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VSB: (a) constructed laboratory setup; and (b) schematic diagram.

VSB: (a) constructed laboratory setup; and (b) schematic diagram.

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Fig. 1. VSB: (a) constructed laboratory setup; and (b) schematic diagram.
Fig. 2. Different VSB outlet configurations: (a) Paul et al. (1991);...
Fig. 3. Illustration of numerical model outlet structures...
Fig. 4. Illustration of: (a) types of free surface vortex...
+3 Fig. 7. Numerical model effect of outlet configuration on the z,...
Effect of Outlet Configurations on the Removal of Fine Noncohesive Sediment by Vortex Settling Basin at Small River Abstraction Works
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The effect of varying vortex settling basin (VSB) outlet configurations on the removal of sediment particles >75 μm was computationally investigated using ANSYS Fluent's Euler-Lagrange approach, which incorporated supervised optimization and was validated by physical modeling. A rectangular centroidal outlet was established with a low outlet weir a...
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... blockage of intakes and outlets and abrasion of pumps/turbines, leading to inefficiency and increased downtimes and operational costs ( Brekke et al. 2003;Brink et al. 2006). Finding the optimal way of dealing with sediment at an abstraction works is of significance to sustainability and operational costs. The vortex settling basin (VSB) shown in Fig. 1 is a cylindrical fluidic device that offers a cost-effective alternative for a typical small-yield potable water rural abstraction scheme. The VSB tangential inlet generates swirling flow motion that forces heavier particles toward the wall (due to gravity), in which they spiral downward to the underflow, and consequently less sediment ...
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... (1) the underflow diameter (D u ), (2) the cone angle (H∶V), (3) the cone height (H c ), (4) the inlet height (H i ), (5) the cylinder height (H t ), (6) the cylinder diameter (D), (7) inlet diameter (D i ), (8) deflectors, and (9) outlet location and configuration ( Ansari and Athar 2013;Luyckx and Berlamont 2004). These parameters are shown in Fig. ...
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... VSB base model configuration is shown in Fig. 1(b), and the parameters are given in Fig. 3 shows various parameters that were numerically optimized for each ...

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