Application of a novel backwashing process in upflow biological aerated filter

To improve the efficiency of backwashing in upflow biological aerated filter （BAF）, a novel backwashing process named air-water siphon backwashing （AWSB） was proposed and applied on laboratory scale. The effects of backwashing on turbidity and suspended solid （SS） in backwashing efluent using this new backwashing process were compared with those of traditional backwashing process, namely air-water backwashing （AWB）. In AWB, the turbidity of backwashing efluent maintained 100 NUT when consumed 60 min and 10.5 L water. However, in AWSB, it declined to 44 NUT, consumed 40 min, and 7 L water. The COD removal of BAF after backwashing was also analyzed. The average removal rate of COD in the reactor backwashed by AWB and AWSB was 89.34% and 90.91%, respectively. Compared with AWB, the backwashing interval had been prolonged 35%. The volume of backwashing water in that AWSB was only 66.7% of that in AWB. The results demonstrated that AWSB required less water and took shorter backwashing timerelative to AWB to achieve the same turbidity of backwashing efluent, and AWSB was more effective in removing fouling than that of AWB. More significant advantage of AWSB was that the backwashing interval was effectively prolonged

Effect of powdered activated carbon on Chinese traditional medicine wastewater treatment in submerged membrane bioreactor with electronic control backwashing

Chinese traditional medicine wastewater, rich in macromolecule and easy to foam in aerobic biodegradation such as Glycosides, was treated by two identical bench-scale aerobic submerged membrane bioreactors （SMBRs） operated in parallel under the same feed, equipped with the same electronic control backwashing device. One was used as the control SMBR （CSMBR） while the other was dosed with powdered activated carbon （PAC） （PAC-amended SMBR, PSMBR）. The backwashing interval was 5 min. One suction period was about 90 min by adjusting preestablished backwashing vacuum and pump frequency. The average flux of CSMBR during a steady periodic state of 24 d （576 h） was 5.87 L/h with average hydraulic residence time （HRT） of 5.97 h and that of PSMBR during a steady periodic state of 30 d （720 h） was 5.85 L/h with average HRT of 5.99 h. The average total chemical oxygen demand （COD） removal efficiency of CSMBR was 89.29% with average organic loading rate （OLR） at 4.16 kg COD/（m^3.d） while that of PSMBR was 89.79% with average OLR at 5.50 kg COD/（m^3.d）. COD concentration in the effluent of both SMBRs achieved the second level of the general wastewater effluent standard GB8978-1996 for the raw medicine material industry （300 mg/L）. Hence, SMBR with electronic control backwashing was a viable process for medium-strength Chinese traditional medicine wastewater treatment. Moreover, the increasing rates of preestablished backwashing vacuum, pump frequency, and vacuum and flux loss caused by mixed liquor in PSMBR all lagged compared to those in CSMBR; thus the actual operating time of the PSMBR system without membrane cleaning was extended by up to 1.25 times in contrast with the CSMBR system, and the average total COD removal efficiency of PSMBR was enhanced with higher average OLR.

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON TURBULENT COHERENT STRUCTURES NEAR A SHEARED AIR-WATER INTERFACE

The turbulence structures near a sheared air-water interface were experimentally investigated with the hydrogen bubble visualization technique. Surface shear was imposed by an airflow over the water flow which was kept free from surface waves. Results show that the wind shear has the main influence on coherent structures under air-water interfaces. Low- and high- speed streaks form in the region close to the interface as a result of the imposed shear stress. When a certain airflow velocity is reached, “turbulent spots” appear randomly at low-speed streaks with some characteristics of hairpin vortices. At even higher shear rates, the flow near the interface is dominated primarily by intermittent bursting events. The coherent structures observed near sheared air-water interfaces show qualitative similarities with those occurring in near-wall turbulence. However, a few distinctive phenomena were also observed, including the fluctuating thickness of the instantaneous boundary layer and vertical vortices in bursting processes, which appear to be associated with the characteristics of air-water interfaces.

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW-SPEED STREAKS UNDER SHEARED AIR-WATER INTERFACES

The characteristics of low-speed fluid streaks occurring under sheared air-water interfaces were examined by means of hydrogen bubble visualization technique. A critical shear condition under which the streaky structure first appears was determined to be u(tau) approximate to 0.19 cm/s. The mean spanwise streak spacing increases with distance from the water surface owing to merging and bursting processes, and a linear relationship describing variation of non-dimensional spacing <(<lambda>+)over bar> versus y(+) was found essentially independent of shear stress on the interface. Values of <(<lambda>+)over bar>, however, are remarkably smaller than their counterparts in the near-wall region of turbulent boundary layers. Though low-speed streaks occur randomly in time and space, the streak spacing exhibits a lognormal probability distribution behavior. A tentative explanation concerning the formation of streaky structure is suggested, and the fact that <(<lambda>+)over bar> takes rather smaller values than that in wall turbulence is briefly discussed.

Membrane Fouling Alleviation by Chemically Enhanced Backwashing in Treating Algae-Containing Surface Water: From Bench-Scale to Full-Scale Application

Ultrafiltration(UF)has been increasingly implemented in drinking water treatment plants;however,algae and their secretions can cause severe membrane fouling and pose great challenges to UF in practice.In this study,a simple and practical chemically enhanced backwashing(CEB)process was developed to address such issues using various cleaning reagents,including sodium hypochlorite(NaClO),sodium chloride(NaCl),sodium hydroxide(NaOH),sodium citrate,and their combinations.The results indicate that the type of chemical played a fundamental role in alleviating the hydraulically irreversible membrane fouling(HIMF),with NaClO as the best-performing reagent,followed by NaCl.Furthermore,a CEB process using a combination of NaClO with NaCl,NaOH,or sodium citrate delivered little improvement in the alleviation of membrane fouling compared with NaClO alone.The optimized dosage and dosing frequency of NaClO were 10 mg·L^(-1) two times per day.Long-term pilot-scale and full-scale experiments further verified the feasibility of the CEB process in relieving algae-derived membrane fouling.Compared with the conventional hydraulic backwashing without chemical involvement,the CEB process can effectively remove the organic foulants including biopolymers,humic substances,and proteinlike substances by means of oxidization,thereby weakening the cohesive forces between the organic foulants and the membrane surface.Therefore,the CEB process can efficiently alleviate the algae-related membrane fouling with lower chemical consumption,and is proposed as an alternative to control membrane fouling in treating the algae-containing surface water.

Characteristics of air-water flow in an emptying tank under different conditions

This paper experimentally studied the features of air-water flow during the emptying of a water-filled prismatic tank with a bottom orifice under different conditions.The experiments were conducted with both circular and elliptical orifices,with and without ventilation.The evolution of bubbles,water pressure variation,and water level change with time were recorded in the experiments and analyzed.Based on the results,the evolution of bubbles could be mainly divided into three stages of formation,deformation,and decomposition.Ventilation was found important to the emptying process,with which the drainage efficiency was much higher than that under the unventilated condition.Additionally,under the unventilated condition,the drainage efficiency with the circular orifice was slightly higher than that with the elliptical orifice.

A COUPLING THREE DIMENSIONAL BAROCLINIC MODEL OF BIWA LAKE AIR-WATER SYSTEM

A numerical model coupling atmosphere with hydrodynamics is set up in this paper, and is applied in the experimental study of Lake Biwa. Some results are obtained as : (1) whatever (SSW) in sunimer or (NNW) in winer, there exists a positive wind-stress curl over a lake; (2) in summer the positive wind-stress curi plays an important role to form circulation in a lake and produces a special temperature field corresponding to circulation, lower in the deep water, higher in the shallow water; (3) in summer, the hypothesis of initial horizontal inhomogeneous water temperature has little effiect on the results of simulation, and (4) in winter,there is no obvious circulation formed in the lake.

PREPARATION OF PERFLUOROOCTANOYL-MODIFIED POLY(VINYL-ALCOHOL)S AND THEIR ADSORPTION AT AN AIR-WATER INTERFACE

Perfluorooctanoyl modified poly(vinyl alcohol)s (FPVA) were prepared by means of substituting a small amount of hydroxyl groups on the backbone of poly(vinyl alcohol), for which the initial degree of polymerization is equal to 1750. The substitution extent, defined by the number of substituting units in a chain, for the four FPVA samples was in the range of 0.5-5 perfluorooctanoyl groups per chain. The FPVA samples with the highest substitution extent still had good solubility in water. It was shown by experimental measurement at 30.0 +/- 0.1 degreesC that the surface tension of the aqueous solution of the highest substituted FPVA decreased to 16.6 mN/m at a higher concentration, e.g. about 0.1 g/mL. Obviously, macromolecules of FPVA exhibit a very strong tendency to adsorb at the air-water interface, because the hydrophobic perfluorooctanoyl groups in FPVA have a very high surface activity as they are in small molecular fluorinated surfactants. The chain conformation of such a model polymer adsorbed on the air-water interface was also discussed.

KINETIC STUDY ON PHOTOISOMERIZATION OF AN AZO-CONTAINING POLYMER AT THE AIR-WATER INTERFACE USING A IANGMUIR TROUGH

Photoisomerization of a new polymer: monoesters of polymaleic acid containing naphthalene-azo-anthraquinone groups in side chains at the air-water interface of a Langmuir trough wan detected by recording the development of surface pressure with time. This process wan found to be a first-order reaction and complete within several minutes.

Forces Acting on Submillimeter Spheres at the Air-Water Interface

The forces acting on submillimeter spheres at the air-water interface are investigated theoretically and experimentally. To calculate the capillary force acting on the sphere, an iterative method is used to determine the immersing position of the liquid interface on the sphere for a given distance. Then the total forces acting on the sphere are considered. The scaling effects of the net force acting on the sphere at the air-water interface are demonstrated. For the experiments, the force-position relationship of microspheres is measured with a precise electronic balance. The results show that the evaporation of the liquid in the container affects the measuring results greatly under ambient conditions. After considering the evaporation compensation, there is a great agree- ment between the theoretical and experimental results. Obvious hysteresis phenomena of the force-distance curve during the emersion processes are also observed and explained.

Biomass and microbial activity in a biofilter during backwashing

Biomass and microbial activity in backwashing processes of a biofilter for tertiary treatment were investigated. The microbial groups revealed new distribution along the biofilter depth after low flow rate backwashing for a short time. Then the start-up process was accelerated by backwashing. The biomass profile and microbial activity profile both varying with depth before and after backwashing, can be mathematically described by quadratic equations. Using the profiles, the difference of oxygen demand can be calculated to determine the airflow rate during backwashing. Combined with the difference between biofilters and rapid gravity filters, analysis of biomass and microbial activity can determine more accurately the required airflow rate during backwashing.

Tuning Polymer-Grafted Particle Monolayer Structure at the Air-Water Interface by Introducing Anisotropic Features

Fabrication of anisotropic material is one of the important topics and we examined to introduce “anisotropic” nature by spreading polymer-grafted particle on the medium with polymer-reactive potential. Poly (tert-butyl methacrylate) (PtBMA) was polymerized from polystyrene latex (PSL) surface by ATRP to give PtBMA-grafted PSL (PSL-PtBMA). Particle monolayer was formed at air-water and air-acidic water interfaces and the monolayer characteristics were compared by π-A isotherm measurements, SEM observations, and contact angle measurements. π-A isotherms, in particular, indicates that the interaction between polymer chains become stronger by changing the subphase condition, which suggests that anisotropicparticle monolayer formation.

“一带一路”视域下语言测试对高校英语教学的反拨效用研究

“一带一路”视域下的复合型人才培养,已上升到国家战略层面。语言测试作为考查、评估和改进语言教学的重要手段,有助于学生了解学习成效;教师明确教学状态,优化教学行为,提高教学效果。基于此,分析语言测试的意义,探究国内外反拨效用研究现状,阐述语言测试对英语教学的反拨作用,提出应用反拨效用的策略。

两种方法清洗消毒达芬奇机器人手术臂的效果比较

目的探讨达芬奇机器人手术臂有效的清洗消毒方法。方法回顾性分析2022年1月至2023年4月江西省人民医院手术室使用后的达芬奇机器人手术臂200件达芬奇机器人手术臂作为研究对象,按照不同的操作流程将其分为观察组(100件)与对照组(100件)。观察组采用流动水冲洗+腹腔镜酶剂浸泡+超声波清洗机超声+蒸汽清洗机清洗手术臂操作端+高压水枪纯水漂洗+全自动清洗机清洗消毒。对照组清洗消毒流程为流动水冲洗+腹腔镜酶剂浸泡+超声波清洗机超声+刷洗手术臂操作端+高压水枪纯水漂洗+全自动清洗机清洗消毒。采用目测检查法(四倍带光源放大镜)、腺苷三磷酸(ATP)生物荧光快速检测法进行检测,计算清洗质量不合格的返洗率,比较两组的清洗消毒操作平均耗时。结果观察组的目测检查法返洗率低于对照组,观察组的ATP生物荧光检测返洗率低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。观察组清洗消毒平均耗时短于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论蒸汽清洗机清洗消毒达芬奇机器人手术臂效果比手工刷洗清洗消毒效果更为理想,可节约大量清洗消毒时间,有效节约稀有医疗资源。

反冲洗对4种换炭模式下生物活性炭层生物量和水质指标的影响

以水厂砂滤池出水作为生物活性炭柱的反冲洗水,研究了4种换炭模式下反冲洗前后炭层中生物量和出水水质指标的变化情况。结果表明,旧炭(已经运行使用3年的颗粒炭)的装填比例对炭层中生物量和出水水质指标均有不同程度的影响。通常情况下,全新炭柱上的生物量略高于旧炭,但反冲洗后旧炭比例高的炭柱生物量损失率更低。气水先后反冲洗后总生物量的损失率比单独水冲后总生物量的损失大,但附着生物量的损失基本不变,说明生物活性炭池可尝试使用单独水反冲洗。除高锰酸盐指数(COD_(Mn))变化不明显外,紫外吸光度(UV_(254))、可溶性有机碳(DOC)、生物可降解溶解性有机碳(BDOC)、生物不可降解溶解性有机碳(NBDOC)和三卤甲烷生成潜能(THMFP)的去除率在反冲洗后均有不同程度的上升。因此,反冲洗有利有弊,它既能冲刷掉部分附着在活性炭上的生物膜,对生物的冲刷力较强,同时又能恢复活性炭的吸附能力,使有机物的去除效果增强。反冲洗对填装精制新炭的4#炭柱炭层的吸附容量的恢复力最强,但其生物量的损失率却最大,说明相对于填装粗制新炭的3#炭柱,4#炭柱上的生物系统抵抗水力冲刷能力相对较弱,因此,精制或粗制炭的选择应根据活性炭池是主要发挥其吸附能力还是生物降解能力的需要进行。

全国英语阅读大赛对英语教学的反拨效应研究

语言测试对语言教学和学习具有促进作用。本研究在阐释反拨效应基本原理的基础上,对全国英语阅读大赛进行分析,探讨该赛事对大学英语教学的正面反拨效应和启示,重点研究大赛对教学内容的调整、教学模式的创新以及教学评价体系的影响。旨在顺应大学英语教学改革的时代潮流,提升大学英语教学效果。

基于PLC的滤站自动控制系统设计

针对滤站的污水处理流程,设计基于可编程逻辑控制器(Programmable Logic Controller,PLC)的滤站自动控制系统,并详细阐述该系统的硬件设计、软件设计。通过应用自动控制系统,滤站能够自动完成污水处理流程,缩短人工时间,提高工作效率。

泵前无压网式过滤器水力性能试验及研究

【目的】探究不同灌溉水源及反清洗装置参数对一种新型无压网式过滤器水力性能的影响。【方法】以一种无压网式过滤器为研究对象,利用多因素方差分析探究在过滤流量为120~160 m^(3)/h、颗粒质量浓度为0.2~0.8g/L以及反清洗装置的反冲洗流量为1~20 m^(3)/h、滤筒转速为1~4r/min梯度下的最终水头损失以及过滤器能量损耗的影响因素贡献度。【结果】(1)不同工况下,颗粒质量浓度对无压网式过滤器的水力性能影响效应极低,贡献度仅为0.0108,过滤流量项比初始含沙量项贡献度大于159%;(2)利用Quadratic模型对一般的回归分析修正较好,模型残差值为0.8044,远高于其他模型,调整R2为0.9861;(3)当过滤流量为120.198 m^(3)/h,滤筒转速为1.112 r/min,自清洗流量为19.934 m^(3)/h,满足能量损失最小为16.024k Pa。【结论】Quadratic水力性能模型的预测能力能较好的符合试验值,通过优选最佳值,可以使能量损失达到最小化的目标,满足实际应用。

Backwash Effects of Language Testing in EFL Classrooms

The article presents some major researches concerning the concept of backwash effect of language testing; analyses both the positive and negative effects and their implications in EFL classrooms; then provides some suggested ways to be followed when creating positive backwash effects on teaching and learning.