COAGULATION / FLOCCULATION

The flow to a flocculation basin 50 ft long, 12 ft wide, and 10 ft deep is 2100 gpm. What is
the detention time in the tank (in minutes) ?

Tank volume ( gal)=50 ft × 12 ft × 10 ft ×7 . 48 gal /cu ft =44880 gal

Volume of tan k ( gal) 44880 gal

Detention time ( min )= = =21. 4 min
Flow rate (gpm ) 2100 gpm

Jar tests indicate that the best alum dose for a water is 8 mg/L. If the flow to be treated is
2,100,000 gpd, what should the lb/day setting be on the dry alum feeder ?

Chemical added (lb/d )=8 mg/ L × 2 . 10 MGD × 8. 34 lb/ gal=140 lb/day

Jar tests indicate that the best alum dose for a water is 7 mg/L. The flow to be treated is
1.52 MGD. Determine the gallons per day setting for the alum solution feeder if the liquid
alum contains 5.36 lb of alum per gallon of solution.

Dry alum (lb/day )=7 mg/ L × 1. 52 MGD × 8 . 34 lb/ gal=89 lb/day

89 lb/day
Alum sollution ( gpd )= =16 . 6 gpd
5 . 36 lb alum/gal sollution

16 .6 gpd×3785 mL/ gal

Feed rate (mL /min)= =44 mL /min
1440 min/ day
If a total of 10 ounces of dry polymer is added to 15 gallons of water, what is the percent
strength (by weight) of the polymer solution ?

10 ounces
16 ounces/lb
% Strength= ×100=0 . 5 %
15 gal × 8 .34 lb/gal

If 90 grams (1 gram = 0.0022 lb) of dry polymer are dissolved in 6 gallons of water, what
percent strength is the solution?

chemical (lb) 90 grams × 0. 0022 lb/gram

% Strength= ×100= ×100=4 %
water (lb) +chemical (lb) ( 6 gal × 8 .34 lb/ gal ) + ( 90 × 0. 0022 ) lb
A 12% liquid polymer is to be used in making up a polymer solution. How many pounds of
liquid polymer should be mixed with water to produce 120 lb of a 0.5% polymer solution?

1
 12 0.5
x lb × =120 lb ×
100 100
120 ×0 . 05
⇒ x= =5 lb
0 .12
If 12 lb of a 10% strength solution are mixed with 40 lb of 1% strength solution, what is the
percent strength of the solution mixture?

( 12 lb × 0 . 1 ) + ( 40 lb × 0 . 01 )
% Strength of mixture= × 100=3. 1 %
12 lb + 40 lb

Calculate the actual chemical feed rate (lb/day) if a container is placed under a chemical
feeder and a total of 2 lb is collected during a 30-minute period.

2 lb
Chemical feed rate ( lb /min )= =0. 07 lb /min
30 min
A calibration test was conducted for a solution chemical feeder. During a 5-minute test, the
pump delivered 940 mL of the 1.20% polymer solution. What is the polymer dosage rate in
lb/day? (Assume the polymer solution weighs 8.34 lb/gal.)

1 .2 %=12000 mg /L

940 mL
Feed rate=12000 mg /L × =2256000 mL /min
5 min
2256000 mL /min
2256000 mL /min= =596 gal /min
3785 mL/ gal

596 gal /min=596 gal /min × 8 . 34 lb/ gal=4970 . 64 lb /min

4970 . 64 lb /min=4970 . 64 lb /min ×1440 min/ day=7 . 2 × 106 lb/day