You are the engineer asked to design a rapid sand filtration system for a small water treatment plant. it has the following characteristics: hydraulic loading rate = 6 m/h total volumetric flow rate of the plant = 3 mgd effective filtration rate = 5.8 m/h production efficiency = 97% complete (filtration, rinsing, and backwashing) filter cycle duration = 48 h a) what is the area of your square filtration system? what are the surface dimensions of the filter? b) what volume of water is needed for backwashing plus rinsing the filter in each rinsing cycle?

Answer

given,

hydraulic loading rate = 6 m/h

total Volumetric flow rate = 3 MGD

Effective filtration rate = 5.8 m/h

Production efficiency = 97%

filter cycle duration = 48 h

3 MGD = 3 x 0.04381 = 0.131 m³/s = 471.6 m³/hr

Q = 6 x A_f

471.6 = 6 x A_f

A_f = 78.6

x² = 78.6

x = 8.86 m

b) Production efficiency

..........(1)

eff. filtration rate

from equation (1)

volume of water required for back washing = V_b + V_r

                                                                         = 676.77 m³

c. convergent boundary.

explanation:

b) returns freshwater to the earth.

c) returns freshwater to the earth.c) occurs after condensation.

d) returns freshwater to the earth.c) occurs after condensation.d) roughly equal to the amount of evaporation.

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