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Filter Sizing

1. This document provides specifications for a water filtration plant including a plant capacity of 25 m3/d, multimedia and carbon filter sizes of 1152mm, a backwash pump capacity of 28 m3/hr, and an air blower capacity of 45.22 m3/hr. 2. It also includes calculations for multimedia and carbon filter media requirements and pump selections and pipe sizing calculations for flows of 12.5-31 m3/hr. 3. Materials of construction specified are PVC and carbon steel for pipes and tanks.

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Filter Sizing

1. This document provides specifications for a water filtration plant including a plant capacity of 25 m3/d, multimedia and carbon filter sizes of 1152mm, a backwash pump capacity of 28 m3/hr, and an air blower capacity of 45.22 m3/hr. 2. It also includes calculations for multimedia and carbon filter media requirements and pump selections and pipe sizing calculations for flows of 12.5-31 m3/hr. 3. Materials of construction specified are PVC and carbon steel for pipes and tanks.

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FILTER DESIGN Calculated UNIT

1.0 Plant Capacity 25.00 600 m3/d


2.0 Filter Feed Pump 25.00 12.50 m3/hr @ 3.0 bar 2
3.0 Multimedia Filtation rate 12 m3/m2/hr 11.06
Multimedia Filter Size 1152 1200 mm
4.0 Carbon Filteration rate 12 m3/m2/hr
Carbon Filter size 1152 1200 mm
5.0 Backwash Pump 28.26 28 m3/hr @ 2.0 bar
6.0 Raw water Tank Capacity 97.48 m3
7.0 Air Blower 45.22 m3/hr @ 0.35 bar

Multimedia filter size 48" inch


Activated carbon filter size 48" inch
PLANT CAPACITY m3/d 600

Filter feed Pump selection m3/hr @ 3.5 bar 25.00 Area


3.14*R2
FILTRATION RATE for Sand Filter m3/m2/hr 12
Calculated Size of Sand Filter mm 1152 Available Size of FRP
Enter available size 1200.00 mm Filters in
Selected Filter Size 48"
250 10"

Sand Media Calculations 330 13"


Size (16-8) mm. Gravel. 0.2 362 kg 350 14"
Size (8-4) mm. Gravel. 0.1 181 kg 400 16"
Size (4-2) mm. Gravel. 0.1 181 kg 400 16"
Size (2-1.18) mm. Sand. 0.1 181 kg 450 18" Sand & Gravel 33.01
Size (1.18-0.7) mm. Sand. 0.1 187 kg 450 18" Anthracite 7.23
Size (0.7-0.4) mm. Sand. 0.3 560 kg 500 20"
Size (1.0-2.0) mm. Anthracite 0.2 181 kg 600 24"
FILTRATION RATE for ACF 12 750 30"
Calculated Size of ACF 1152 900 36"
Enter available size 1200.00 1000 40"
Selected Filter Size 48" 1200 48"
1500 60"
Media Calculations for ACF
1800 72"
Size (8-16) mm. Gravel. 0.2 362 kg
Size (5-3) mm. Gravel. 0.2 373 kg Sand & Gravel 14.70
Size (1.2-0.6) mm. Activated Carbon 0.7 396 kg Carbon 15.83

Filter Surface Area m2 1.130


Back wash rate m3/m2/hr 25
Backwash pump capacity 28.26
Actual Pump Selected M3/HR @ 2 28
BAR

Air Blower Selection


Raw water Tank capacity m3 97.480147059
Air Blower Capacity m3/hr 87.73
Select Blower with m3/hr @ 0.35 bar 45.22

Line No Flow by Flow (m3/hr) Velocity Calculated Considered Actual Velocity


(m/sec) Size (mm) Size (DN) in pipe

Filter Feed pump SUCTION Gravity 25.00 1.2 85.9 80.0 1.0 100 0.9
Filter Feed pump DISCHARGE Pump 25.00 2.2 63.4 50.0 1.0 65 2.1
BACKWASH PUMP SUCTION Gravity 28 1.2 90.9 80.0 1.0 100 0.99
BACKWASH PUMP DISCHARGE Pump 28 2.3 65.6 65.0 1.0 80 1.55
Filter service Pump 12.50 2.3 43.9 40.0 1.0 50 1.77
Filter backwash Pump 28 2.4 64.3 50.0 1.0 65 2.35
FLUSHING PUMP - SUCTION Pump 31 1.3 91.9 80.0 1.0 100 1.1
FLUSHING PUMP - DISCHARGE Pump 31 2.4 67.6 65.0 1.0 80 1.7
RAW SEWAGE PUMP DISCHARGE Pump 25.00 2 66.5 65.0 1.0 80 1.4
50kg bags
25kg bags

50kg bags
25kg bags

MOC

PVC Class -5
PVC Class -5
PVC Class -5
PVC Class -5
PVC Class -5
PVC Class -5
Carbon Steel
Carbon Steel
PVC Class -5

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