Daily Calculation of Chemical Dosages (For solutions made with LIQUID CHEMICAL! !he calculation of chemical dosages is important in order to track the effecti"eness of the chemical feed processes# !o calculate a chemical dosage on a gi"en da$, $ou need to kno% the follo%ing& '# (uantit$ of %ater produced that da$ )gallons*+++++ ,-uation ' O Plant flo% rate )gpm*###########################################+++ #,-uation . .# /mount of chemical solution in0ected that da$ )gallons*+,-uation ' O Chemical feed rate )m12min*++++++++++++##,-uation . 3# Percent strength of the chemical# /n e4ample is 56#78 aluminum sulfate b$ %eight# !he percent strength of sodium h$pochlorite )9aOCl* is b$ "olume )!rade 8* and not b$ %eight: e4amples are 7#.78 and '.#78 sodium h$pochlorite b$ "olume# 5# Specific gra"it$ )Sp# ;#* of the chemical# Sp# ;# is the %eight of the chemical in relation to the %eight of an e-ual "olume of %ater# /n e4ample is '#337 for aluminum sulfate# For 9aOCl, the Sp# ;# is incorporated into the !rade 8# Hence, use ' for the Sp# ;# of 9aOCl for calculating dose# 7# /# <f the chemical is diluted prior to use& !he number of gallons of chemical and the number of gallons of %ater used to make the solution are needed# For e4ample, if one gallon of chemical is added to .5 gallons of %ater, the final mi4ture %ould contain .7 gallons of solution: "he #ercent strength and #$ %$ of the solution must &e calculated using the following formulas' Percent strength of the solution = >)gallons of chemical added* ? )Sp#;#* ? )percent strength of the chemical*@ >gallons of %ater added A gallons of chemical added ? Sp# ;#@ %here Sp# ;# = specific gra"it$ of chemical Specific gra"it$ of the solution = >gallons of %ater added@ A >)gallons of chemical added* ? )Sp# ;# of the chemical*@ >gallons of %ater added A gallons of chemical added@ B# <f the chemical is not diluted prior to use & !he percent strength and specific gra"it$ of the solution is simpl$ the percent strength and specific gra"it$ of the chemical# Chemical dosage is calculated using either of the following e(uations' ,-uation ' Dosage, mg21 = B,BB' ? )gallons of solution in0ected* ? )percent strength of solution* ? )specific gra"it$ of solution* )gallons of %ater produced* ,-uation . Dosage, mg21 = )chemical feed rate, m12min* ? )percent strength of solution* ? )specific gra"it$ of solution* )C#3D67* ? )plant flo% rate, gpm* 2"ar2%%%2apps2con"ersion2tmp2scratchE52..DC3C5FC#doc CB2C. D3