Soil Vapor Extraction Using Radio Frequency Heating

Resource Manual and Technology Demonstration
1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-1-56670-464-9
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 1110 g

Reihe: AATDF Monograph Series

One of the most widely used techniques for treating soils contaminated with volatile organic compounds, soil vapor extraction (SVE) can also be applied to semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) if the soil is heated, by applying electromagnetic energy in the radio frequency (FR) range, to increase the vapor pressure of the contaminants. Although RF-SVE systems used in previous field demonstrations have had varying degrees of success, questions remain concerning its viability and cost-effectiveness.
Soil Vapor Extraction Using Radio Frequency Heating: Resource Manual and Technology Demonstration covers detailed scientific and engineering information that answers these questions. The book includes the necessary databases, equations, and example calculations for RF heating. The theoretical and practical information included will facilitate future testing of RF-SVE treatment of soils.

Additionally, the book provides information for a full-scale engineering design of potential RF-SVE applications. The authors use this information to examine predicted performance, magnitude of costs, and modifications to the design that may decrease cost. Soil Vapor Extraction Using Radio Frequency Heating: Resource Manual and Technology Demonstration gives an economic analysis of this innovative technology and considers other possible applications for it.

Features

Zielgruppe

Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lowe, Donald F.

Oubre, Carroll L.

Ward, C. H.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Bodenkunde, Sedimentologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Process Description
Site Identification
Project Overview
Measurement Procedures
Measurement Procedures for Characterizing the Matrix
Measurement Procedures for Monitoring Operating Parameters
Technology Demonstration
Introduction
RF Heating
Demonstration Project Approach
Test Site Description
Procedures and Field Implementation
Demonstration Project Chronology
Demonstration Results
Conclusions
Design Recommendations
Engineering Design
Hypothetical Site Conditions
Treatment Systems
Process Equipment Performance Factors and Specifications
Heat Balances
Contaminant Mass Removal
Costs and Economic Analysis
Standardized Cost Breakdown
Economic Analysis Factors
Potential Applications
Performance Parameters
Potential Applications
Economic Factors
Regulatory Requirements
RF Heating in Conjunction with Other Technologies
References
Appendices
Appendix A-Demonstration Mass Balance Calculations
Appendix B-Summary of Demonstration Recorded Data
Appendix C-Demonstration Heat Balance and Calculations
Appendix D-Demonstration RF Energy Data
Appendix E-Idealized Scenarios for Kirtland AFB RF-SVE Demonstration
Appendix F-Organic Compound Vapor Pressures
Appendix G-Partitioning Interwell Tracer Tests (PITT)
Appendix H-Engineering Drawings of Hypothetical Designs
Appendix I-Equipment Catalog Cut-Sheet References
Appendix J-Mass & Heat Balance Calculations for the Three Hypothetical Design Cases
Appendix K-Cost Estimates for the Three Hypothetical Case Design Cases

Über Autor(innen)

Lowe, Donald F.; Oubre, Carroll L.; Ward, C. H.