Numerical Simulation of Contaminant Release During Sediment Starting in Dynamic Water Environment

Peng da Cheng, Xin guang Zhu, Chun Feng, Xiao liang Wang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In environmental hydrodynamics, the release of contaminant from sediments is one of the main problems. Based on a large number of experimental data provided by water channel experiments, a coupled mechanical model of overlying water, sediment and contaminant is established in this paper. The process of sediment starting and contaminant release is numerically simulated under different velocity conditions of overlying water. The quantitative relationships among velocity, particle volume fraction, contaminant concentration, turbulent kinetic energy and time are obtained by analyzing the relationship between flow field characteristics and contaminant concentration distribution. The results show that contaminant is released rapidly with the suspension of sediment particles and quickly reaches equilibrium concentrations. When the flow field characteristics (Re) change, the contribution of convection and turbulent diffusion to contaminant release process is different. Establishing a quantitative relationship between hydrodynamic conditions and contaminant release can provide support for constructing water pollution model in lake and reservoir areas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics
EditorsL. Venkatakrishnan, Sekhar Majumdar, Ganesh Subramanian, G. S. Bhat, Ratul Dasgupta, Jaywant Arakeri
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages129-137
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9789811551826
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, ACFM 2019 - Bengaluru, India
Duration: 13 Dec 201917 Dec 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

Conference16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, ACFM 2019
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityBengaluru
Period13/12/1917/12/19

Keywords

  • Concentration
  • Particle volume fraction
  • Sediment contaminant
  • Turbulence kinetic energy
  • Velocity

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