SP 2 KIT-AGW-AqG

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) - Institute of Applied Geosciences (AGW)

Aquatic Geochemistry Division (AqG) - Prof. Dr. Thomas Neumann

SP2b: Characterization of suspended particles in the Seo Ho river and their influence on the hydroabrasion of pumps and concrete structures and the water quality

Subproject 2b is integrated in workpackage 3 (WP3) “water quality”. Within the previous project KaWaTech we were able to show, that the suspension load in the inflow of the hydroelectric power plant Seo Ho in northern Vietnam strongly fluctuates partly reaching extreme values mainly due to heavy precipitation events. Thus, it leads to hydroabrasion of pumps and concrete structures and negatively influences the water quality. Therefore, within KaWaTech Solutions SP2b is focussing on the detailed analysis of the suspended particles:

Monitoring the temporal and spatial variability of the suspension load
Characterization of the geochemistry/mineralogy, surface quality and grain size distribution of suspended particles depending on variable discharge regimes
Evaluation of the hydroabrasion potential of suspended particles and their role in pollutant transport
Provenance analysis of suspended particles

Team

	Prof. Dr. Thomas Neumann Subproject leader Phone: +49 (0)721 608-44279 Email: neumann∂kit.edu
	Dr. Elisabeth Eiche Research assistant Project editor Phone: +49 (0)721 608-43327 Email: elisabeth.eiche∂kit.edu
	M.Sc. Philipp Holz Doctoral student Project editor Phone: +49 (0)721 608-43322 Email: philipp.holz∂kit.edu

Address:

Institute for Applied Geosciences
Aquatic Geochemistry Division (AqG)
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
FZU, Geb. 50.40
Adenauerring 20b
76131 Karlsruhe

Further information:

Homepage of the institute: http://www.agw.kit.edu