CE 587 Dissolved Air Flotation Didactic Equipment Vocational Training Equipment Fluid Mechanics Lab Equipment
Removal of solids from raw water using dissolved air flotation Features - demonstration of dissolved air flotation - flocculation to condition the raw water - scraper to remove the float Learning objectives/experiments - functional principle of dissolved air flotation - creation of a stable operating state - effects of various parameters -- coagulant concentration -- flocculant concentration - determination of the hydraulic loading rate (rising velocity) Specification [1] removal of solids from raw water using dissolved air flotation [2] conditioning of the raw water by flocculation [3] 3 Metering pumps for chemicals [4] flocculation tank with 3 chambers and 4 stirring machines [5] flotation tank with electrically driven scraper [6] pressure tank and 2 circulation pumps [7] relief valve [8] separate supply unit with tank and pump for raw water [9] electromagnetic flow rate sensor [10] measurement of flow rate, pressure and pH value [11] control of the pH value Technical data Tanks - flotation tank: 150L - flocculation tank: 45L - raw water: 300L - treated water: 80L - sludge (float): 15L Raw water pump - max. flow rate: 135L/min - max. head: 7,0m Circulation pumps - max. flow rate: each 18L/min - max. head: each 50m Metering pumps - max. flow rate: each 2,3L/h Stirring machines - max speed: each 600min-1 Measuring ranges - flow rate: 0,5...10L/min (raw water) - flow rate: 30...320L/h (recycle water) - flow rate: 20...360L/h (air) - pH value: 1...14 - pressure: 0...6bar (recycle water) 230V, 50Hz, 1 phase 230V, 60Hz, 1 phase; 120V, 60Hz, 1 phase UL/CSA optional LxWxH: 1560x790x1150mm (supply unit) LxWxH: 3100x790x1950mm (trainer) Total weight: approx. 550kg