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2019

Scenario
Description Unit
1 2
Influent characterization
3
Flowrate m /h 2,5 2,5
Total suspended solids mg/L 310,0 310,0
Effluent characterization
Total suspended solids mg/L 31,0 31,0
Filtration vessel sizing
In service - 1
Number
Spare - 0
Cross-section diameter Design m/ea. 0,75
Cross-section area Design m2/ea. 0,44
Filtration velocity Design m/h 5,7 5,7
Supporting bed height m 0,25
Filtration bed height m 0,70
3
Filtration bed volume m /ea. 0,31
Freeboard height m 0,20
Filtration bed expansion during physical cleaning - 25%
Design additional safety m 0,20
Design vessel height m 1,32
Bottom head height m 0,19
Top head height m 0,19
Total vessel height m 1,70
Nozzles number Design ea. 30
First support layer
Composition - Quartzite, 3.15 - 5.6 mm
3
Density kg/m 2650
Void ratio - 0,40
Height Design m 0,15
Mass kg/ea. 105
Second support layer
Composition - Quartzite, 2.0 - 3.15 mm
3
Density kg/m 2650
Void ratio - 0,40
Height Design m 0,10
Mass kg/ea. 70
First filtering layer
Composition - Quartzite, 0.4 - 0.8 mm
Density kg/m3 2650
Void ratio - 0,40
Height Design m 0,35
Mass kg/ea. 246
Second filtering layer
Composition - Anthracite, 0.6 - 1.6 mm
Density kg/m3 1500
Void ratio - 0,45
Height Design m 0,35
Mass kg/ea. 128
Physical cleaning
Filtration cycle duration Design h 24 24
Physical cleaning strategy - Air + water / water

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Scenario
Description Unit
1 2
Idle time s 30
Online factor - 98,9% 98,9%
Backwash water volume m3/d 2,8 2,8
First filtrate production duration min 5,0
First filtrate flowrate ratio fff 50%
3
First filtrate volume m /d 0,1 0,1
Recovery rate - 95,2% 95,2%
Backwash water source - Feed water
3
Backwash tank minimum volume m -
Service water consumption volume m3/y - -
First step
Duration min 5,0
Backwash velocity m/h 15,0
3
Backwash flowrate m /(h∙ea.) 6,6
Scouring velocity m/h 60,0
3
Scouring air flowrate m /(h∙ea.) 26,5
Second step
Duration min 10,0
Backwash velocity m/h 30,0
Backwash flowrate m3/(h∙ea.) 13,3
Scouring velocity m/h 0,0
Scouring air flowrate m3/(h∙ea.) 0,0
Ancillary equipment sizing
3
Feed pump capacity m /h 2,5
Feed pump pressure bar 2,1
3
Backwash pump flowrate m /h 13,3
Backwash pump pressure bar 2,1
3
Scouring air blower flowrate m /h 26,5
Scouring air blower pressure mbar 320

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