Drinking water is supplied through a centralized water supply system and may not be accessed by communities in rural areas of Malaysia.This study investigated the performance of a low-cost, self-prepared combined acti...Drinking water is supplied through a centralized water supply system and may not be accessed by communities in rural areas of Malaysia.This study investigated the performance of a low-cost, self-prepared combined activated carbon and sand filtration(CACSF) system for roofharvested rainwater and lake water for potable use. Activated carbon was self-prepared using locally sourced coconut shell and was activated using commonly available salt rather than a high-tech procedure that requires a chemical reagent. The filtration chamber was comprised of local,readily available sand. The experiments were conducted with varying antecedent dry intervals(ADIs) of up to 15 d and lake water with varying initial chemical oxygen demand(COD) concentration. The CACSF system managed to produce effluents complying with the drinking water standards for the parameters p H, dissolved oxygen(DO), biochemical oxygen demand(BOD5), COD, total suspended solids(TSS), and ammonia nitrogen(NH_3-N). The CACSF system successfully decreased the population of Escherichia coli(E. coli) in the influents to less than 30 CFU/m L. Samples with a higher population of E. coli(that is, greater than 30 CFU/m L) did not show 100% removal. The system also showed high potential as an alternative for treated drinking water for roof-harvested rainwater and class II lake water.展开更多
A quasi-isotropic, quasi-homogeneous turbulence generated by an oscillating-grid, spatially decays according to power law of u ∝ Z-nM , where u is the root mean square （rms） horizontal velocity, Z is the vertical d...A quasi-isotropic, quasi-homogeneous turbulence generated by an oscillating-grid, spatially decays according to power law of u ∝ Z-nM , where u is the root mean square （rms） horizontal velocity, Z is the vertical distance from the grid and nu = 1. However, the findings of Nokes and Yi indicate that as the stroke of oscillation increases, the power law n u= 1 and does not follow the established decay law equation of Hopfinger. This paper investigates the characteristics of the turbulence that are generated using larger strokes S/M = 1.6 and 2 and compares with that obtained using a S/M = 0.8, which is the stroke used when the equation was developed. Measurements of the grid-generated turbulence in a water tank were taken using particle image velocimetry （PIV）. The results showed that the homogeneity occurred at distance beyond 2.5 mesh spacings away from the grid midplane, independent of the stroke and the frequency of oscillation. Within this region, the turbulent kinetic energy distribution was quasi-homogeneous, and the secondary mean flow is negligible. The statistical characteristics of the measured turbulence confirmed that although nu decreases as stroke increases, the grid-turbulence generated at S/M = 1.6 and 2 obeys the universal decay law.展开更多
基金supported by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Grant(Grant No.GUP-2014-077)
文摘Drinking water is supplied through a centralized water supply system and may not be accessed by communities in rural areas of Malaysia.This study investigated the performance of a low-cost, self-prepared combined activated carbon and sand filtration(CACSF) system for roofharvested rainwater and lake water for potable use. Activated carbon was self-prepared using locally sourced coconut shell and was activated using commonly available salt rather than a high-tech procedure that requires a chemical reagent. The filtration chamber was comprised of local,readily available sand. The experiments were conducted with varying antecedent dry intervals(ADIs) of up to 15 d and lake water with varying initial chemical oxygen demand(COD) concentration. The CACSF system managed to produce effluents complying with the drinking water standards for the parameters p H, dissolved oxygen(DO), biochemical oxygen demand(BOD5), COD, total suspended solids(TSS), and ammonia nitrogen(NH_3-N). The CACSF system successfully decreased the population of Escherichia coli(E. coli) in the influents to less than 30 CFU/m L. Samples with a higher population of E. coli(that is, greater than 30 CFU/m L) did not show 100% removal. The system also showed high potential as an alternative for treated drinking water for roof-harvested rainwater and class II lake water.
基金Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for the financial support during the author’s postgraduate studies
文摘A quasi-isotropic, quasi-homogeneous turbulence generated by an oscillating-grid, spatially decays according to power law of u ∝ Z-nM , where u is the root mean square （rms） horizontal velocity, Z is the vertical distance from the grid and nu = 1. However, the findings of Nokes and Yi indicate that as the stroke of oscillation increases, the power law n u= 1 and does not follow the established decay law equation of Hopfinger. This paper investigates the characteristics of the turbulence that are generated using larger strokes S/M = 1.6 and 2 and compares with that obtained using a S/M = 0.8, which is the stroke used when the equation was developed. Measurements of the grid-generated turbulence in a water tank were taken using particle image velocimetry （PIV）. The results showed that the homogeneity occurred at distance beyond 2.5 mesh spacings away from the grid midplane, independent of the stroke and the frequency of oscillation. Within this region, the turbulent kinetic energy distribution was quasi-homogeneous, and the secondary mean flow is negligible. The statistical characteristics of the measured turbulence confirmed that although nu decreases as stroke increases, the grid-turbulence generated at S/M = 1.6 and 2 obeys the universal decay law.
