Design of horizontal trenches for leachate recirculation in bioreactor landfills using two-phase modelling
Design of horizontal trenches for leachate recirculation in bioreactor landfills using two-phase modelling
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DOI:
10.1504/ijewm.2015.069962
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2015-06
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0.6
通讯作者:
K. Reddy;Rajiv K. Giri-;H. S. Kulkarni
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作者:
K. Reddy;Rajiv K. Giri-;H. S. Kulkarni
Horizontal trenches (HTs) are the simplest form of leachate recirculation systems (LRSs), constructed by excavating a trench to a desired depth and length along the length of a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill. The performance of HTs is mainly based on few empirical studies. Moreover, previous mathematical models often either considered the MSW as saturated than unsaturated or assumed incorrect MSW properties. Hence, those studies lack the accuracy needed for the efficient design of HT. In this study, parametric studies are performed to develop design charts for HTs considering real field MSW conditions. Heterogeneous-anisotropic MSW resulted in an increase in wetted width and area and a decrease in the pore pressures developed than homogeneous-isotropic waste. Normalised design charts are provided to estimate wetted width, wetted area and pore water pressure at steady-state for a given leachate injection rate, hydraulic conductivity and the dimension and location of HT from a LRS.