Experimental investigation of the thermal and disinfection performances of a novel hydrodynamic cavitation reactor

•An effective approach to disinfect water using a novel HCR is performed.•The thermal and disinfection performances are evaluated.•100% of disinfection rate of Escherichia coli was achieved with a reasonable cost.•Achieved treatment rate is several hundred times greater than that in recent studies....

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Veröffentlicht in:Ultrasonics sonochemistry 2018-12, Vol.49, p.13-23
Hauptverfasser: Sun, Xun, Park, Jong Jin, Kim, Hyun Soo, Lee, Seung Ho, Seong, Si Jin, Om, Ae Son, Yoon, Joon Yong
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Zusammenfassung:•An effective approach to disinfect water using a novel HCR is performed.•The thermal and disinfection performances are evaluated.•100% of disinfection rate of Escherichia coli was achieved with a reasonable cost.•Achieved treatment rate is several hundred times greater than that in recent studies. In the present study, we proposed an effective, efficient, and economical approach to disinfect water using a novel, advanced, rotational hydrodynamic cavitation reactor (HCR). First, analyses of the flow field and cavitation generation mechanism in the HCR were conducted through visualization of the reactor flow field using a high-speed camera. Second, the thermal performance was tested in 20 experiments with various rotational speeds of the rotor (2700, 3000, 3300, and 3600 rpm) and pump pressure settings (0.0, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0, and 1.5 bar gauge pressure). The HCR maximally achieved a heat generation rate of 48.15 MJ/h and thermal efficiency of 82.18%. Then, the disinfection effect was evaluated using water that simulated an effluent containing Escherichia coli (E. coli) for various flow rates (8, 11, and 14 L/min), a pump pressure setting fixed at 0.5 bar, and a rotational speed of 3600 rpm. In addition, an economical assessment of the disinfection processes was performed by considering the measured electric consumption. The thermal effect generated by the HCR was the dominant factor affecting the concentration of E. coli. The HCR achieved a 100% disinfection rate with a 4.3 L/min treatment rate and a cost of US $ 3.019/m3 at the optimal flow rate. The effects of the pressure setting and rotational speed on the performance were discussed in detail. Finally, compared to the recent studies, the treatment rate of the HCR is several hundred times greater than that obtained by the HCRs utilized in those studies, and also has a reasonable cost.
ISSN:1350-4177
1873-2828
DOI:10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.02.039