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May 18, 2016
New Evidence on the Causes of Explosives Geysers in Stormwater and Combined Sewer Systems: A Simplified Model for the Prediction of These Geysers
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016
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A geyser in a stormwater (SW) and combined sewer system (CSS) is a high frequency oscillatory release of a mixture of gas and liquid that occurs at vertical shafts and other relief points. The oscillating jet of gas-liquid mixtures may reach a height of the order of a few to tens of meters above ground level. A considerable number of hypotheses were formulated for the causes of these geysers. Using actual geyser formulations, it is not clear how to predict a large geyser height as observed in actual stormwater and combined sewer systems. This paper describes a new theory on the causes of geyser occurrence and presents a simplified model for quantifying geyser eruption based on simultaneous exsolution of multiple gases. This model was applied to a geysering event in a stormwater collection system in Minneapolis.
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World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2016
Pages: 224 - 233
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: May 18, 2016
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School of Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR 97331. E-mail: [email protected]
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