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Evaluation of the Factors Affecting Hydrodynamic Characteristics of a Hybrid Anaerobic Baffled Reactor


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1 Centre for Environmental Studies, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai 600 025, India., India
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi 630 004, India., India
 

The residence time distribution was used to study the hydrodynamic behaviour using the pulse input tracer technique. The effect of medium, compartment-wise variation in the mixing patterns inside the reactor and hydraulic retention time on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the reactor was studied. The influence of the number of compartments was predominant compared to the hydraulic retention time and presence of a medium. The flow regime in the first, second and third compartments was in the intermediate state whereas the flow regime was in plug-flow state in the rear compartment. The interactive effects were evaluated using response surface methodology

Keywords

Anaerobic Baffled Reactor, Dead Space, Hydrau-Lic Efficiency, Residence Time Distribution, Response Surface Methodology.
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Authors

N. Dharsika
Centre for Environmental Studies, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai 600 025, India., India
S. Amal Raj
Centre for Environmental Studies, Department of Civil Engineering, Anna University, Chennai 600 025, India., India
S. Mariraj Mohan
Department of Civil Engineering, Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi 630 004, India., India

Abstract


The residence time distribution was used to study the hydrodynamic behaviour using the pulse input tracer technique. The effect of medium, compartment-wise variation in the mixing patterns inside the reactor and hydraulic retention time on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the reactor was studied. The influence of the number of compartments was predominant compared to the hydraulic retention time and presence of a medium. The flow regime in the first, second and third compartments was in the intermediate state whereas the flow regime was in plug-flow state in the rear compartment. The interactive effects were evaluated using response surface methodology

Keywords


Anaerobic Baffled Reactor, Dead Space, Hydrau-Lic Efficiency, Residence Time Distribution, Response Surface Methodology.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv124%2Fi2%2F176-182