| Title |
Conservative Adjustment of the Standard Calculation Method of Inflow Water Into a Separated Sewer System |
| Authors |
추민경 ( Minkyeong Chu ) ; 배효관 ( Hyokwan Bae ) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2020.36.5.423 |
| Keywords |
Conservative adjustment; Improved linearity; Inflow water; Standard calculation method |
| Abstract |
To improve the low treatment efficiency of sewage treatment plants, the separated sewer system must be maintained to provide an adequate flow rate and quality of the sewage under the effect of inflow. In this study, data from five locations of Namsuk, Dukgok1, Dukgok2, Kanggu, and Opo were used to conservatively calculate the inflow water volume. The sewer flow and rainfall data were collected in 2017. The factors in the standard method used to calculate the inflow of the combined sewer pipes including “rainy days”, “rainfall impact period”, and “period for basal sewer” were defined as 3 mm/day, continuous rain for two days, and two weeks prior to the inflow generation, respectively. “Rainy days”, “rainfall impact period”, and “period for basal sewer” were conservatively adjusted to 5 mm/day, continuous rain for five days, and three weeks prior to the inflow generation, respectively. As a results of the adjustment, the linearity (r2) was improved except for in Dukgok1. This implies that the conservative adjustment made in this study could improve the management quality of sewer pipes. Also, the linear correlation coefficient (ai) between inflow and rainfall showed a large difference between the target locations, which can be another monitoring factor affecting the quality of sewer pipes. To improve the correlation based on the individual characteristics of the locations in Korea, the automatic algorithm for the inflow calculation should be developed by innovative intellectual technologies for application to the entire national area. |