LFG, generated by the decomposition of wastes, is very humid and has high temperature. When it cools during its transfer in the piping system, condensate forms, blocking the flow of LFG. Typical condensate removal devices, which works on the principle of trap usually used in the sewer pipe and utilizes water to prevent the intrusion of outer gas and to drain condensate, have limitation for their uses in landfill by the evaporation of water when it comes to dry condition in the landfill. In this study we investigated the temperature distribution in the waste layer and the possibility of the evaporation of water in the trap. LFG could be cooled down or heated by the temperature of waste layers where the transfer pipe locates. Evaporation rates, estimated by the use of temperature distribution in the landfill, were high enough to cause malfunctions when the difference of temperature between LFG and waste layer is high.

• 이경호(수도권매립지관리공사 연구개발처) | Kyeong Ho Lee
• 원종철(수도권매립지관리공사 연구개발처) | Jong Chul Won Corresponding author