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Selection of Sand Filtration Rates
Author(s) -
Cleasby John L.,
Baumann E. Robert
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1962.tb00875.x
Subject(s) - backwashing , filtration (mathematics) , selection (genetic algorithm) , environmental science , filter (signal processing) , slow sand filter , water quality , scale (ratio) , mathematics , environmental engineering , statistics , water treatment , engineering , geography , biology , computer science , ecology , inlet , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , artificial intelligence , cartography
More and more water plants are using higher filtration rates. Several factors should be considered in selecting the design filtration rate. The consequences of higher rates in terms of water quality, filter run length, and percentage of product used in backwashing are important factors. This article, based on 3 years of pilot scale research, attempts to demonstrate how higher filtration rates affect these factors.