Solid Handling Study Unit Hydrodynamics Laboratory Equipment Educational Equipment

SR3024 Water Treatment Plant Hydrodynamics Lab Equipment Vocational Training Equipment

The unit shall perform the following experiments and investigations:

Learning Objectives / Experiments

familiarization with the fundamental principle of the unit operations depth filtration

and ion exchange

observation and determination of pressure losses in a sand filter

plotting of Micheau diagrams

principle of backwash

identification of the different modes of operation of cation and anion exchangers

regeneration of ion exchangers

Specification

[1]water treatment with depth filtration and ion exchange

[2]sand filter, cation and anion exchanger

[3]all processes usable separately or in combination

[4]backwash of sand filter

[5]regeneration of ion exchangers

[6]differential pressure measurement of sand filter

[7]20 tube manometers to measure the pressures in the filter bed

[8]plotting of Micheau diagrams

[9]measurement of flow rate, temperature, conductivity, differential pressure and system pressure

[10]filter velocity adjustable

Computer-System with 21″ TFT-Monitor Win 10 engl.

Technical Data Raw water pump

max. flow rate: 25m³/h

max. head: 20m Backwash pump

max. flow rate: 3m³/h

max. head: 37m

Tanks for raw water and treated water

capacity: each approx. 180L Measuring ranges

flow rate (raw water): 0…1300L/h

flow rate (regeneration): 2…25L/h

differential pressure: -1…1bar

system pressure: 0…4bar

tube manometers: 20x 0…1500mm

conductivity: 0…600µS/cm

temperature: 0…100°C

filter velocity: approx. 0…70m/h

Dimensions and Weight

LxWxH: 1550x920x2200mm  (trainer) LxWxH: 1400x800x1150mm (supply unit) LxWxH: 750x640x1840mm (manometer panel) Total weight: approx. 440kg

Material of construction: stainless steel