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Structure Analysis of Pipe Section Reactor for Pipe-Wall Reaction: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis Approach

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Pipe section reactor (PSR) is a well-controlled laboratory reactor, which is used to simulate the water quality variations in drinking water distribution systems. However, the hydraulics condition within PSR, which is an essential prerequisite of the water quality studies, still remains unclear. Consequently, the objective of this study is to analyze the hydraulic conditions within PSR by means of a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach. The influences of configuration parameters on the hydraulic conditions were tested including propeller diameter, inclined angle of the propeller, distance between the top and inner cylinder, distance between the bottom and inner cylinder, outer cylinder length, baffle length, number of the baffles, rotational speed of the propeller, and inner and outer cylinder diameters. According to the CFD analysis, an optimal structure of PSR was suggested. The data presented here could facilitate the PSR application and improve the simulation of water quality in distribution systems.

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  1. Institute of Urban Water Management, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany

    Pei Hua, Sai Ma & Jin Zhang

  2. Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 01328, Dresden, Germany

    Wei Ding

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Hua, P., Ma, S., Ding, W. et al. Structure Analysis of Pipe Section Reactor for Pipe-Wall Reaction: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis Approach. Water Air Soil Pollut 228, 422 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-017-3612-1

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