Modelagem da qualidade da água utilizando coeficientes bibliográficos e experimentais - aplicação ao Rio Vacacaí Mirim

Abstract

The use of the coefficient of reaeration and quantification of atmospheric reaeration templates for use in process water quality and can be determined by various methods or determined experimentally using formulas that describe the behavior of flow through its hydraulic system. The Approximate Delta method is a experimental method of the simple application. Mathematical models of water quality are instruments developed to assist in problem solving, however their use depends on experimental results. This research aimed to evaluate the importance of experimental determination of kinetic parameters, surface reaeration coefficient K2, in modeling of water quality of the river Vacacaí Mirim. To calculate the coefficient of reaeration, Delta Approximate method, used in the experiments, it was shown a technique to obtain easy field data, simple calculations and experimental apparatus with a low cost. However, this method has limitations in the calculation in places with sewage dumps, as was observed in the data obtained from monitoring points 1 and 2. In these places, in urban areas, there is the discharge of untreated wastewater into the river Vacacaí Mirim modifying the values of dissolved oxygen and causing a wobble in her bow. In monitoring point 3, where there is no presence of inflow of sewage into the river, the Delta Approximate method showed very favorable and consistent results. Obtaining the coefficient of reaeration through calculations of equations proposed in the literature and by the model QUAL2E exhibited large variations in their responses, confirming the claim limitation of using them for obtaining K2, being restricted to using these equations where been developed. When comparing data reaeration coefficient between the experimental methodology by Delta Approximate method and the responses of the equations, it was found that the proposed Formentini (2010) resulted in good fits to the observed data. The information collected experimentally were used as input data in QUAL2E model for simulation of dissolved oxygen in the river Vacacaí Mirim. The QUAL2E model has proved to be an effective tool for obtaining OD in rivers.