DESIGN CALCULATION SHEET FOR SOFTENER UNIT

By P JAYAKUMAR
Client : VEDANTA SATSANG

Project : VEDANTA SATSANG RETIREMENT COMMUNITY

Parameter Value Unit

Total flow required 270 m3/hr
Number of softeners working 2 plus 1 stby
135 m3/hr
Net flow per softener 135 m3/hr

Feed Total Hardness 75 ppm as CaCO3

Operating flow rate 135 M3/Hr
Operating hour 22 Hr
Output Between Regeneration for One
Softner 2970 M3
Feed water Sodium 42.36 ppm as CaCO3
Na/TC ratio 36%

Method of regeneration C/F cocurrent

Resin Selected DUOLITE C-20 Na

Regeneration level 150 Kg NaCl/M3

Hardness Leakage 0.75 ppm as CaCO3
Correction factor-1 (TDS) 1
Correction factor-2 (Na/TC) 2.07
Total hardness leakage 1.5525 ppm as CaCO3

Exchange capacity 69 Kg as CaCO3/M3

Correction factor - 1 (Na Conc.) 1
Correction factor - 2 (Feed Hardness) 1
Correction factor - 3 (Regenerant conc.) 1 FOR NaCL > 12%
Correction factor - 4 (Flow Rate, BV/hr) 0.96
Correction factor -5 (Mechanical design 0.9
Net Exchange capacity 59.62 Kg as CaCO3/M3

Work Done 222.8 Kg as CaCO3

Waste water (assumed) 20 M3 refer next page

Work done with waste water 224.3 Kg as CaCO3
Resin volume calculated 3.762 M3
Required bed height 1.500 Mtr As per Enquiry
Diameter Calculated 1.793 Mtr
Diameter Provided 1.900 Mtr
Area Provided 2.816 M2
Resin volume provided 4.224 M3
Free Board 80%
HOS Calculated 2.700 Mtr
HOS Provided 2.800 Mtr
Specific Velocity 31.962 BV/Hr 5 TO 40 for C 20
Surface Velocity 47.94 M/Hr < 50 M/HR for C 20

Salt required 633.56 Kg 100%

Salt Concentration in Brine Tank 24% 8 to 12 for C 20 Na
Suggested Capacity of Brine Tank 3168 Ltr.
Provided Capacity of Brine Tank 3500 Ltr.
HOS of Brine Tank 2.00 Mtr
Diameter of Brine Tank 1.55 Mtr
selected diameter 1.6 Mtr
HR for C 20

or C 20 Na
 REGENERATION SEQUENCE OF SOFTENER UNIT
Client : VEDANTA SATSANG
For One Vessel Only
MODE OF REGENERATION C/F
AREA OF THE VESSEL 2.82 M2
REGENERANT QTY. 633.56 Kg. 2200

SALT CONCENTRATION 10.00% 8 to 12 for C 20 Na

Sr No. Step Design Basis Flow rate Time Volume

M3/Hr minute M3
1 Backwash 12.5 M/Hr. 35.198 10 5.866
2 Salt injection 10-12% @ 2-8 BV/h 12.068 30 6.034
3 Slow rinse 2 BV@Regenration Flow 9.868 55 8.447
6 Final Rinse Service flow 135.000 10 22.500

Waste water TOTAL 105 42.848

ENER UNIT
By P JAYAKUMAR

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