水利工程. 水利工程. 通过综合城市水资源管理来减少下水道腐蚀
Ilje Pikaar1, Keshab R Sharma1, Shihu Hu1
1The University of Queensland, Advanced Water Management Centre, Queensland 4072, Australia.
概括
城市下水道系统面临昂贵的硫化物混凝土腐蚀. 一项研究发现,饮用水中的硫酸是主要的硫化物来源,这表明无硫酸盐凝固剂是节省成本的解决方案.
科学领域:
- 环境工程 环境工程
- 城市基础设施管理城市基础设施管理
- 腐蚀科学 腐蚀科学
背景情况:
- 污水系统是重要的城市基础设施,但硫化物引起的混凝土腐蚀是一个重大的全球问题,每年耗资数十亿美元.
- 这种恶化威胁到必不可少的废水管理系统的完整性和寿命.
研究的目的:
- 确定导致混凝土下水道腐蚀的硫化物的主要来源.
- 评估当前城市水资源管理实践对下水道基础设施的经济影响.
- 提出具有成本效益的解决方案,以减轻硫化物引起的腐蚀.
主要方法:
- 在澳大利亚昆士兰州东南部进行了为期2年的采样活动.
- 在整个澳大利亚进行了广泛的行业调查.
- 利用基于模型的全面场景分析来确定硫化物来源.
主要成果:
- 在饮用水生产过程中添加硫酸被确定为污水中硫酸盐负载的重要贡献者.
- 这一过程间接地成为硫化物的主要来源,导致了大量的下水道腐蚀.
- 该研究量化了这种城市水资源管理实践对问题的贡献.
结论:
- 在饮用水生产中使用硫酸的意外后果加剧了下水道腐蚀.
- 转换为无硫酸盐凝固剂提供了一种可行且具有成本效益的解决方案,以防止硫化物生成.
- 实施无硫酸盐替代品可以大大节省下水道基础设施维修和维护成本.
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