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Hydraulic Flocculator
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Hydraulic Flocculator
* baffled Channels

Comparison of basic approaches to flocculation

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Design criteria for hydraulic flocculation

MWH,pp 760
Camp number to be between 25000 to 100000
Detention time to be more than 8 minutes
Polytec, NZ

USQ pp.136
Design Calculations
Q
Q

Raw Water,
Detention Time

Try Channel Velocity

Actual Channel Velocity
Baffle width
Average water height
r
g

=
=

2.5
0.0289

=
=

483
8.05

s
min

>
>

=
=
=
=

0.2
0.2
0.3
0.482

m/s
m/s
m
m

>

=
=

1000.0
9.81

head loss,

say,
Number of Turns
DH
head loss,

ML/D
m3/s
480
8

0.15 but less than 0.45

Assumed

kg/m3
m/s2
for EACH 180 degrees turn
where, k = 2.5 to 4.

k
h

=
=
=
=

3
0.01
39
0.24

m
m

s
min

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Velocity Gradient:

Dynamic Viscosity, m

0.001

N.s/m2

69.751484

OK

=
=

G.t
33,481

OK

(at 20 degrees)

Velocity Gradient:

Camp Number:

Tank Water Volume

Required V, =

13.89

m3

=
=
=
=

13.8
2.1
0.48
0.6

m
m
m
m

H loss

0.24

Volume, V

13.98

m3

L
W
Av H
Total Tank depth

Thus, put
Summary:
L
W
H
No. Baffles

for

4.6
2.1
0.6
13.0

m
m
m
m

say,

min

plus free board

OK

3 no. Flocculator each with

=
=
=
=

13 baffles.

13

no.

detention time

0.1