Duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement

Hydraulic flushing is the most widely used method for sediment removal in sewer. However, open storm sewer tend to have longer flushing duration as compared to closed conduit sewer. This is due to storm water could enter more directly and rapidly into open storm sewer especially during rain events...

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Main Authors: Hin, Charles Joo Bong, Tze, Liang Lau, Ab. Ghani, Aminuddin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2017
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author Hin, Charles Joo Bong
Tze, Liang Lau
Ab. Ghani, Aminuddin
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description Hydraulic flushing is the most widely used method for sediment removal in sewer. However, open storm sewer tend to have longer flushing duration as compared to closed conduit sewer. This is due to storm water could enter more directly and rapidly into open storm sewer especially during rain events. The current study aims to determine the effect of flushing duration on the efficiency of sediment removal which is lacking in the literature. Flushing experiment was conducted in a rectangular flume for varying flushing durations namely approximately 3 seconds, 30 minutes and 60 minutes. Changes of the sediment bed profile were observed after each flush. Findings from the experiment has shown that short duration flushing is more efficient in terms of more sediment volume being removed as compared to long flushing duration. In terms of mean sediment bed front advancement, long flushing duration will moved the sediment bed front further than short duration flushing. The knowledge from the current study can be used to design a more efficient flushing devices for the management and active control of sediment in sewer system.
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spelling usm-378542020-10-09T04:37:16Z http://eprints.usm.my/37854/ Duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement Hin, Charles Joo Bong Tze, Liang Lau Ab. Ghani, Aminuddin TD429.5-480.7 Water purification. Water treatment and conditioning. Saline water conversion Hydraulic flushing is the most widely used method for sediment removal in sewer. However, open storm sewer tend to have longer flushing duration as compared to closed conduit sewer. This is due to storm water could enter more directly and rapidly into open storm sewer especially during rain events. The current study aims to determine the effect of flushing duration on the efficiency of sediment removal which is lacking in the literature. Flushing experiment was conducted in a rectangular flume for varying flushing durations namely approximately 3 seconds, 30 minutes and 60 minutes. Changes of the sediment bed profile were observed after each flush. Findings from the experiment has shown that short duration flushing is more efficient in terms of more sediment volume being removed as compared to long flushing duration. In terms of mean sediment bed front advancement, long flushing duration will moved the sediment bed front further than short duration flushing. The knowledge from the current study can be used to design a more efficient flushing devices for the management and active control of sediment in sewer system. 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://eprints.usm.my/37854/1/05-23-0121.pdf Hin, Charles Joo Bong and Tze, Liang Lau and Ab. Ghani, Aminuddin (2017) Duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement. In: 37th IAHR World Congress, August 13 – 18, 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
spellingShingle TD429.5-480.7 Water purification. Water treatment and conditioning. Saline water conversion
Hin, Charles Joo Bong
Tze, Liang Lau
Ab. Ghani, Aminuddin
Duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement
title Duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement
title_full Duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement
title_fullStr Duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement
title_full_unstemmed Duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement
title_short Duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement
title_sort duration of hydraulic flushing and its effect on sediment bed movement
topic TD429.5-480.7 Water purification. Water treatment and conditioning. Saline water conversion
url http://eprints.usm.my/37854/
http://eprints.usm.my/37854/1/05-23-0121.pdf