Thermal Processes and Air Distribution in the Engine Room of a High-voltage Sewage Pumping Station
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https://doi.org/10.24160/1993-6982-2025-4-94-103Keywords:
pumping station, engine room, thermally stressed room, heat transfer processes, air exchange processes, air flow, waste water, ventilation system, convective jetAbstract
The article presents an overview of current studies aimed at improving the energy efficiency of wastewater disposal systems in populated areas located under various climatic conditions. Some features of the microclimate conditions in the engine room of a high-voltage municipal sewage pumping station for the cold and warm periods of the year are highlighted. A balance mathematical model is presented that describes thermal phenomena within the engine room of the structure considered for the cold period of the year. The air temperatures in the characteristic zones are determined. The compiled system of equations is solved using the Cramer method. The results from experimental studies of hourly averaged temperature values in the main working zones of the sewage pumping station engine room are presented. It has been determined in the course of experimental studies in the cold period of the year that that the average difference between the average hourly temperatures in working zones I and II is 5°C. The results obtained using the mathematical model were compared with those obtained in a full-scale experiment. The maximum mismatch between the results obtained using the mathematical model and the full-scale experiment for the two working zones considered was found to be 9.7%. The work is of interest for the services operating the sewerage systems of populated areas.
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Для цитирования: Разаков М.А., Шелгинский А.Я. Тепловые процессы и воздухораспределение в машинном зале высоковольтной канализационной насосной станции // Вестник МЭИ. 2025. № 4. С. 94—103. DOI: 10.24160/1993-6982-2025-4-94-103
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For citation: Razakov M.A., Shelginsky A.Ya. Thermal Processes and Air Distribution in the Engine Room of a High-voltage Sewage Pumping Station. Bulletin of MPEI. 2025;4:94—103. (in Russian). DOI: 10.24160/1993-6982-2025-4-94-103
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Conflict of interests: the authors declare no conflict of interest

