Simulación Numérica con InterFoam de una Cámara Partidora de Caudales

Laura E. Motta Milesi; Tania L. Ferreyra Toledo; I. Matías Ragessi

doi:10.70567/mc.v41i24.127

Authors

Laura E. Motta Milesi Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Laboratorio de Hidráulica. Córdoba, Argentina.
Tania L. Ferreyra Toledo Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Laboratorio de Hidráulica. Córdoba, Argentina.
I. Matías Ragessi Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Laboratorio de Hidráulica. Córdoba, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70567/mc.v41i24.127

Keywords:

flow-splitting chamber, wastewater treatment plants, interFoam

Abstract

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are essential for water resource conservation. Their objective is to produce, from sewage, a higher quality effluent that meets certain parameters or standards. To achieve this, various biological-physical-chemical treatments are employed sequentially in different hydraulic units. Conventional treatments include a secondary sedimentation stage where flow control in each unit is crucial for ensuring proper operation. This study specifically investigates the hydraulic behavior of a flow splitter chamber using numerical simulation. A two-phase (air-water), three-dimensional model of a control volume section was utilized. OpenFOAM(R) software was employed with the kOmegaSST turbulence model, using the interFoam solution scheme. Additionally, different mesh resolutions were tested to compare computational times, convergence orders, and results from various models. These findings serve as a precedent for modeling similar engineering cases and scales.

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