Model comparisons for tracer experiments at a clear water storage tank

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dc.contributor.authorCrowther, J.
dc.contributor.authorDandy, G.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractA fluoride tracer experiment was conducted to investigate mixing processes and residence times in a cylindrical clear water storage tank at the Stromlo Water Treatment Plant, Canberra, ACT. Four different modelling techniques have been used to simulate the experimental results: computational fluid dynamics (CFD), a single continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR), two CSTRs in series, and a series/parallel combination of two CSTRs (NM). Flow of a conservative tracer through the tank has been simulated at the rated flow from the works using the PHOENICS (CFD) program. The CFD simulation agrees closely with the measured fluoride concentrations and requires no fitted parameters. The agreement with the experimental data for NM is comparable with the CFD and a little better than two CSTRs in series. The poorest agreement was obtained with a single CSTR model.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJM Crowther, GC Dandy
dc.identifier.citationAustralian Journal of Water Resources, 2012; 15(2):145-156
dc.identifier.doi10.7158/W10-835.2012.15.2
dc.identifier.issn1324-1583
dc.identifier.orcidDandy, G. [0000-0001-5846-7365]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/72458
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInstitution of Engineers Australia
dc.rights© Institution of Engineers Australia, 2012
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.7158/w10-835.2012.15.2
dc.subjectComputational fluid dynamics
dc.subjecttracer experiments
dc.subjectmixing
dc.subjectwater supply tanks.
dc.titleModel comparisons for tracer experiments at a clear water storage tank
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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