Nitrate Removal in a Restored Spring‐Fed Wetland,Pennsylvania, USA1

ABSTRACT:  In 2001, the 1.04‐ha Hornbaker wetland in south‐central Pennsylvania was restored by blocking an artificial drainage ditch to increase water storage and hydraulic retention time (HRT). A primary goal was to diminish downstream delivery of nitrate that enters the wetland from a limestone spring, its main source of inflow. Wetland inflow and outflow were monitored weekly for two years to assess nitrate flux, water temperature, pH, and specific conductivity. In Year 2, spring discharge was measured weekly to allow calculation of nitrate loads and hydraulic retention time. Surface runoff was confirmed to be a small fraction of wetland inflows via rainfall‐runoff modeling with TR‐55. The full dataset (n = 102) was screened to remove 13 weeks in which spring discharge constituted < 85% of total inflows because of high precipitation and surface runoff. Over two years (n = 89), mean nitrate‐nitrogen concentrations were 7.89 mg/l in inflow and 3.68 mg/l in outflow, with a mean nitrate removal of 4.19 mg/l. During Year 2 (n = 47), for which nitrate load data were available, the wetland removed an average of 2.32 kg N/day, 65% of the load. Nitrate removal was significantly correlated with HRT, water temperature, and the concentration of nitrate in inflow and was significantly greater during the growing season (5.36 mg/l, 64%) than during the non‐growing season (3.23 mg/l, 43%). This study indicates that hydrologic restoration of formerly drained wetlands can provide substantial water quality benefits and that the hydrologic characteristics of spring‐fed wetlands, in particular, support effective nitrogen removal.     

Improved Bankfull Discharge Prediction Using 2‐Year Recurrence‐Period Discharge1

Abstract:  Knowledge of bankfull discharge (Q_bf) is essential for planners, engineers, geomorphologists, environmentalists, agricultural interests, developments situated on flood prone lands, surface mining and reclamation activities, and others interested in floods and flooding. In conjunction with estimating Q_bf, regionalized bankfull hydraulic geometry relationships, which relate Q_bf and associated channel dimensions (i.e., width, depth, and cross‐section area) to drainage basin area (A_da), are often used. This study seeks to improve upon the common practice of predicting Q_bf using A_da exclusively. Specifically, we hypothesize that predictions of Q_bf can be improved by including estimates of the 2‐year recurrence‐period discharge (Q₂) in regression models for predicting Q_bf. For testing this hypothesis, we used Q_bf estimates from 30 reports containing data for streams that span 34 hydrologic regions in 16 states. Corresponding values of Q₂ and A_da were compiled from flood‐frequency reports and other sources. By comparing statistical measures (i.e., root mean squared error, coefficient of determination, and Akaike’s information criterion), we determined that predicting Q_bf from Q₂ rather than A_da yields consistently better estimates of Q_bf. Other principal findings are (1) data are needed for at least 12 sites in a region for reliable hydraulic geometry model selection and (2) an approximate range of values for Q_bf/Q₂ is 0.10‐3.0.     

低分子环保型压裂液技术的开发及应用

通过对低分子环保型压裂液体系(LMF)与传统瓜尔胶压裂液体系的性能进行对比分析,得出低分子环保型压裂液体系,无论在工程还是在环保方面,都有明显的优势。它的推广应用,将产生明显的经济和社会效益,为我国绿色环保压裂液的发展,提供了新的思路。     

抽油机液压刹车制动装置的研究与应用

抽油机刹车系统是作业及维护、保养、检修工作时,确保员工人身安全的重要安全制动装置。目前,刹车系统存在较大安全隐患。文章研究了抽油机刹车安全制动系统的分类及工作原理,分析了存在的安全隐患,提出了采用抽油机液压刹车制动保险销装置。该技术解决了抽油机传统刹车装置存在的问题,并获得了国家专利。应用效果表明:新设计提高了刹车系统安全制动性能。     

水力自旋传质填料生物膜反应器处理城市污水

采用SCMT型自旋传质生物载体填料处理城市污水,对比研究结果表明:SCMT型自旋传质生物载体填料具有良好的传质性能,在停留时间为1.0 h,气水比为4∶1的情况下,反应器出水水质能够达到《城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准(GB18918-2002)》中规定的二级标准.     

超滤膜-生物反应器处理生活污水及其水力学研究

用超滤膜－生物反应器进行处理生活污水试验并研究其水力学行为。结果表明,当ＨＲＴ为５ｈ、ＳＲＴ为３０ｄ、膜面流速为４ｍ／ｓ膜流量为７５Ｌ／（ｍ＾２·ｈ）时,试验出水水质优于建设部生活杂用水水质标准ＣＪ２５．１－８９,可直接回用。     

燃煤电厂除灰系统灰浆池中碳酸钙反应预期转化

燃煤电厂粉煤灰浆中碳酸钙的沉淀过程伴随着粉煤灰中游离氧化钙的溶解为了研究这一多相体系的反应动力学过程,以总无机碳含量为检测因子,利用批式实验的方法取得了反应的动力学数据在此基础上,把灰浆他作为一个非理想的反应器,通过对其流动特性的测试和对反应动力学数据的拟合,预测了反应在灰浆池中的转化率结果表明,模拟结果与现场实测结果一致本研究对于燃煤电厂输灰管道的防垢设计和灰浆池标准化研究具有指导作用.     

气水比对废水吹脱除氮效果的影响

废水中含有的氨氮可通过游离氨的挥发作用加以去除。通过加碱提高废水的ＰＨ值。可将废水中绝大部分的氨氮转化为游离氨而被吹脱。化肥厂氨氮废水中的型吹脱试验表明,当废水的水温、ＰＨ值、布水负荷率以及及脱塔填料形式一定时,氨氮吹脱的气水比在所试验工况条件下均影响氨的去除效果,但其影响程度在不同的ＰＨ值和布水负荷率条件下也有所不同。     

水雾灭火系统的设计

以自备发电机房的灭火设计为例,介绍了水雾灭火系统的实现方法和设备选型步骤,提出提高水雾灭火系统的实现方法和设备选型步骤,提出提高水雾灭火系统的性能和灭火效率,有赖于火灾科学基础研究的积累和突破。     

絮凝DAF中试工艺处理密云水库低温低浊水的影响因素

系统研究以硫酸铝和聚铝为絮凝剂时絮凝-DAF工艺中的水力学参数对除浊率的影响 .结果表明聚铝表现出了更优越的参数值 .在凝聚段 ,聚铝需要的高速混合时间为 15s,而硫酸铝则为 30s以上 ,2者对混合强度的要求为G=300～1000s^-1.聚铝的絮凝反应时间为 5.0min以上 ,硫酸铝为 7.5min以上 ,而且搅拌强度范围平均G值 =40～140s^-1;确定合适的总平均GT值≥2×10⁴.当应用聚铝为絮凝剂时 ,可以采用两级或三级等速搅拌 .对于仿MJ型的释放器 ,在实验的范围内释气压力为 2.5～3.3kg/cm² 时 ,5.0 %～8.3%的回流比较合适 .气浮接触区的水力条件和停留时间对絮凝气浮的除浊效果有较大的影响 .