Legge, A., Jensen, H., Tait, S. et al. (2 more authors) (2018) Food waste particles: An under-explored class of sediment transport. In: Proceedings of the 5th IAHR Europe Congress - New challenges in hydraulic research and engineering. 5th IAHR Europe Congress - New challenges in hydraulic research and engineering, 12-14 Jun 2018, Trento, Italy. Research Publishing , Singapore , pp. 727-728. ISBN 978-981-11-2731-1
Abstract
Food waste particles are a relatively unexplored category of solid particles that enter the sewer network, frequently via a Food Waste Disposer (FWD). It is unknown what settling and transport characteristics they possess and how this differs from traditional sediments, or how they interact with existing assets. This work examined typical foods, examining the particle size distribution on a phi scale, and showed there is a normal distribution of food particles with a peak at the -1 phi sieve (2mm). The maximum settling velocity ranges from 0-0.07 m/s, equivalent to the settling velocity of very fine sand, something which would not be expected to deposit in-sewer.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 IAHR |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 28 Aug 2018 10:09 |
Last Modified: | 28 Aug 2018 10:09 |
Published Version: | http://rpsonline.com.sg/rps2prod/iahr2018/html/365... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Research Publishing |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.3850/978-981-11-2731-1_365-cd |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:134891 |