Author(s)

Z. Do-Quang & O. Taudou

Abstract

This paper describes some examples of the use of CFD approach for the improvement of drinking water treatment facilities performance. It is shown, through the present study, that this simulation tool can be used successfully to make reasonable predictions for water hydrodynamics and disinfection efficiency over a range of different contactor geometries and flow conditions. The multiple advantages of this method explain its current use in full-scale facilities operation and process optimisation schedule as a reliable design and refinement tool. The data obtained by the numerical model provides a detailed knowledge about the fundamental flow features which are of extreme importance for the understanding of the phenomena of mixing and mass transfer. CFD model generation is less time cons

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