关键词:
Cast iron pipe
摘要:
When drinking water quality and hydraulic conditions change, the solid-liquid balance between pipe scales and water in drinking water distribution systems (DWDSs) will be destroyed, causing iron release and secondary pollution of drinking water. In this paper, dynamic experimental systems were set up to analyze the process of iron release in DWDSs under coupled changes of flow rate (v), pH, sulfate (SO42-), and alkalinity (Alk). Principal component regression was used to establish the model for predicting the release of iron. The results indicated that under the condition of v=0.12m/s, pH=6.5, [SO42-]=250mg/L, and Alk=100mg/L CaCO3, the total iron concentrations in steel and cast iron pipes reached the maximum of 1.423mg/L and 0.184mg/L, respectively. A large amount of flaky and scattered spherical structures were observed in steel and cast iron pipe scales, with α-FeOOH being the main component. After the experiment, the contents of α-FeOOH, γ-FeOOH, and Fe2O3 in both pipe scales increased, while those of Fe3O4 decreased. The predictive model showed that the total iron concentrations were negatively correlated with pH and Alk, and positively correlated with SO42- and v. The order of the influences of the four factors was: v > pH > Alk > SO42- © 2025 Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences. All rights reserved.