Assignment 1

A coagulation treatment plant with flow rate of 0.5 /s is dosing alum at 23.0 mg/L. No

other chemicals are added. The raw water suspended solids concentration is 37 mg/L. The
effluent suspended solids concentration is 12.0 mg/L. The sludge solids content is 1.00% and
the specific gravity of sludge solids is 3.01. What volume of sludge must be disposed of each
day?
Alum Q = 0.5 m /L = 500 L/s SS1

IN1 = 23 mg/L Out1 = 12 mg/L

SS2
Suspended Solid

IN2 = 37 mg/L Out2 = 48 mg/L

IN1 = Inlet 1

IN2 = Inlet 2

Out1 = Outlet 1

Out2 = Outlet 2

a) Concentration of Outlet 2 (

In = Out

In1 + In2 = Out1 + Out2

23 mg/L + 37 mg/L = 12 mg/L + Out2

Out2 = 48 mg/L

b) Mass Flowrate of Outlet 2 (Out2):

= 48 x 500

= 24000

c) Sludge Disposed in 1 day:

= 24000 x x x