Assessing the Impact of Petrol Service Stations on Selected Physico-Chemical Water Quality Parameters within Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria

This study assessed the impact of petrol service stations on physico-chemical water quality in Port Harcourt metropolis, Rivers State. This threw light on the extent of damage and alteration of water quality in Port Harcourt metropolis as a result of the proliferation of petrol service stations especially the condition of ground and nearby surface water. This serves as a useful tool to government and regulatory authorities for planning especially due to lack of central water supply system in Port Harcourt metropolis. The parameters studied were sampled, measured and analyzed using in situ and other standard methods. Remarkable results above permissible limits of interest for physicochemical parameter analysis revealed pH values from 4.6 to 6.8, electrical conductivity from 0.002 µS/cm to 0.42 µS/cm, salinity from 3 ppm to 4050 ppm, and temperatures from 19.9˚C to 32.6˚C. Total dissolved solids (TDS) varied from 7 ppm to 1000 ppm, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) from 0.167 mg/L to 2.167 mg/L, chemical oxygen demand (COD) from 0.257 mg/L to 3.253 mg/L, and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations from 1.70 mg/L to 4.30 mg/L. Specifically, water samples from NNPC Filling Station (Choba) and Eneka Pond displayed “Poor” water quality with WQI values of 112.003 and 112.076, respectively. Similarly, ALLTEC Filling Station (Eneka) and TOTAL Filling Station (Rumuomasi) had “Poor” water quality with WQI values of 173.707 and 180.946, respectively. In contrast, Excelsis Filling Station (Akpajo) demonstrated “Good” water quality with a WQI of 85.2072, while Total Filling Stations (Slaughter) and Choba River revealed “unsuitable for drinking” water quality with WQI values of 552.461 and 654.601, respectively. Slaughter River also indicated very poor water quality with a WQI of 442.024. The physicochemical and nutrient analyses of the water samples showed that activities of the filling stations within the study area may have polluted groundwater in the environment posing poor aesthetics and great health risk to consumers of the water bodies. The findings underscore the need for immediate remediation efforts and stricter regulatory measures to protect water quality. The study concluded that surface and groundwater near petrol service stations in Port Harcourt are unfit for drinking and irrigation purposes without adequate treatment.

Optimal Operation for Baoying Pumping Station in East Route Project of South-to-North Water Transfer

Baoying pumping station is a part of source pumping stations in East Route Project of South-to-North Water Transfer in China. Aiming at the characteristics of head varying, and making use of the function of pump adjustable blade, mathematical models of pumping station optimal operation are established and solved with genetic algorithm. For different total pumping discharge and total pumping volume of water per day, in order to minimize pumping station operation cost, the number and operation duties of running pump units are respectively determined at different periods of time in a day. The results indicate that the saving of electrical cost is significantly effected by the schemes of adjusting blade angles and time-varying electrical price when pumping certain water volume of water per day, and compared with conventional operation schemes （namely, the schemes of pumping station operation at design blade angles based on certain pumping discharge）, the electrical cost is saved by 4.73%-31.27%. Also, compared with the electrical cost of conventional operation schemes, the electrical cost is saved by 2.03%-5.79% by the schemes of adjusting blade angles when pumping certain discharge.

Automatic Control of Water Pumping Stations

Automatic Control of pumps is an interesting proposal to operate water pumping stations among many kinds of water pumping stations according to their functions.In this paper,our pumping station is being used for water supply system. This paper is to introduce the idea of pump controller and the important factors that must be considering when we want to design automatic control system of water pumping stations. Then the automatic control circuit with the function of all components will be introduced.

The feasibility experimental study of pumping and shunting pump under pressure in water injection station

At present in the process of water injection station operation, starting and stopping the pump caused system pressure fluctuations, and the fluctuations caused many problems about downstream injection wells. In order to eliminate the fluctuations and reduce problems, taking start pump, connect pump test under pressure in the water injection station installed the rotor frequency control system Changqing oil field developed. During the experiment, by progressively increasing the pressure pump to verify start pump with pressure feasibility test, the result shows when the pressure in the 0-25MPa pressure start and connect pump can be realized, and forecast the maximum pressure of the current start of the station with pressure pump. Start pump with pressure achieve the elimination of pressure fluctuations, provide the prerequisites about realizeing stable water injection pressure, and ultimately realize oil field water injection station to be automatic water injection laid a foundation.

Assessment of Effects of Qinshan Nuclear Power Station on the Ecological Environment and Water Quality of its Adjacent Waters after its Running

On the basis of the data of biological and nonbiological factors collected respectively from 1989 to 1990 and from 1995 to 1996 in the waters nearby the Qinshan Nuclear Power Station, the ecological environment and water quality of the waters are analyzed and assessed in the paper. The results show: (a) the surveyed area has the typical ecological characteristics of high tidal range estuary, rich nutrients and low biological productivity, (b) tide, runoff and offshore seawater intrusion are the key factors which result in seasonal and annual changes of various biological and non-biological factors, (c) the risking of seawater eutrophication index is resulted from enormous amount of the discharges of industrial and domestic sewage, (d) because the survey area is located in a high tidal-range estuary, thermal effluent from cooling system does not induce significant temperature changes, ( e) the first stage project of Qinshan nuclear power station has no notable impacts on the ecological environment in

Performance enhancement of water bath heater at natural gas city gate station using twisted tubes

Natural gas is transported from producing regions to consumption regions by using transmission pipelines at high pressures. At consumption regions, the pressure of natural gas is reduced in city gate stations(CGSs). Before the pressure reduction process, the temperature of natural gas is increased usually by using a water bath heater,which burns natural gas as fuel, to protect against freezing of natural gas. These types of heat exchangers have a low efficiency and consume a lot of fuel to generate the required heat. In the current study, the twisted configuration of the heating coil is proposed and investigated to enhance the heat transfer through a water bath heater with a nominal capacity of 1000 m^3·h^-1. Firstly, the implementation procedure is validated with data collected from the CGS of Qaleh-Jiq(located in Golestan province of Iran). A very good agreement is achieved between the obtained results and the real data. Then, three different twist ratios are considered to examine the twisting effects. The proposed technique is evaluated in the terms of velocity, temperature, and pressure variations, and the results are compared with the conventional case, i.e. straight configuration. It is found that both the heat transfer rate and the pressure drop augment as the twist ratio is raised. Finally, it is concluded that the twisted tubes can reduce the length of the gas coil by about 12.5% for the model with low twist ratio, 18.75% for the model with medium twist ratio, and 25% for the model with high twist ratio as compared to the straight configuration.

Phytoplankton ecology in the adjacent waters of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station in Guangdong in spring

The purpose of this study is to detail the ecological characteristics of phytoplankton in waters around the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station in Guangdong (GNPS) (Fig. 1) in spring, the bloom period of algae. The collections with a small temporal scale of every three days were made during 30 cruises from March to May in 1987. Such an investigation has never been carried out before in China except that the seasonal distribution and composition of phytoplankton in these regions were reported in

A preliminary analysis of the pigments from ice algae in theadjacentwatersofGreatWallStation，Antarctica

This paper reports the results of separation and identification of the pigments from ice algae in the adjacent waters (62°12′30″S～62°14′30″S, 58°53′W～ 58°57′W) of Great Wall Station, Antarctica during the icing Pened (from June 1988～ December 1988) and the discussion is also made on the composition and seasonal variations of the pigments of ice algae in that area as well as their roles in marine ecosystems. The results indicate that 15 kinds of pigments have been separated from ice algae, of which 13 kinds can be identified. They are respeCtively: carotene, pheophytin-a, chlorophyll-a, -b, -c, xanthophyll, fucoxanthin, chlorophyllide-a, violaxanthin, pheophorbide-a, chlorophyllin-a, derivative of chlorophyll-c (diadinoxanthin), but two kinds of pigments can not be identified. There are distinct seasonal variations in the pigments of ice algae at that sea area.

长距离输水泵站中空气罐参数敏感度分析及正交优化设计

为了探讨长距离输水泵站中空气罐的优化设计方法,以西北某长距离输水工程为例,以泵站水击最大正压水头和最小负压水头作为优化目标,以初始气体压力、高度直径比、连接管直径、进口阻力系数和出口阻力系数为优化变量,基于正交优化设计方法和KYPipe软件,采用极差分析法获得空气罐各参数对于水击最大正压水头和最小负压水头的影响,同时对得到的结果进行排序,比较并找到最优参数组合.结果表明:初始气体压力、连接管直径和出口阻力系数等因素对于水击最大正压水头和最小负压水头的影响程度较大,其中初始气体压力是最敏感的参数,对于最大正压水头和最小负压水头的影响程度最大;经过比较发现最优方案的参数组合为初始气体压力水头50 m、高度直径比4、连接管直径250 mm、进口阻力系数10、出口阻力系数5;相比原始方案,优化方案使泵站的水击最大正压水头降低4.98%、最小负压水头升高64.00%.

国家水土保持监测站点优化布局研究

水土保持监测是水土保持的重要基础性工作,监测站点是水土保持监测网络的重要组成部分。2002—2010年国家实施了全国水土保持监测网络和信息系统建设一、二期工程,并引导地方站点加密及与其他行业站点共享,初步形成了覆盖全国的水土保持监测网络。在深入分析全国水土保持监测现状问题和面临形势基础上,根据新时期国家生态文明建设和水土保持高质量发展的新要求,开展了国家水土保持监测站点优化布局需求分析、建设目标和任务、运行管理模式等方面研究,为解决现有监测站点布局不平衡、观测数据分析应用不足、对水土保持高质量发展支撑力度不够等问题提供了有效路径,也为全国开展水土保持监测站点优化布局等提供参考借鉴。

合理确定排涝泵站规模的感潮河道模型试验研究

合理确定泵站规模一直是感潮河道排涝工程设计中的关键问题。通过建立物理模型,在选定的水文边界条件和相应工程运行要求下,对某感潮水系两座涌口泵站规模进行试验研究。试验发现,受限于河涌过流能力,泵站规模存在临界值,超过该值后,即使再进一步增加泵站规模,水位也不会继续下降;泵站抽排对某位置水位的降低效应与泵站和该位置之间的距离密切相关,距离越近,水位降低越明显。基于上述认识,通过试验确定了满足水位管控要求的两座泵站规模的合理组合:距离相对较远的温涌泵站为80 m3/s,较近的金紫涌泵站为130 m~3/s。试验方法和主要成果可为工程方案比选及优化提供重要依据,对类似河涌整治工程也具有一定的借鉴意义。

海水泵站流道非对称引水流态特性数值模拟分析

为探讨海水泵站流道非对称引水流态特性,基于OpenFOAM建立了某液化天然气接收站海水泵站流道数值模型,在利用实测数据验证的基础上,模拟计算与分析了对称和非对称引水时,流道内流速与紊动动能分布特征。模拟结果表明:海水泵站非对称引水时,水流进入前池后流速较大,在低水位下水流无法充分扩散,在流道入口处形成偏流,行进至海水泵前断面水流分布已基本均匀;非对称引水时,海水泵所在进水池各断面均匀性指数平均值高于对称引水工况,且各海水泵进水池的紊动动能平均值也小于对称引水工况;从过水断面流速分布均匀性以及紊动量级来看,非对称引水对水泵运行更有利。

梯级泵站事故停机输水明渠水力过渡过程研究

为解决梯级泵站系统因超负荷、大流量、高水位运行出现垮渠、跳闸停机等事故,而导致水力过渡过程中出现进水前池被抽干或漫顶等问题,以甘肃省景泰川电力提灌二期工程长距离输水明渠为研究对象,在多梯级泵站事故停机产生溢流的工况下,基于Realizable k-ε和VOF模型进行数值模拟计算,分析景电二期工程1#~7#干渠在调蓄系统作用下,不同渠长、坡降的水面线以及水力振荡分布规律。结果表明:泵站停机后水位出现升降交替的水力振荡现象,影响各泵站波峰水位高度不一致的主要原因是渠道坡降;不同参数特征的渠道壅水波运动的回溯距离不同,溢流堰上发生溢流的时间主要在第一次水位振荡过程中。

基于数值模拟的澄通感潮河段水源地预警站设置研究

针对突发性水污染事件可能严重影响水源地取水,而现有研究针对感潮河段水源地预警站的确定方法尚无系统论述的问题,基于长江澄通感潮河段水动力-水质耦合数学模型,在厘清径潮共同作用下该河段污染物扩散输运规律的基础上,初步确定了长青沙和狼山水源地的预警站位置和数量;结合影响水源地的潜在污染源分布特征和污染物累积特征对预警站进行了空间校核,利用预警响应时效性对预警站进行了时间校核,最终确定了两水源地上下游共4个预警站的位置;基于预警站位置水质与水源地位置水质的相关性确定了长青沙和狼山水源地的应急响应方案,并给出了苯酚泄漏的风险响应限值。

计算机视觉的电站锅炉水冷壁缺陷检测方法

发电厂锅炉巡检可有效避免安全事故发生,针对现场巡检过程中,锅炉水冷壁巡检区域较大,部分区域检测困难问题,开发一种基于YOLOv3模型的水冷壁缺陷检测系统。无人机携带视觉采集装置,对豫能集团某电厂锅炉水冷壁进行图像采集,画面经压缩后实时无线传输到检测末端装置,采用YOLOv3算法对水冷壁数据进行分析,对模型重要参数进行调整并做出样本增广与平衡化改进处理,提高检测效果,共测出磨损、裂缝、氧化等106处失效部位,与人工检测对比,成功率达77.9%。该方法解决了在巡检区域大、部分区域检测困难问题,使大型电站锅炉在开展水冷壁检测方面实际付出的成本得到有效缩减。

岩溶地层地铁车站深基坑渗漏灾害成因分析

[目的]富水岩溶深基坑施工开挖常发生基坑侧壁或底部突涌灾害问题,应针对富水溶洞地层深基坑开挖时的渗流稳定性进行深入研究。[方法]依托佛山地铁3号线中山公园站深基坑开挖工程,对深基坑渗流特性及坑底涌水机理进行深入研究,建立了基坑-土体-溶洞三维数值模型,采用等效渗透系数法对岩溶-地层渗流场进行耦合模拟。[结果及结论]通过仿真模拟分析,获得了不均匀地层中岩溶区富水程度对基坑渗流场及涌水量的影响规律,阐明了基坑底部土体竖向平均水力坡降演变特性,揭示了该地岩溶区基坑底部突涌水机理,研究结果可为富水岩溶地区深基坑工程的设计与施工提供参考。

基于集控中心的沙溪流域梯级水电站水调自动化系统建设研究

闽江主流沙溪流域集控中心建成后,必须构建基于集控中心的流域水调自动化系统,以集合全流域水情信息,从而加快流域梯级水电站水库调度的决策与响应速度,提高沙溪流域水电集群的综合效益。基于集控中心的沙溪流域梯级电站水调自动化系统建设包括架构“集控中心”、水调自动化系统建设模式、业务节点互联、水情测报系统站点布设、通信组网设计、洪水预报对象规划等,该方案可对水调系统全要素和水调全过程进行数字化映射、智慧化模拟,实现与水电站、设备、气象的同步仿真运行、虚实交互、迭代优化,支撑精准化决策,助力流域梯级水电站绿色高质量发展。

铅山抽水蓄能电站额定水头选择

水蓄能电站是顺应社会发展潮流的朝阳行业,我国大力提倡和扶持水力发电站的建设,而抽水蓄能电站额定水头的选择直接影响机组的使用效率、使用寿命及可靠性和稳定性。水轮机是一种用于发电的重要设备,其安装质量直接影响发电站的安全和运行效率。研究抽水蓄能电站额定水头是水轮机稳定运行的保障,能确保水蓄能电站安全运行。文章对抽水蓄能电站水泵水轮机额定水头的选取方法进行了探讨,进行了铅山抽水蓄能电站额定水头的选择。

换热站并联水泵分布式优化控制

针对现有换热站并联水泵优化算法在集中式架构下控制适应性不足的问题,本文提出了一种改进的分布式并联水泵优化算法.首先,建立了并联水泵的分布式控制系统,并对该优化问题的数学模型进行描述,在目标函数中引入自适应非线性因子;然后,设计了改进的分布式果蝇优化算法,在该算法中每台水泵的控制器仅通过与邻居控制器交互信息即可完成并联水泵的优化;并且,在嗅觉搜索阶段,使用正弦余弦策略替代赋予个体距离与方向的随机策略;最后,以两个实际换热站中不同并联水泵系统为例对算法进行仿真验证,并基于仿真结果进行性能分析.结果表明,相较于传统算法,改进的分布式果蝇优化算法能得到更优的控制策略,有着收敛速度快、稳定性好和鲁棒性强的特点;并且该算法适用于不同系统的并联水泵优化问题,具有可扩展性.在实际工程验证中相较于集中式算法,该算法在总功率和计算时间上分别平均降低了5.47%和29.90%,因此,能够满足实际换热站中对并联水泵热负荷优化分配的需求.

泰安台水管仪标定故障典型实例

针对泰安台DSQ水管仪在2020年的年中、年终标定中出现NS向多次重复标定均不合格的情况,通过分析标定过程中单端电压差值的变化,判断为标定装置中的水银掉落导致N端堵塞,经检修后标定合格。此次典型故障排查中分析电压差变化规律的方法,对台站水管仪的运行维护、标定故障识别有很好的借鉴和指导意义。