Analytical Modeling to Simulate Gas Production for Various Tested Landfill Cells
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 3
Abstract
The gas extraction wells installed in landfills are used to control gas emission. The degradation of municipal solid waste (MSW) is the main influencing factor for gas production and migration. The symmetric equation of gas migration was established considering the gas extraction wells and peak behavior of the degradation rate. An analytical solution is presented. The peak behavior of degradation rate can be modeled by an equation. The steady degradation ratio of MSW is related to methane generation potential in the LandGEM model. The extraction and injection tests can be well simulated by the symmetric change theory of gas pressure in landfills. From back analysis of the Brogborough test, both the MSW landfill degradation rate and the peak value of gas pressure increased with sludge addition. The degradation time at peak is less than about 700 days. The peak gas pressure in landfill with added sludge increases by 20%.
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Acknowledgments
The authors appreciate the financial support provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41372268) and the Doctoral Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (No. 20130094110002).
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Volume 142 • Issue 3 • March 2016
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Received: Apr 28, 2014
Accepted: Sep 13, 2015
Published online: Dec 17, 2015
Published in print: Mar 1, 2016
Discussion open until: May 17, 2016
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