ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

CVEN9885 Environmental Engineering Science 2 Session 2 - 2011 Contaminant Transport Assignment Short Course and Distance Learning Modes
Submission Deadline and Location: Friday 26 August (Week 6) Wooden Box with Lecturers Name at Eastern End of Level 1 of CE Building Value: 20%

A pollutant is discharged from a pipe at a flow rate Q = 1m3/s into a river with a cross-sectionally averaged flow velocity u = 0.02m/s and longitudinal dispersion coefficient KL 0.05m2/s. The concentration of the pollutant in the pipe is given in the table below: Time Period (hours) <0 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 >8 Concentration (mg/L) 0.0 0.25 0.50 1.25 0.25 0.25 0.75 1.25 0.25 0.00

Use a spreadsheet to determine how the pollutant concentration varies with the time at a distance x = 2000m downstream of the pipe. Your submission should contain the following: A spreadsheet (or results from other computational tools such as MATLAB or MAPLE) with your results (in a table as well as a plot) for the variation of the concentration versus time. Only an A4 hardcopy (of relevant parts) of your spreadsheet will be accepted. However, you must also attach a CD containing your spreadsheet. Briefly explain how changes in the values of x, KL, u and Q would affect the solution. Your written report which must be a separate stand-alone report with relevant parts of your spreadsheet printed out and included in your report. Your assignment does not have to be typed, but it must be easily read and with appropriate diagrams. In addition, you must summarise the equations you have used, your methodology and comment upon the results obtained. In particular, you must show the results of, and comment upon tests that you performed to ensure that the spreadsheet is working correctly.

Note that it is important that you pay careful attention to units in doing this assignment. Please note that this is an individual assignment. Submissions which are noted to be (part) copies will not be returned and penalties for plagiarism applied.