MR-CE 581 Water Treatment Plant Educational Equipment Hydrodynamics Lab 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
