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05-Sedimentation Tank Design

The document outlines design criteria for plain sedimentation tanks, including specifications for detention time, tank dimensions, and flow velocity. It provides detailed design steps and examples for calculating tank dimensions based on flow rates and surface loading rates. The document emphasizes the importance of adhering to specified limits for effluent weir loads and tank dimensions to ensure effective sedimentation.

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05-Sedimentation Tank Design

The document outlines design criteria for plain sedimentation tanks, including specifications for detention time, tank dimensions, and flow velocity. It provides detailed design steps and examples for calculating tank dimensions based on flow rates and surface loading rates. The document emphasizes the importance of adhering to specified limits for effluent weir loads and tank dimensions to ensure effective sedimentation.

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Water Supply Engineering

PLAIN SEDIMENTATION

Eng / Ahmed Shaaban


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Eng / Ahmed Shaaban
Eng / Ahmed Shaaban
Eng / Ahmed Shaaban
Design Criteria
 Detention time(T) = 2-4 hrs
 Depth of the tank(d) = 3-5 m
 Velocity of the flow = 0.15-0.3 m/min
 Surface loading rate (S.L.R) = 20-40 m3/m2/d
Or settling velocity = 20-40 m/d
 Number of tanks (n) ≥ 2
 Length of the tank (L) ≤ 50 m
 Diameter of the tank ≤ 40 m
 Width = (2-3) depth
 Length = (3-5) width
 Allowable load on effluent weir (O.F.W) should not exceed 600 m3/m
length of weir/day for V-notch weir and 450 m3/m/day for flat weir.
‫‪Design steps‬‬
‫‪Eng / Ahmed Shaaban‬‬
‫الطريقة الثانية‬ ‫الطريقة األولى‬

‫‪ -1‬تفرض زمن مكوث المياه بداخل‬ ‫‪ -1‬تفرض أبعاد خزان الترسيب‬


‫الخزان و منه تحسب الحجم حيث أن ‪:‬‬
‫) ‪(L x w x d‬‬
‫‪Volume = Q x T‬‬
‫‪2- check :‬‬
‫‪ -2‬تفرض معدل التحميل السطحى و منه‬
‫تقدر تحسب المساحة ‪:‬‬ ‫‪S.L.R , Vh , O.F.W‬‬
‫‪Area = Q / S.L.R.‬‬
‫‪ -3‬تحسب العمق من خالل قمسة الحجم‬
‫على المساحة‬
‫‪4- check : Vh , O.F.W‬‬
Example 1:
Design a rectangular sedimentation tank for a flow of 2160 m3/d.
Determine the internal dimensions of the tank and the outflow
weir length. Choose suitable design criteria.
Solution:
Qd = 2160 m3/d = 90 m3 /hr.
Assume surface loading rate (S.L.R) = 25 m3/m2/d
Surface area (A) = Qd / S.L.R. = 2160 / 25 = 86.4 m2
Assuming a detention time (T) = 3 hrs.
Volume = Qd x T = 90 x 3 = 270 m3
Depth of tank (d) = 270 / 86.4 = 3.125 m ≈ 3.2 m
If width (W) to length (L) ratio is 1: 3 then A=3 W2 = 86.4
W = 5.4 m
L = 3 W = 16.1
O.F.W = 2160 / 5.4 = 400 m3/m/d < 450 m3/m/d
Vh = 2160 / (5.4*3.2*24*60) = 0.086 m/min < 0.3 m/min
Example 2:
Design rectangular sedimentation tanks for a flow rate of 24.000 m3/d
with the following data:
- Detention time (T) = 3 hrs.
- Surface loading rate (S.L.R) = 25 m3/m2/d.
- Length to width ratio (L/W) = 4
- Bottom slope 2 %
- Over flow weir (O.F.W.) = 150 m3/m/d.
- The overflow weir to be designed will have the geometry shown
below.
Solution

Qd = 24000 m3/d = 1000 m3/hr.


Volume of tanks = 1000 x 3 = 3000 m3.
Take number of tanks =2 tanks.
Surface loading rate (S.L.R)= 25 = Qd / area of tanks
25= Qd / 2(WXL) = 24000/ 2 x(4 W2)
W = 10.95 ≈ 11.0 m, L=44 m
Depth of tank = 3000 / (2 x 11 x 44) = 3.1 m
Adopted dimensions of sedimentation tank are
L = 44 m
W = 11 m
H = 3.1 +0.4 m (free board) = 3.5 m
Total weir length required =24000 / (2 x 150) = 80 m
Actual width = 11 m.
Number of finger weirs of length 3.6 m = 80 / (3.6 x 2) = 11 m.
Width of finger weir = 11 / (2x11) = 0.5 m
Eng / Ahmed Shaaban

Eng / Ahmed Shaaban


Eng / Ahmed Shaaban

Eng / Ahmed Shaaban


Thank You
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