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Water Treatment Plant Flocculation Design

A city is planning a new water treatment plant with a flocculation unit consisting of two paddle flocculator trains, each having three compartments. The design flow is 11.5x10^3 m3/d, with a total flocculation detention time of 30 minutes, requiring specific calculations for basin volume, dimensions, input power, and rotational speed based on varying velocity gradients. The purpose of varying velocity gradients is to achieve tapered flocculation to prevent shear of the formed flocs.

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Water Treatment Plant Flocculation Design

A city is planning a new water treatment plant with a flocculation unit consisting of two paddle flocculator trains, each having three compartments. The design flow is 11.5x10^3 m3/d, with a total flocculation detention time of 30 minutes, requiring specific calculations for basin volume, dimensions, input power, and rotational speed based on varying velocity gradients. The purpose of varying velocity gradients is to achieve tapered flocculation to prevent shear of the formed flocs.

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2. A city is planning the installation of a new water treatment plant to supply a growing population.

The
flow from the rapid mix unit will be split between two cross-flow, paddle flocculator trains, each with three
compartments equal in volume. The required depth in all compartments is 4.0m. Each compartment has
two paddles of area 0.25m2 located on each side of the shaft at 1.5m from the center of the shaft.

Design flow Q=11.5x103 m3/d


Total Flocculation detention time = 30 min
Velocity Gradient G = 70, 50, 30 s-1
Dynamic viscosity and density at To = 5o is 1.52 x 10-3 Pa.s and 1000kg/m3 respectively
Velocity of the fluid is 0.75 times the paddle velocity
Coefficient of drag CD =1.35

a) Draw a schematic of the flocculation unit and determine the basin volume, basin dimensions, required
input power, and rotational speed using the following parameters.

b) Explain the purpose of varying velocity gradient in the compartments of the flocculation unit.

a) (1.5 pts) for the scchematic

Qper-train = 11.5x103 m3/d = 5.75x103 m3/d = 4.0 m3/min (1 pt)


2
Volume=Qtd = 4.0 m3/min x 30 min = 120 m3
Volume per compartment = 120 m3 /3 = 40 m3 (1 pt)
Area = 40 m3 /4.0 m = 10 m2
Length and width = (10 m2)1/2 = 3.16m Assume square (1 pt)
The input power needed will be calculated three times since each
flocculator has a unique velocity gradient.
PG=70 = G2µV= (70 s-1)2(1.52 x 10-3 Pa.s)( 40 m3) = 298 W (0.5 pt)
PG=50 = G2µV= (50 s-1)2(1.52 x 10-3 Pa.s)( 40 m3) = 152 W (0.5 pt)
PG=30 = G2µV= (30 s-1)2(1.52 x 10-3 Pa.s)( 40 m3) = 54.7 W (0.5 pt)

P=CdρAv3, v=k(2πr)n
2
2𝑃
n= 3√𝐶𝑑×𝐴𝑝×ρ×(2πrk) 3

3 2(298)
n=√ = 0.171rps (1 pt)
1.35×0.25×1000×(2π×1.5×0.75)3

3 2(152)
n=√1.35×0.25×1000×(2π×1.5×0.75)3 = 0.136rps (1 pt)

3 2(54.7)
n=√1.35×0.25×1000×(2π×1.5×0.75)3 = 0.097rps (1 pt)

b) Velocity gradients in the compartments are varied in order to have tapered flocculation so that
the formed flocs don’t shear. (2 pts.)

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