Hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters

A study of hydraulic residence time has been conducted for several UK Coal Authority mine water treatment systems to evaluate the impact of residence time on the overall hydraulic performance and iron removal within the systems. A series of tracer tests were conducted within the Coal Authority mine...

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Main Authors: Mohd Kusin, Faradiella, Jarvis, Adam P., Gandy, Catherine J.
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37903/
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Jarvis, Adam P.
Gandy, Catherine J.
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Gandy, Catherine J.
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description A study of hydraulic residence time has been conducted for several UK Coal Authority mine water treatment systems to evaluate the impact of residence time on the overall hydraulic performance and iron removal within the systems. A series of tracer tests were conducted within the Coal Authority mine water treatment wetlands and lagoons to measure actual hydraulic residence time. The tracer residence time distributions (RTDs) were analysed based on a tanks-in-series (TIS) model to yield the mean residence time and corresponding hydraulic characteristics of the systems. The relationship between iron retention and residence time was tested against a first-order removal model. The mean hydraulic efficiency is 69 % for the wetlands compared to 24 % for the lagoons, mainly attributable to comparatively greater volumetric efficiency within the wetland systems. The mean number of TIS, n, is 3.9 for the wetlands and 2.1 for the lagoons, illustrating considerably different flow patterns between wetlands and lagoons. There is also a notable difference of treatment efficiency for iron; mean of 81 % and 47 % for wetlands and lagoons, respectively. Generally, it appears that system hydraulic efficiency (derived from the principle of TIS model) corresponds with iron retention in the treatment systems.
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spelling upm-379032016-02-01T04:49:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37903/ Hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters Mohd Kusin, Faradiella Jarvis, Adam P. Gandy, Catherine J. A study of hydraulic residence time has been conducted for several UK Coal Authority mine water treatment systems to evaluate the impact of residence time on the overall hydraulic performance and iron removal within the systems. A series of tracer tests were conducted within the Coal Authority mine water treatment wetlands and lagoons to measure actual hydraulic residence time. The tracer residence time distributions (RTDs) were analysed based on a tanks-in-series (TIS) model to yield the mean residence time and corresponding hydraulic characteristics of the systems. The relationship between iron retention and residence time was tested against a first-order removal model. The mean hydraulic efficiency is 69 % for the wetlands compared to 24 % for the lagoons, mainly attributable to comparatively greater volumetric efficiency within the wetland systems. The mean number of TIS, n, is 3.9 for the wetlands and 2.1 for the lagoons, illustrating considerably different flow patterns between wetlands and lagoons. There is also a notable difference of treatment efficiency for iron; mean of 81 % and 47 % for wetlands and lagoons, respectively. Generally, it appears that system hydraulic efficiency (derived from the principle of TIS model) corresponds with iron retention in the treatment systems. Springer 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37903/1/Hydraulic%20performance%20and%20iron%20removal%20in%20wetlands%20and%20lagoons%20treating%20ferruginous%20coal%20mine%20waters.pdf Mohd Kusin, Faradiella and Jarvis, Adam P. and Gandy, Catherine J. (2014) Hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters. Wetlands, 34 (3). pp. 555-564. ISSN 0277-5212; ESSN: 1943-6246 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13157-014-0523-4 10.1007/s13157-014-0523-4
spellingShingle Mohd Kusin, Faradiella
Jarvis, Adam P.
Gandy, Catherine J.
Hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters
title Hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters
title_full Hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters
title_fullStr Hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters
title_full_unstemmed Hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters
title_short Hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters
title_sort hydraulic performance and iron removal in wetlands and lagoons treating ferruginous coal mine waters
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