DESIGN CALCULATION SAND FILTER

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Basis Data taken for the design of the multi layer sand filter 08/08/16
Capacity 1 m³/h
Solids in Feed 1 g/m³
Diameter of Filter 369 mm
Cylindrical Height of Filter 1046 mm
Porosity of Filter Material 40 %
Used Porosity of Filter Material 20 %
Density of the Solids 15000 g/m³
Grain Size of the first support layer of quartz sand 3,15 bis 5,6 mm
Grain Size of the second support layer of quartz sand 2,0 bis 3,15 mm
Grain Size of the first filtering layer of quartz sand 0,4 bis 0,8 mm
Grain Size of the second filtering layer of anthracite 0,6 bis 1,6 mm
Density of quartz sand 1550 kg / m³
Density of filter anthracite 730 kg / m³
Back wash period air 0 min
Back wash period water 10 min
Duration of first filtering 7 min

Filling Scheme Multi Layer Filter Volume Height of Layer

First support layer quartz sand in kg 18 109 mm
Second support layer quartz sand in kg 18 109 mm
First filter layer quartz sand in kg 110 664 mm
Second filter layer anthracite in litre 0 mm
Free space in filter 165 mm

Calculated Design of Multi Layer Filter

Filter Area 0,1 m²
Filter Velocity 9,4 m/h
Theoretical filtered volume of solids 85,2 g
Theoretical operation time of filter 85,2 h
Theoretical filtered water volume per filter period 85,2 m³
Back wash air volume 6,4 Nm³/h
Back wash water volume 3,2 m³/h
Rise of filter bed during back wash 366,0 mm
Volume for the first filtration 0,5 m³/h
Usage of back wash water per back wash 0,5 m³
Usage of first filtrate water per back wash 0,1 m³
Relation between used back wash and used first filtrate water to total filtrate
volume 0,7 %