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Horizontal chicane hydraulic flocculator compartment

Input data

Flow to be treated

Temperature

Dimensions of compartment - (b)

Dimensions of compartment - (y)

Dimensions of compartment - (L)

Head loss in the entry of the compartment

Output data

Velocity in chicane

Velocity gradient

Compartment volume

Hydraulic detention time

Description

Given the flow to be treated, the water temperature and the dimensions of each compartment, calculates the water velocity, the velocity gradient and the detention time in the compartment.

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References

  • VIANNA, Marcos R. Hidráulica aplicada às estações de tratamento de água. 6. Ed. Belo Horizonte, 3I, 2019.