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.

复杂岩溶高承压水下深埋地铁车站设计及施工方案研究

近十多年来,我国城市轨道交通工程大量建设并投入运营,区间地下隧道与地下车站的顺利建设、安全运营均与地下地质条件密切相关。在各种地质条件中,以复杂岩溶及岩溶水对地下工程的影响最为不利,特别是复杂岩溶发育叠加岩溶高承压水条件下修建地下深埋车站工程最为罕见,难度与风险最大。因此有必要对此类地质条件下地下车站设计方案、施工工艺进行深入的研究与总结。研究结论:赋存于隔水层下的灰岩溶洞和溶隙中的地下水,具有明显的承压性与不均一性,在岩性交界面因溶蚀作用显著增强,往往具有承压管道流特征;复杂岩溶及岩溶承压水条件下地下车站设计采用外截内排、分区实施、设置注浆截水帷幕+坑底处理+减压泄水井的综合设计方案可行有效;根据钻孔情况,采取化学注浆可以显著提高支护桩的成桩率;地下深埋车站的选址应当尽量避开岩溶发育条带与碎屑岩的富水与溶蚀发育交界带,以避免受复杂岩溶及高承压水的不利影响大幅增加工程投资;文中所述的设计方案与施工措施,确保了工程的按期顺利建成,取得了较好的技术、经济和社会效益,其成功的工程勘察设计与施工经验可供其他类似工点参考利用。

欧洲环境署Eionet-water和欧盟水框架指令的监测点位设计

本文主要介绍了欧洲环境署内陆水资源监测和信息网(Eionet-water)和欧盟水框架指令(Water Framework Direetive,WFD)下的水质监测点位设计。Eionet-water包括基本监测网和影响监测网,基本监测网用于反映欧洲境内水体的质量状况、水资源分布状况、水体变化情况和水体所受环境压力情况,影响监测网用于解释一些特定的环境问题。WFD的监测点位是针对2015年使欧盟境内所有地表水和地下水达到良好目标而设计的,更侧重于监测有环境压力的水域。Eionet-water和WFD共同形成了一个完善的水网数据信息库。最后,本文简要介绍了欧洲地表水监测点位设计方法对我国地表水国控点位优化调整的启示。

Environmental Ecological Response to Increasing Water Temperature in the Daya Bay, Southern China in 1982-2012

The increase of water temperature, due to thermal discharges from two nuclear power stations, was one of the most significant environmental changes since 1982 in the Daya Bay, located in the north of the South China Sea. This study investigates the long-term (1982-2012) environmental changes in Daya Bay in response to the increase of water temperature, via comprehensively interpreting and analyzing both satellite and in situ observations along with previous data. The results show that: 1) salinity, dissolved oxygen (DO), chemical oxygen demand (COD) and nutrients had been enhanced after the thermal discharges started in 1994;2) the concentration of Chl-a increased while the net-phytoplankton abundance decreased;3) diversity of the phytoplankton community had decreased;4) fishery production had declined;and 5) frequency of Harmful Algal Bloom occurrence had increased. Satellite images show clearly that a thermal plume from the power stations extended toward the interior of Daya Bay, and that surface temperature of the seawater increased as one approached the power stations. The analysis suggests that the thermal water discharged from the two power stations was a driver of the ecosystem’s change in Daya Bay. Several factors, including nutrients, salinity, DO, and COD, varied according to the increase of water temperature. These factors affected the water quality, Chl-a, and phytoplankton in the short term and impaired aquatic organisms and the whole ecosystem in the long term.

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%.

Study on Safety and Stability Evaluation of Waste Disposal Field of a Hydropower Station Based on <i>In Situ</i>Monitoring

Reasonable site selection, blocking to meet design standards, interception and drainage and other protective measures are the basic conditions for not causing disaster in slag disposal site. A hydropower station is located in mountainous area, the amount of slag abandoned is large, the grade of slag disposal field is high, and the site selection is difficult. On the basis of in Situ deformation monitoring, the slope stability of slag disposal site is calculated by Swedish arc method through the analysis of the scale, grade, site selection, surrounding environment, cut and discharge, blocking and protection design standards of slag disposal site. Under normal and abnormal operating conditions, the slope stability of slag disposal site meets the requirements of the code, and the results of in Situ deformation monitoring verify the calculation results of slope stability of slag disposal site by Swedish circular arc method.

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。

Spatial variation of precipitable water vapor derived from GNSS CORS in Thailand

This research aims to study a distance variation of Precipitable Water Vapor(PWV) between Continuously Operating Reference Stations(CORS) in Thailand using a Precise Point Positioning(PPP) technique.Nowadays, Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS) CORS is not only used to obtain precise positioning applications but also plays an important role in meteorological applications. With a recent establishment of GNSS CORS around Thai region, the PWV can be accurately derived from these GNSS CORS data using the scientific Position and Navigation Data Analyst(PANDA) GNSS processing software. One-year period of GNSS CORS data collected between January 1 and December 31, 2016 are used in this study. The GNSS CORS data used in this study are gathered from various agencies, i.e. Chulalongkorn University,Department of Lands and Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning. However, a coverage distance from each GNSS CORS for PWV estimations is not precisely determined for Thai region.This information can help reduce expenses in an installation and maintenance of meteorology sensors at each GNSS CORS. Therefore, this paper focuses on determining the distance variation of PWV between GNSS CORS and the coverage distance from each CORS for PWV estimations. The result shows that the coverage distance from each CORS at 74 km or less can provide accurate PWV in Thai region.

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。

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。

抽水蓄能电站输水系统渗控效应及排水措施敏感性分析

抽水蓄能电站输水发电系统一般埋深较大,在引水系统外水内渗的作用下,厂房洞室群三维渗流场分布复杂,排水措施对控制输水发电系统的渗流场具有重要作用。采用三维渗流场有限元方法,建立张掖抽水蓄能电站输水发电系统三维渗流场数值计算模型,真实考虑输水系统、地下厂房系统、防渗排水系统。在对抽水蓄能电站输水发电系统的渗流场分布规律进行分析的基础上,讨论了压力管道下层排水系统和厂房排水系统对渗流场的影响。结果表明:正常运行情况下,地下厂房大部分位于浸润线以上且在设计渗控方案下渗流量控制在合理范围之内,渗流在靠近厂房洞室群的底部溢出,管道表现出内水外渗的特点,尾水系统渗流量相对较大;压力管道下层排水廊道对压力管道和厂房上游侧渗流场产生较大的影响,排水孔间距越小浸润线越低且相应区域渗流量越大,排水孔间距为3 m较为合理;厂房区域排水系统对地下厂房渗流场影响显著,随着排水孔间距的增加,排水效果减弱,集水井内流量减少,浸润线有所抬升,排水孔间距为3 m较为合理。

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。