Research Article
Oct 1970
Aerator Performance in Natural Streams
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Volume 96, Issue 5
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Field tests of full-scale aeration equipment were conducted on the Passaic River in New Jersey. The results indicate that the oxygen transfer rates under standard conditions for aerators operating in a natural stream are significantly lower than those reported for similar aerators operating in waste treatment plants. For the observed flow range (83 cfs - 1670 cfs), the aerator efficiencies generally increase with increasing river discharge and velocity. With properly selected upstream and downstream sampling points, the use of a linear dissolved oxygen profile across the aerator seems to provide good estimate of the driving force of the aeration system. For the practical design of a river aeration system, a simple procedure is suggested to convert the commercially specified aerator efficiencies to those under actual conditions encountered in the river.
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Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 96 • Issue 5 • October 1970
Pages: 1099 - 1114
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© 1970 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Shaw L. Yu, AM.ASCE
Asst. Res. Prof., Water Resources Res. Inst. and Dept. of Civ. and Environmental Engrg., Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, New Brunswick, N.J.
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