Floating particles transport through the free surface vortex technique: A novel numerical study to assess the interaction among different scales of vortex structures

• Published in: Physics of fluids (1994) Vol. 36; no. 10
• Main Author: Rossi, Mosè
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Banded structure; Decomposition; Entrainment; Expulsion; Flow velocity; Fluid dynamics; Fluid flow; Free surfaces; Liapunov exponents; Numerical models; Proper Orthogonal Decomposition; Pumping stations; Ridges; Suction; Velocity gradient; Vortices; Vorticity

Fat, oil, and grease (FOG) floating particles in the sump of sewage pumping stations will accumulate together to form rigid layers, resulting in failure for pump device. To overcome this, the free surface vortex (FSV) technique has been considered and applied to transport floating particles toward t...