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Determination of the Optimal Location of the Air Hole in Venturi Aerators
Author(s) -
Baylar Ahmet,
Unsal Mehmet,
Ozkan Fahri
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clean – soil, air, water
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.444
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1863-0669
pISSN - 1863-0650
DOI - 10.1002/clen.200700026
Subject(s) - venturi effect , aeration , air entrainment , environmental engineering , water quality , environmental science , entrainment (biomusicology) , secondary air injection , oxygen , chemistry , waste management , materials science , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , composite material , acoustics , ecology , inlet , organic chemistry , rhythm , biology
Dissolved oxygen is one of the most important water quality parameters. Aeration improves the water quality by maintaining good dissolved oxygen levels in water. Dissolved oxygen enters water by entrainment of air bubbles. A method of aeration that has become popular in recent years is the venturi aeration. In the present paper, experimental studies were conducted to investigate the effect of the location of the air hole in venturi tubes upon air injection. It was observed from the results that the location of the air hole playes a significant role for the air injection. The optimal air hole location that maximized the air injection in venturi aerators was determined.