Control of mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck fouling in water-cooling systems using plasma discharge.
Water Sci Technol
; 80(6): 1125-1133, 2019 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-31799956
ABSTRACT
To prevent marine macrofouling, the anti-fouling effect of liquid discharge on mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck was investigated in a simulated water-cooling system. The effects of input energy, mussel distance from discharge center, continuous discharge time, and discharge energy distribution mode on mussel response (death or detachment) were systematically studied. The results showed that excellent anti-fouling effects could be achieved by increasing input energy, but the detachment rate and mortality of mussels decreased sharply when the mussels were farther away from the discharge center. Low frequency discharge for a long, continuous time and multiple stimuli at long intervals improved the anti-fouling effect. Shock waves are the most likely cause of mussel eradication, and the threshold values of peak pressure to prevent mussel settlement and to cause death were 0.02 MPa and 0.05 MPa, respectively.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Water Pollutants, Chemical
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Mytilus
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Water Sci Technol
Journal subject:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China