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Estimation on Affecting Factors and Contribution Rate for Air Permeability of Sawdust as Bulking Agent on Composting

퇴비화 첨가재인 톱밥의 공기투과성에 미치는 영향요인 및 기여도 평가에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Byung Tae (Department of Environmental Engineering, Daejin University)
  • 김병태 (대진대학교 환경공학과)
  • Received : 2015.11.04
  • Accepted : 2015.11.30
  • Published : 2015.12.30
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Abstract

This study estimated the contribution rates of inlet air flow, moisture content, air-filled porosity and particle size on the total pressure drop for the sawdust used as the bulking agent in the composting. The statistical model for pressure drop including the affecting factors was proposed.($R^2=0.998{\sim}0.950$) While the laminar air flow(v) and particle size(SIZE*v) had the positive relations to the total pressure drop, the turbulent air flow($v^2$), moisture content(MC*v) and air-filled porosity(AFP*v) had the negative relations. Total pressure drop sharply increased with increasing of the inlet air flow. And the most significant factors affecting to total pressure drop were the particle size(SIZE*v) as positive factor and air-filled porosity(AFP*v) as negative factor. The contribution rate to total pressure drop by the particle size(SIZE*v) was continuously increased with increasing of the inlet air flow, but the contribution rate by air-filled porosity(AFP*v) was decreased. And total pressure drop was little changed even though the increasing of moisture content above the range of dry moisture content 0.25. The contribution rates of affecting factors had the different tendencies with increasing of the moisture content, especially in the negative factors as air-filled porosity(AFP*v) and moisture content(MC*v). For effective composting process, it is preferable to select the sawdust with higher air-filled porosity as bulking agent to enhance the air permeability.

본 연구에서는 퇴비화공정에서 첨가재로 주로 사용되는 톱밥을 대상으로 톱밥 내 공기투과성 변화에 영향을 미치고 있는 요인별 특성과 총차감압력에 미치는 기여도를 평가하였다. 공기투과성 변화에의 영향요소로서 층류속도(v), 난류속도($v^2$), 수분함량(MC*v), 공기공극률(AFP*v), 입자크기(SIZE*v)를 선정하여 차감압력 산정을 위한 회귀식을 제시하였다. 차감압력에의 증가요인은 층류속도(v)와 입자크기(SIZE*v)이며, 감소요인은 난류속도($v^2$), 수분함량(MC*v), 공기공극률(AFP*v)이다. 공기유입속도를 높이면 총차감압력이 지속적으로 증가하였으며, 이러한 총차감압력 변화에 영향을 크게 미치는 증가요인은 입자크기(SIZE*v)이며, 감소요인은 공기공극률(AFP*v)이다. 또한 총차감압력에의 증가기여도는 낮은 유속에서는 층류속도(v)가 높은 유속에서는 입자크기(SIZE*v)의 기여도가 높았으며, 감소기여도는 공기공극률(AFP*v)이 가장 높았다. 반면에 수분함량 변화에 따른 총차감압력 변화는 그리 크지 않았다. 따라서 총차감압력은 증가요인보다는 감소요인인 공기공극률(AFP*v)과 수분함량(MC*v)에 의하여 영향을 받고 있음을 알 수 있다. 본 연구결과로서, 효율적 퇴비화공정을 위하여는 적정 수분함량 유지와 함께 공기공극률이 높은 첨가재를 선정하여 공기투과성을 향상시키는 방법이 적절할 것이다.

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