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Flow simulations approach for flocculation tanks
Idžakovičová, Kristýna ; Bílek, Vojtěch ; Haidl, Jan ; Isoz, M. ; Pivokonský, Martin
Flocculation in water treatment facilities plays a key role in the separation of colloidal inorganic and organic substances. Its optimization leads to a significant increase in its efficiency and savings of operational costs. However, it is currently based on trial-and-error experimental approaches. In this contribution, we focus on flow modeling in stirred flocculation tanks that would, after coupling with a calibrated model of particle aggregation, enable simulationbased flocculation optimization. Despite the abundance of literature on stirred tank modeling, there is no universal agreement on the methodology used to describe turbulence nor on the approach to the computational mesh creation. Consequently, there is no unified methodology for simulations and their validation. To address this, we present a best-practice methodology for economical, yet reliable flow simulations in the said device. This methodology includes the choice of the turbulence model, the approach to the design of a high quality mesh suitable for arbitrary geometries, and results evaluation. It is developed based on an extensive literature review, a multitude of flow simulations using several meshes of progressively higher quality and resolution, and various strategies to converge to steady-state flow conditions. The simulation quality indicators used here involve comparison with the experimental data on fluid velocity, stirrer power output, and flow rate through the impeller zone. Additionally, the resulting flow simulation models are compared using tracer transport simulations, hinting at their potential for coupling with particle aggregation models.
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Improvement of an unbaffled stirred tank mixing characteristics using variable speed impeller
Gebouský, Ondřej ; Haidl, Jan ; Bodnár, J. ; Pivokonský, Martin
Unbaffled mixing tanks with magnetically driven impellers are increasingly used in biotechnological and pharmaceutical industries, combining the benefits of a closed, sterile environment with easy equipment cleanability. On the other hand, missing internals, such as baffles or cooling coils, have an adverse effect on the equipment mixing characteristics, namely the batch\nhomogenization time. In our previous research, we uncovered that the eccentricity and inclination of the impeller – both employed routinely to enhance the mixing characteristics of unbaffled vessels – are not fully effective in the suppression of central vortex formation resulting in the increase in the homogenization time. In this work, we propose a simple solution to counteract the central vortex formation – a periodical variation of impeller rotational speed. This approach destabilizes the central vortex, significantly reducing homogenization time while maintaining the benefits of the original unbaffled setup. This innovation can seamlessly integrate into existing industrial setups, promising efficiency gains for biotech and pharmaceutical production.
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Flow simulations approach for flocculation tanks
Idžakovičová, Kristýna ; Bílek, V. ; Haidl, J. ; Isoz, Martin ; Pivokonský, M.
Flocculation in water treatment facilities plays a key role in the separation of colloidal inorganic and organic substances. Its optimization leads to a significant increase in its efficiency and savings of operational costs. However, it is currently based on trial-and-error experimental approaches. In this contribution, we focus on flow modeling in stirred flocculation tanks that would, after coupling with a calibrated model of particle aggregation, enable simulationbased flocculation optimization. Despite the abundance of literature on stirred tank modeling, there is no universal agreement on the methodology used to describe turbulence nor on the approach to the computational mesh creation. Consequently, there is no unified methodology for simulations and their validation. To address this, we present a best-practice methodology for economical, yet reliable flow simulations in the said device. This methodology includes the choice of the turbulence model, the approach to the design of a high quality mesh suitable for arbitrary geometries, and results evaluation. It is developed based on an extensive literature review, a multitude of flow simulations using several meshes of progressively higher quality and resolution, and various strategies to converge to steady-state flow conditions. The simulation quality indicators used here involve comparison with the experimental data on fluid velocity, stirrer power output, and flow rate through the impeller zone. Additionally, the resulting flow simulation models are compared using tracer transport simulations, hinting at their potential for coupling with particle aggregation models.
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Simultaneous online determination of nitric acid and nitrates in ambient air
Alexa, Lukáš ; Čmelíková, D. ; Cigánková, Hana ; Mikuška, Pavel
The innovated method for the simultaneous online determination of HNO3/NO3- in ambient air was developed. Due to high sensitivity of CLD (LOD = 5.1 nM in water solution, 3 s/n) no preconcentration method is required. The online methods were compared with the results obtained with the offline method based on sampling using filters and dry denuders (DD) covered by 0.5% NaF with subsequent analysis by ion chromatography (model ICS-2100, Dionex, USA) and capillary electrophoresis (model Agilent 7100, Agilent Technologies, USA).
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Forest springs, a safe source of drinking water?
Mikuška, Pavel ; Alexa, Lukáš ; Kouřilová, S. ; Cigánková, Hana ; Křůmal, Kamil ; Itterheimová, Petra ; Kubáň, Petr ; Matoušek, Tomáš ; Barešová, Magdalena ; Pivokonský, Martin
Water from 25 forest springs was characterized for basic physical parameters and chemical and bacteriological composition. Chemical composition was mostly within limits for drinking water, but bacteriological results indicate faecal pollution of water in majority studied springs.
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Kam a kolik vody odvádí stromy? Modelování vlivu smrkových a bukových porostů na toky vody v půdě během extrémních klimatických podmínek
Zelíková, Nikol ; Šípek, Václav
Půdní vlhkost propojuje takové procesy, které ovlivňují celý hydrologický cyklus, a tím i dostupnost vodních zdrojů. Jedním z významných faktorů ovlivňující tyto procesy je přítomnost vegetace. Výzkum interakcí mezi vegetací, jejím managementem a procesy ovlivňující toky půdní vody nabývá na významu zejména v době probíhajících klimatických změn i změn krajinného pokryvu. Avšak komplexnost těchto interakcí, ovlivněná navíc jejich rozdílností mezi jednotlivými rostlinnými druhy tento výzkum ztěžuje. Proměna krajinného pokryvu probíhá také v českém lesnictví, konkrétně v podobě obměny smrkových monokultur buky. V této studii je proto zkoumán vliv dvou typů lesních porostů, smrku ztepilého (Picea abies) a buku lesního (Fagus sylvatica), na vodní režim půdy v experimentálním povodí Liz na Šumavě. A to (1) zjištěním rozdílů v množství půdní vláhy na základě dvaceti let naměřených dat a (2) získáním složek vodní bilance (transpirace a perkolace) na těchto dvou kontrastních plochách pomocí modelu bilance půdní vody. Z analýzy dlouhodobých dat půdních vlhkostí vyplývají nepatrně nižší hodnoty půdních vlhkostí pod porosty buku, které zanikají při srovnání průměrných ročních hodnot. Odlišnosti jsou patrné při hodnocení průměrných vlhkostí s hloubkou, kde v nejsvrchnější vrstvě půdního profilu smrk disponuje v průměru o 6 % vyššími zásobami půdní vody než buk. Z pohledu vývoje půdních vlhkostí během vegetační sezóny je půda z počátku sušší pod smrkem, který započíná svou transpiraci dříve. Tento rozdíl je v průběhu sezóny zredukován intenzivní transpirací buku. Výstupy bilančního modelu poukázaly na vyšší míru aktuální evapotranspirace buku a vyšší míru perkolace smrku během každého roku. Tento jev byl zvýrazněn během suchých let, kdežto v letech s dostatkem srážek byly rozdíly minimální. Zvýšení četnosti buku v krajině, tak může ovlivnit míru dotace podzemních vod.
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