Comparison between different models for rheological characterization of sludge from settling tank

The municipal sludge characterized non-Newtonian behaviour, therefore the viscosity of the sewage sludge is not a constant value. The laboratory investigation was made using coaxial cylinder with rotating torque and gravimetric concentration of the investigated sludge ranged from 4.40% to 2.09%. Thi...

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Main Authors: Malczewska Beata, Biczyński Adrian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Water and Land Development
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jwld.2017.34.issue-1/jwld-2017-0053/jwld-2017-0053.xml?format=INT
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Summary:The municipal sludge characterized non-Newtonian behaviour, therefore the viscosity of the sewage sludge is not a constant value. The laboratory investigation was made using coaxial cylinder with rotating torque and gravimetric concentration of the investigated sludge ranged from 4.40% to 2.09%. This paper presents the investigation on the effect of concentration of rheological sludge behaviour. The three different rheological models: Bingham (plastic model), Ostwald-de Waele (power-law), Hershel-Bulkley’s were calculated by fitting the experimental data of shear stress as a function of shear rate to these models. In this study, the 3-parameter Herschel- Bulkley’s model fits the experimental data best.
ISSN:2083-4535