A novel measure for long-term sediment reduction inspired by dragonfly wings
2024
Zhiwei Li | Bing Wang | Feifei Wang | Bin Sun | Shuaikang Zhao
The sediment accumulation in drainage pipes has long been recognized as a significant concern in the environmental field. This study addresses sediment accumulation in drainage pipes by introducing an innovative bioinspired approach using various shapes and angles of plates for long-term sediment reduction. Through experiments and numerical simulations, the velocity field, the turbulent kinetic energy, the head loss, and the dynamic pressure distribution in the pipeline with plates are analyzed. Results demonstrate significant increases in local velocity, dynamic pressure, and turbulence energy due to the presence of plates. The sediment reduction performance shows a positive correlation with the angle for folded plates and a non-linear relation with curvature for curved plates. Notably, the superior performance of folded plates is attributed to their exceptional ability to induce vortex formation. The head loss due to sediment reduction measures increases linearly as the angle and the curvature increase. Furthermore, the intentional induction of strong eddies and high shear flow using the undulating topography created by the locally installed folding plates in the pipeline was the main cause of sediment reduction. This novel approach holds promise for more efficient and sustainable sediment reduction in drainage systems. HIGHLIGHTS A novel measure for long-term sediment reduction inspired by dragonfly wings has been proposed.; A 25° folded plate is considered a favorable choice for this sediment reduction measure.; The main reason for sediment reduction is to induce strong eddies and high shear flow intentionally by using undulating topography.;
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