Efficiency assessment of operational and maintenance techniques to optimize sewer gas amount

The study presented here is a preliminary effort to compare sewer operational and maintenance techniques to assess their efficiency in optimizing the amount of gases (that is, H2S and O-2) in sewage collection networks in Mashhad-Iran. Field tests were carried out using high-pressure water jet clean...

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Main Authors: Othman, Faridah, Mortezania, Shahram
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Published: Academic Journals 2010
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description The study presented here is a preliminary effort to compare sewer operational and maintenance techniques to assess their efficiency in optimizing the amount of gases (that is, H2S and O-2) in sewage collection networks in Mashhad-Iran. Field tests were carried out using high-pressure water jet cleaning (HPWJC), portable blower ventilation (PBV), and water flushing (WF) techniques at specific intervals. The outcomes revealed that proactive maintenance is useful to optimize the range of gases in sewers; that is, H2S < 1 ppm and O-2 > 20%. The results obtained from performing the designed methods showed that test No. 2 (2 times/30 days), test No. 6 (3 times/30 days), and test No. 8 (2 times/30 days) for HPWJC, PBV, and WF techniques respectively are efficient enough to satisfy H2S and O-2 ranges at headspace of the networks. However, among these, WF technique with the application of 2 times/30 days was nominated as the most effective method due to its safety to the network and its performance in leading the H2S amount to less than 1 ppm and O-2 percentage by more than 20%.
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spelling um.eprints-126252019-12-23T08:11:23Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/12625/ Efficiency assessment of operational and maintenance techniques to optimize sewer gas amount Othman, Faridah Mortezania, Shahram Q Science (General) The study presented here is a preliminary effort to compare sewer operational and maintenance techniques to assess their efficiency in optimizing the amount of gases (that is, H2S and O-2) in sewage collection networks in Mashhad-Iran. Field tests were carried out using high-pressure water jet cleaning (HPWJC), portable blower ventilation (PBV), and water flushing (WF) techniques at specific intervals. The outcomes revealed that proactive maintenance is useful to optimize the range of gases in sewers; that is, H2S < 1 ppm and O-2 > 20%. The results obtained from performing the designed methods showed that test No. 2 (2 times/30 days), test No. 6 (3 times/30 days), and test No. 8 (2 times/30 days) for HPWJC, PBV, and WF techniques respectively are efficient enough to satisfy H2S and O-2 ranges at headspace of the networks. However, among these, WF technique with the application of 2 times/30 days was nominated as the most effective method due to its safety to the network and its performance in leading the H2S amount to less than 1 ppm and O-2 percentage by more than 20%. Academic Journals 2010 Article PeerReviewed Othman, Faridah and Mortezania, Shahram (2010) Efficiency assessment of operational and maintenance techniques to optimize sewer gas amount. International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 5 (9). pp. 1381-1388. ISSN 1992-1950, https://academicjournals.org/journal/IJPS/article-full-text-pdf/8E5A3F030327
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title Efficiency assessment of operational and maintenance techniques to optimize sewer gas amount
title_full Efficiency assessment of operational and maintenance techniques to optimize sewer gas amount
title_fullStr Efficiency assessment of operational and maintenance techniques to optimize sewer gas amount
title_full_unstemmed Efficiency assessment of operational and maintenance techniques to optimize sewer gas amount
title_short Efficiency assessment of operational and maintenance techniques to optimize sewer gas amount
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