The purpose of this study is to evaluate the High Rate Spiral Clarifier(HRSC) availability for the improvement of polluted
retention pond water quality. A lab scale and a pilot scale test was performed for this. The fluid flow patterns in a HRSC
were studied using Fluent which is one of the computational fluid dynamic(CFD) programs, with inlet velocity and inlet
diameter, length of body(LB) and length of lower cone(Lc), angle and gap between the inverted sloping cone, the lower exit
hole installed or not installed. A pilot scale experimental apparatus was made on the basis of the results from the fluid
flow analysis and lab scale test, then a field test was executed for the retention pond. In the study of inside fluid flow for
the experimental apparatus, we found out that the inlet velocity had a greater effect on forming spiral flow than inlet flow
rate and inlet diameter. There was no observable effect on forming spiral flow LB in the range of 1.2 to 1.6DB(body
diameter) and Lc in the range of 0.35 to 0.5LB, but decreased the spiral flow with a high ratio of LB/DB 2.0, Lc/LB 0.75.
As increased the angle of the inverted sloping cone, velocity gradually dropped and evenly distributed in the inverted
sloping cone. The better condition was a 10cm distance of the inverted sloping cone compared to 20cm to prevent turbulent
flow. The condition that excludes the lower exit hole was better to prevent channeling and to distribute effluent flow rate
evenly. From the pilot scale field test it was confirmed that particulate matters were effectively removed, therefore, this
apparatus could be used for one of the plans to improve water quality for a large water body such as retention ponds.