogás também diminuiu como conseqüência da diluição da carga orgânica afluente. Os efeitos e o tempo de recuperação após os choques dependeram da sua duração e magnitude, sendo que os choques mais severos (menor concentração de matéria orgânica afluente e TDH) causaram maior deterioração na qualidade do efluente e requereram maior tempo de recuperação.Já no que diz respeito às características físico-químicas e biológicas do lodo, verificou-se que os choques causaram diminuição no tamanho médio dos grânulos do lodo e na sua velocidade de sedimentação, provavelmente devido ao aumento das forças abrasivas v provocado pelo incremento na velocidade ascensional do fluxo. De igual modo, a atividade metanogênica específica também apresentou quedas devidas, provavelmente, à diluição da carga orgânica afluente e à diminuição do tamanho das partículas do lodo. / Sewerage systems are classified as separate, partially separated, or combined, according to the degree of separation that exists in the collection of municipal wastewater and stormwater runoff. Although the official policy of brazilian cities is for adoption of the separate system, the actual scenario shows that there are significant contributions of stormwater to the flows that are transported to the wastewater treatment plants, partly because of the inappropriate interconnections that exist between the systems. This research investigated the impacts that organic and hydraulic shock loads brought by stormwater contributions have on the efficiency of UASB reactors, as well as the recovery time after the ending of the shocks. Three 17-liters acrylic reactors were built in the Environmental Technology Laboratory at IPH. The reactors were fed with synthetic wastewater prepared to resemble the organic content of wastewater. All reactors were operated at a temperature of 30 ± 2ºC. One of the reactors was used as control while the other two received hydraulic shocks with organic matter dilution, simultaneously. Reactor’s operation was divided in three phases: 1º) star-up, 2º) single organic and hydraulic shocks, and 3º) rain season simulation, with multiple shocks.Shocks have a deleterious effect on the reactor effluent quality. In the most severe cases, drops in removal efficiencies reached up to 200% and 600% for dissolved and total DQO, respectively. Reactor biomass washout occurred due to the increasing upflow velocity. This loss was dampened by the selective pressure exerted by successive shocks. pH in the reactors remained in the neutral range, although alkalinity was consumed for as long as three detention times, probably due to an increase in the concentration of volatile fatty acids in the liquid. Dilution also caused a decrease in biogas production. Recovery time depended on the duration and intensity of the shock, with more severe shocks demanding more time for recovery. The impacts of the shocks on the treatment efficiency depended on duration, organic dilution rate and flowrate increase. Longer shocks, with higher flowrates and dilution rate resulted in the worst conditions for the reactor. Shocks loads caused a decrease in the mean size of the sludge granule, as well as in their sedimentation velocities, probably because of an increase in the abrasive forces acting on the granules brought by the upflow velocity. The specific methanogenic activity also decreased with higher dilution and smaller sized sludge granules.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-02-26T14:52:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SusanaGoncalvesBatistaNaglis_Texto.pdf: 377404 bytes, checksum: 99ee5f89cb97d1bec37d7e99762e7410 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-15 / With intention to populate, to occupy the considered spaces empty and to promote the small property were created in 1943, the National Agricultural Dourados Colony (CAND), during the New State, in the South region of Mato Grosso. The CAND was inserted in the context of March for West and in the politics of nationalization of the frontiers. The creation of the Colony, not only for its singular characteristic to represent state investments not seen until then in the region, but, over all, for account of the intense migration for the south region of the state, supplied population and economic growth. The aim of this work was to study who was the colonist who participated of the implantation of the CAND, but, over all, in the perspective of the colonists, and not of the State. Especially with special emphasis in his origin, the reasons that he had made to migrate for the region, and the way of life that he brought for the Colony. To know as it was to be and to live in the colonist condition, is relevant, in the certainty of that the colonist who if became the basic part in the implantation of the CAND, and that defined the direction of this initiative of settling. To study who they were the character who they had engaged in this enterprise, in the certainty of that their way to think and their expectations had been essential in the definition of the tacks of this initiative and for the proper expansion of the agricultural frontier / Com o intuito de povoar, ocupar os espaços considerados vazios e promover a pequena propriedade foi criada em 1943, a Colônia Agrícola Nacional de Dourados (CAND), durante o Estado Novo, na região Sul de Mato Grosso. A CAND estava inserida no contexto da Marcha para o Oeste e na política de nacionalização das fronteiras. A criação da Colônia, não somente por sua característica singular de representar investimentos estatais até então não vistos na região, mas, sobretudo, por conta da migração intensa para a região sul do estado, que proporcionou crescimento populacional e econômico. O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar quem foi o colono que participou da implantação da CAND, mas, sobretudo, na perspectiva dos colonos, e não do Estado. Especialmente com ênfase especial na sua origem, nas razões que o fizeram migrar para a região, e o modo de vida que ele trouxe para a Colônia. Conhecer como foi estar e viver na condição de colono, é relevante, na certeza de que o colono que se tornou a peça fundamental na implantação da CAND, e que definiu os rumos desta iniciativa de colonização. Estudar quem eram os personagens que se engajaram neste empreendimento, na certeza de que seu modo de pensar e as suas expectativas foram fundamentais na definição dos rumos dessa iniciativa e para a própria expansão da fronteira agrícola

Abstract Flocculation plays a critical role in the activated sludge process, where flocs are removed by settling and where unsatisfactory flocculation is resulting in poor effluent quality. Control and operation of the process is also challenging as it is sensitive to external and internal disturbances. Furthermore, stricter environmental demands are also being placed on wastewater treatment and discharge quality thus solutions are needed to improve the current systems. A novel optical monitoring method employing a tube flow and a CCD camera was developed to characterize the flocs and filaments of the sludge, and the method was tested on samples from full-scale activated sludge plants. An online device operating on the same principle was also developed and this was tested over a period of eight months at municipal wastewater treatment plant. Optical monitoring was employed in the laboratory to study the breakage of activated sludge flocs. Based on the image analysis data, in the industrial plant the major breakage process was large-scale fragmentation. In the two municipal plants, it was surface erosion. The flocs had more filaments and were more irregular in shape in the industrial plant, which could be the reason for the large-scale fragmentation. The effect of floc morphology on the effluent clarity of the activated sludge process was studied in the industrial and municipal activated sludge plants by optical monitoring over periods of three months and eight months, respectively. The changes in floc morphology took place slowly in both plants. Four major factors that correlated with the purification results were the size and shape of the flocs and the quantities of small particles and filaments. The image analysis results suggested that the settling problem that occurred during the test periods in the industrial plant was caused by dispersed growth, whereas that in the municipal plant was caused by filamentous bulking. In conclusion, it is possible to use the developed method online in order to analyse the state of flocculation. Thus the method could be useful when developing online monitoring applications for quantifying floc characteristics and for diagnosing the causes of settling problems in the wastewater treatment plants. / Tiivistelmä Aktiivilieteprosessissa flokkulaatiolla on merkittävä rooli, sillä muodostuneet flokit poistetaan prosessista laskeutuksen avulla. Siten huono flokkulaatio johtaa puhdistetun jäteveden kiintoainemäärän lisääntymiseen. Prosessin säätö ja operointi on kuitenkin hankalaa, sillä aktiivilieteprosessi on herkkä ulkoisille ja sisäisille häiriöille. Jätevedenpuhdistukseen liittyvät ympäristövaatimukset ja päästöehdot vesistöihin ovat myös tiukentuneet, joten uusia menetelmiä tarvitaan parantamaan nykyisiä prosesseja. Tässä työssä kehitettiin uusi, optinen kuvantamismenetelmä karakterisoimaan flokkeja ja rihmoja. Menetelmä hyödyntää putkivirtausta ja CCD-kameraa ja sitä testattiin aktiivilietelaitosten näytteillä. Lisäksi kehitettiin samaa periaatetta noudattava online-laitteisto, jota testattiin kahdeksan kuukauden ajan. Optista kuvantamista testattiin laboratoriossa flokkien hajoamistutkimuksessa. Kuva-analyysitulosten perusteella kahden kunnallisen aktiivilietelaitoksen flokit hajosivat pintaeroosioon perustuvan mallin mukaan ja teollisen aktiivilietelaitoksen flokit hajosivat fragmentaatiomallin mukaan. Teollisen aktiivilietelaitoksen flokeissa oli enemmän rihmoja ja ne olivat epäsäännöllisemmän muotoisia, mikä voi olla syynä flokkien fragmentaatioon. Flokkien morfologian vaikutus jäteveden puhdistustuloksiin tutkittiin teollisessa (kolmen kuukauden ajan) ja kunnallisessa (kahdeksan kuukauden ajan) aktiivilietelaitoksessa optisella kuvantamismenetelmällä. Molemmissa laitoksessa muutokset flokkien morfologiassa tapahtuivat hitaasti. Neljä tärkeintä tekijää, jotka korreloivat puhdistustulosten kanssa, olivat flokkien koko ja muoto sekä pienten partikkelien ja rihmojen määrä. Kuva-analyysitulosten perusteella laskeutumisongelma teollisessa jätevesilaitoksessa johtui flokinmuodostajabakteerien liian pienestä määrästä ja kunnallisessa jätevesilaitoksessa rihmamaisten bakteerien liikakasvusta. Yhteenvetona voidaan todeta, että kehitettyä menetelmää on mahdollista käyttää online-mittarina sekä sen avulla voidaan arvioida flokkulaation tilannetta. Siten menetelmää on mahdollista hyödyntää flokkien ominaisuuksien karakterisoinnissa ja arvioidessa jätevedenkäsittelylaitoksen laskeutumisongelmien aiheuttajaa.

Cette thèse étudie les phénomènes de concentration préférentielle et de sédimentation de particules inertielles transportées dans un écoulement turbulent. Pour cela, des expériences ont été menées en soufflerie dans une turbulence engendrée en aval d’une grille active et ensemencée avec des gouttelettes d'eau. La concentration préférentielle se manifeste par la ségrégation spatiale des particules qui bien qu’initialement ensemencée de façon homogène, tendent à se regrouper en amas, laissant en déplétion d’autres zones de l’écoulement. Un effort particulier a été consacré à séparer les mécanismes liés à l’inertie des particules, à la turbulence et aux effets collectifs impactant la formation des amas et modifiant la vitesse de sédimentation des particules. Quatre principaux paramètres non-dimensionnels ont été variés afin d’établir le rôle spécifique de chacun d’entre eux sur les processus de concentration préférentielle et de sédimentation : le nombre de Rouse $Ro $, représentant le rapport de la vitesse de sédimentation des particules à la vitesse fluctuante de l’écoulement; le nombre de Stokes $St$, quantifiant l'inertie des particules comme le rapport entre le temps de réponse des particules et le temps dissipatif de l’écoulement; le nombre de Reynolds $ RE_lambda$ représentant le degré de turbulence et enfin la fraction volumique de la phase dispersée $phi_v$.Deux techniques expérimentales (suivi Lagrangien des particules et interférométrie à phase Doppler) ont été utilisées pour l'acquisition des données et pour le diagnostic de la concentration préférentielle et de la sédimentation des gouttelettes dispersées. Le suivi Lagrangien de particules a été réalisé par visualisation à haute vitesse cadence des gouttelettes dispersées dans une nappe de laser. Cela donne accès aux statistiques simultanées de la distribution spatiale des particules et de leur vitesse. La niveau de clustering a été quantifié à l’aide de tessélation de Voronoï. Nous établissons des lois d’échelles quantitatives caractérisant la dépendance du degré de clustering et de la géométrie des amas en fonction des paramètres de l’étude ($St$, $Re_lambda$ et $ phi_v$. Ces lois d’échelles indiquent une forte influence de $Re_lambda$ et de $phi_v$, mais un faible effet de $St$. Ce résultat est cohérent avec un rôle dominant du mécanisme « sweep-stick » comme origine de la concentration préférentielle, tel que proposé par Vassilicos. En outre, l'analyse conditionnelle des vitesses de sédimentation des particules en fonction de leur appartenance ou non à des amas montre que les zones à fortes concentration tendent à sédimenter plus rapidement que les zones peu concentrées, suggérant un possible rôle des effets collectifs dans l’augmentation de la vitesse de chute. Les mesures par interférométrie de phase Doppler ont ensuite permis d’analyser plus en détail les statistiques de vitesse et de concentration de particules conditionnées à la taille des particules. Ces mesures montrent une augmentation de la vitesse de sédimentation pour les particules de petits diamètres, en accord avec des études précédentes. En revanche, la sédimentation est ralentie pour les particules de plus grand diamètre. Ceci indique une subtile intrication de plusieurs mécanismes possibles affectant la sédimentation turbulente de particules. / This PhD thesis investigates the phenomena of preferential concentration and settling of sub-Kolmogorov inertial particles transported in a turbulent flow. To this end, experiments have been carried out in active-grid-generated turbulence in a wind-tunnel, seeded with water droplets. Preferential concentration manifests itself as the emergence of spatial segregation of the particles, which where initially homogeneously seeded in the carrier flow, leading to clusters and voids. A particular effort has been put in disentangling the roles of particles inertia, of turbulence and of collective effects on the emergence of clustering and the modification of settling velocity and in investigating the interplay between clustering and settling. Four main non-dimensional parameters have been varied to establish the role of each in the clustering process and on the settling of the particles: the Rouse number $Ro$, representing the ratio of the settling velocity of the particles to the fluctuating velocity of the fluid ; the Stokes number $St$ , quantifying particle inertia as the ratio of the particle response time to the flow dissipative time scale ; the Reynolds number $Re_lambda$ representing the degree of turbulence and the volume fraction $phi_v$ representing the concentration of the particles in the two-phase flow.Two experimental techniques (Lagrangian Particle Tracking and Phase Doppler Interferometry) are used to acquire data and diagnose the clustering and settling properties of the dispersed droplets.2D-Lagrangian Particle Tracking has been performed using high-speed visualization of the dispersed droplets in a laser sheet. This gives access to simultaneous statistics of particles spatial distribution and velocity. Clustering has been quantified using Voronoï tessellation and quantitative scalings on the dependency of clustering intensity and clusters dimensions on $St$, $Re_lambda$ and $phi_v$ are found. They show a strong influence of $Re_lambda$ and volume fraction $phi_v$ but a weak effect of $St$. This finding is consistent with a leading role of the “sweep-stick” mechanism in the clustering process, as proposed by Vassilicos. Furthermore, conditional analysis of the velocities of particles within clusters and voids has been performed showing that clusters tend to settle faster than voids, pointing to the role of collective effects in the enhancement of settling.Phase Doppler Interferometry has then been used to further analyse velocity statistics, and particle concentration field conditioned on particle diameter. Enhancement of the settling velocity for small diameters is observed, in agreement with previous studies. On the contrary, for larger particles settling velocity is found to be hindered. This indicates a subtle intrication of several possible mechanisms affecting the settling, including preferential sweeping, loitering and collective effects.

During the pyrometallurgical extraction of copper, a significant part of the copper is lost with discard slag, which decreases profits, overall copper recovery, and efficiency of raw material usage. Smelting furnace slag usually has a copper content that is close to or higher than that of copper ores. The investigation of copper losses to slag is thus a task of practical significance, as the ore grades are depleting. Slag cleaning, e.g., a settling furnace, can reduce copper losses to slag as the mechanically suspended copper-containing droplets separate from slag under the action of gravity and can hence be recovered.  An industrial trial was conducted in an electric settling furnace with slag originating from an electric smelting furnace and processed in a zinc fuming furnace. The trial was conducted to increase the understanding of copper losses to slag and how the process parameters temperature and settling time influence the slag copper content. The obtained slag samples were also evaluated to gain better insights as to the settling mechanism and, if any, factors that hinder the copper phases from settling. Slag modification with CaO was also evaluated to investigate how the modification influences the settling of copper phases and, thus, the final slag copper content.  Samples collected during the industrial trial were the basis for the evaluation in the current work. The samples came from batches with varying temperatures, settling times, and CaO content collected at four different sample positions. Instrumental techniques, including XRF, FAAS, ICP-SFMS, and SEM-EDS, were used to analyze the chemical compositions of the samples and the appearance of copper and associated phases.  The results indicated that the copper content of outgoing slag increased with increasing temperature in the evaluated interval. The copper content was also concluded to be more strongly affected by the temperature compared to the settling time. Regulating the temperature to the lower temperature interval in the settling furnace could thus decrease the final slag copper content. During the slag characterization, it was found that suspended copper-containing phases were hindered from settling, due to the attachment to solid phases and gas bubbles in the slag. By controlling and minimizing the presence of the bottom buildup and thus solid phases in the slag, the copper content can be decreased. The results indicated that the CaO slag modification decreased the final slag copper content, and can thus be used as a modifier for increased settling.

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Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Thematik des hydraulischen Feststofftransports in Druckrohrleitungen zur Bestimmung der hydraulischen Energieverluste des Wasser-Feststoff-Gemisches und der wirtschaftlichen Gemischgeschwindigkeit (der s.g. kritischen Geschwindigkeit) vcrit. Zu diesem Zweck wurde der Transportvorgang in verschiedenen Rohrkonfigurationen (horizontal, schräg und z. T. vertikal) an einem physikalischen Modell im Hubert-Engels-Labor des Instituts für Wasserbau und Technische Hydromechanik der Technischen Universität Dresden untersucht. Dabei kamen drei Sandfraktionen zum Einsatz (0,1 - 0,5 mm; 0,71 - 1,25 mm und 1,4 - 2,2 mm). Die Partikel weisen eine Dichte von ρF=2650 kg/m³ auf. Ziel der Untersuchungen war, mithilfe der Messdaten eine Formel zur Berechnung des Verlustanteils der dispersen Phase an dem gesamten Energieverlust besonders für das heterogene und das quasi-homogene Transportregime in Abhängigkeit von den Einflussgrößen (Dichte, Konzentration, Partikeldurchmesser etc.) abzuleiten. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt der Arbeit war, die kritische Gemischgeschwindigkeit genauer zu betrachten und einen entsprechenden Rechenansatz aufzustellen. Diese Geschwindigkeit stellt den Übergang von dem Transport mit beweglicher Sohle zum heterogenen Feststofftransport dar. Nach Abschluss der physikalischen Versuche wurde der Feststofftransport mit der Software ANSYS-Fluent numerisch untersucht. Im Fokus der Modellierung stand die Festsetzung der Wandrandbedingung für die disperse Phase, mit Hilfen derer die physikalisch gemessenen Energieverluste erreicht werden konnten. Die Simulationen wurden mit dem Euler-Granular-Modell durchgeführt. Hierbei wird der Feststoff als zweites Kontinuum betrachtet und seine rheologischen Eigenschaften wurden durch die Erweiterung der kinetischen Theorie der Gase auf die disperse Phase (eng. kinetic theory of granular flow KTGF) berechnet. Das angewendete zwei-Fluid-Modell (TFM) eignet sich sehr gut für alle möglichen vorkommenden Feststoffkonzentrationen und liefert gute Übereinstimmung mit den Messergebnissen im Gegensatz zu dem Euler-Lagrange-Modell (DPM), welches lediglich bei niedrigen Feststoffkonzentrationen Anwendung findet.:Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbildungsverzeichnis Tabellenverzeichnis Symbolverzeichnis Indexverzeichnis 1 Einleitung und Zielsetzung 2 Grundlagen des hydraulischen Feststofftransports in Rohrleitungen 2.1 Das Energiegesetz 2.2 Feststofftransport in Rohrleitungen 2.3 Partikeleigenschaften 2.4 Typisierung der Partikelbewegung mit der Strömung 2.5 Einfluss der Turbulenz auf die Partikelbewegung in horizontaler Rohrleitung 2.6 Transportzustände in horizontaler Rohrleitung 2.7 Transportzustände in vertikaler Rohrleitung 2.8 Stopfgrenze 2.9 Kräftebilanz an einem Feststoffpartikel 2.10 Dimensionsanalyse 2.10.1 Auflistung der Einflussgrößen 2.10.2 Anzahl der dimensionslosen π-Parameter 2.10.3 Auswahl der Hauptvariablen 2.10.4 Ermittlung der π-Parameter 2.10.5 Form des funktionellen Zusammenhangs 3 Bemessungsansätze des hydraulischen Transports 3.1 Stand des Wissens 3.1.1 Feststofftransport in horizontaler Rohrleitung 3.1.2 Feststofftransport in geneigter Rohrleitung 3.1.3 Feststofftransport in vertikaler Rohrleitung 3.1.4 Die kritische Gemischgeschwindigkeit in horizontaler Rohrleitung 3.1.5 Die kritische Gemischgeschwindigkeit in geneigter Rohrleitung 3.1.6 Weitere Rechenmodelle 3.2 Erweiterung des Energiegesetzes auf Gemischströmung 3.2.1 In horizontaler Rohrleitung 3.2.2 In geneigter Rohrleitung 3.2.3 In vertikaler Rohrleitung 4 Experimentelle Untersuchungen 4.1 Aufbau der ersten Versuchsanlage 4.2 Messtechnik 4.3 Umbau der Versuchsanlage 4.4 Untersuchungsmaterial 4.5 Experimentelles Verfahren 5 Numerische Simulationen mit ANSYS-Fluent 5.1 Grundlagen der Mehrphasenströmungen 5.2 Auswahl des numerischen Modells 5.3 Das Granular-Euler-Modell 5.3.1 Die Erhaltungsgleichung 5.3.2 Die kinetische Theorie der dispersen Phase 5.4 Modellvalidierung 6 Vorstellung der Untersuchungsergebnisse 6.1 Ergebnisse der experimentellen Untersuchungen in horizontaler Leitung 6.1.1 Experimentelle Untersuchungen zum Energieverlust 6.1.2 Experimentelle Untersuchung zu der kritischen Geschwindigkeit 6.2 Ergebnisse der hydronumerischen Untersuchungen in horizontaler Rohrleitung 6.2.1 Randbedingungen 6.2.2 Numerische Lösung und Konvergenz 6.2.3 Parameteranalyse anhand eigener Versuche 6.2.4 Numerische Untersuchungen zur Wechselwirkung zwischen den hydraulischen Kenngrößen 6.3 Ergebnisse der experimentellen Untersuchungen in vertikaler Leitung 6.4 Ergebnisse der experimentellen Untersuchungen in geneigter Rohrleitung 6.4.1 Experimentelle Untersuchungen zum Energieverlust 6.4.2 Experimentelle Untersuchung zu der kritischen Gemischgeschwindigkeit 6.5 Ergebnisse der numerischen Untersuchungen in geneigter Rohrleitung 7 Fehleranalyse und weitere Betrachtungen 7.1 Degradierung des Feststoffes 7.2 Die Abnutzung der Pumpe 7.3 Abrieb und Durchbruch der Rohrleitungen 7.4 Die Instabilität des Systems bei geringen Geschwindigkeiten 7.5 Messabweichung des Durchflussmessers 7.6 Fehlerquelle bei der Untersuchung der kritischen Gemischgeschwindigkeit 7.7 Fortbewegung der Feststoffe bei Geschwindigkeiten unterhalb vcrit 7.8 Einfluss der Transportkonzentration auf den Arbeitspunkt der Pumpe 8 Zusammenfassung Literaturverzeichnis Anhang / The present work deals with the hydraulic transport characteristics of sand-water mixtures in pipelines to determine hydraulic gradients and the deposition-limit velocity (critical velocity). For this purpose, the transport process in various pipe configurations (horizontal, inclined and vertical) was investigated on a physical model at the Hubert Engels Laboratory of the Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Technical Hydromechanics of the Technical University of Dresden. Three sand fractions were used (0.1 - 0.5 mm, 0.71 - 1.25 mm and 1.4 - 2.2 mm) with particles density of ρF = 2650 kg/m³. The aim of the investigations was to develop a model for calculating the head loss percent-age of the disperse phase in terms of total energy loss, especially for the heterogeneous and quasi-homogeneous transport regime correlating to the influence quantities (density, concentration, particle diameter, etc.). Another important aspect for this work was to consider the critical velocity and to set up a corresponding calculation approach for this parameter. The deposition-limit velocity represents the transition from sliding Bed transport to heterogeneous transport. In the next step, the solids transport process was investigated numerical with ANSYS-Fluent. The focus of the modeling was the determination of the wall boundary condition for the disperse phase, with help of which the physically measured energy losses could be re-stored. The simulations were performed with the Euler Granular model. Here, the solid is considered to be the second continuum, and its rheological properties were calculated by expanding the kinetic theory of gases to disperse phase (KTGF).:Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbildungsverzeichnis Tabellenverzeichnis Symbolverzeichnis Indexverzeichnis 1 Einleitung und Zielsetzung 2 Grundlagen des hydraulischen Feststofftransports in Rohrleitungen 2.1 Das Energiegesetz 2.2 Feststofftransport in Rohrleitungen 2.3 Partikeleigenschaften 2.4 Typisierung der Partikelbewegung mit der Strömung 2.5 Einfluss der Turbulenz auf die Partikelbewegung in horizontaler Rohrleitung 2.6 Transportzustände in horizontaler Rohrleitung 2.7 Transportzustände in vertikaler Rohrleitung 2.8 Stopfgrenze 2.9 Kräftebilanz an einem Feststoffpartikel 2.10 Dimensionsanalyse 2.10.1 Auflistung der Einflussgrößen 2.10.2 Anzahl der dimensionslosen π-Parameter 2.10.3 Auswahl der Hauptvariablen 2.10.4 Ermittlung der π-Parameter 2.10.5 Form des funktionellen Zusammenhangs 3 Bemessungsansätze des hydraulischen Transports 3.1 Stand des Wissens 3.1.1 Feststofftransport in horizontaler Rohrleitung 3.1.2 Feststofftransport in geneigter Rohrleitung 3.1.3 Feststofftransport in vertikaler Rohrleitung 3.1.4 Die kritische Gemischgeschwindigkeit in horizontaler Rohrleitung 3.1.5 Die kritische Gemischgeschwindigkeit in geneigter Rohrleitung 3.1.6 Weitere Rechenmodelle 3.2 Erweiterung des Energiegesetzes auf Gemischströmung 3.2.1 In horizontaler Rohrleitung 3.2.2 In geneigter Rohrleitung 3.2.3 In vertikaler Rohrleitung 4 Experimentelle Untersuchungen 4.1 Aufbau der ersten Versuchsanlage 4.2 Messtechnik 4.3 Umbau der Versuchsanlage 4.4 Untersuchungsmaterial 4.5 Experimentelles Verfahren 5 Numerische Simulationen mit ANSYS-Fluent 5.1 Grundlagen der Mehrphasenströmungen 5.2 Auswahl des numerischen Modells 5.3 Das Granular-Euler-Modell 5.3.1 Die Erhaltungsgleichung 5.3.2 Die kinetische Theorie der dispersen Phase 5.4 Modellvalidierung 6 Vorstellung der Untersuchungsergebnisse 6.1 Ergebnisse der experimentellen Untersuchungen in horizontaler Leitung 6.1.1 Experimentelle Untersuchungen zum Energieverlust 6.1.2 Experimentelle Untersuchung zu der kritischen Geschwindigkeit 6.2 Ergebnisse der hydronumerischen Untersuchungen in horizontaler Rohrleitung 6.2.1 Randbedingungen 6.2.2 Numerische Lösung und Konvergenz 6.2.3 Parameteranalyse anhand eigener Versuche 6.2.4 Numerische Untersuchungen zur Wechselwirkung zwischen den hydraulischen Kenngrößen 6.3 Ergebnisse der experimentellen Untersuchungen in vertikaler Leitung 6.4 Ergebnisse der experimentellen Untersuchungen in geneigter Rohrleitung 6.4.1 Experimentelle Untersuchungen zum Energieverlust 6.4.2 Experimentelle Untersuchung zu der kritischen Gemischgeschwindigkeit 6.5 Ergebnisse der numerischen Untersuchungen in geneigter Rohrleitung 7 Fehleranalyse und weitere Betrachtungen 7.1 Degradierung des Feststoffes 7.2 Die Abnutzung der Pumpe 7.3 Abrieb und Durchbruch der Rohrleitungen 7.4 Die Instabilität des Systems bei geringen Geschwindigkeiten 7.5 Messabweichung des Durchflussmessers 7.6 Fehlerquelle bei der Untersuchung der kritischen Gemischgeschwindigkeit 7.7 Fortbewegung der Feststoffe bei Geschwindigkeiten unterhalb vcrit 7.8 Einfluss der Transportkonzentration auf den Arbeitspunkt der Pumpe 8 Zusammenfassung Literaturverzeichnis Anhang