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During Experiment 1, the following capture velocities were used: 5 m/day, 10 m/day, 15 m/day and 20 m/day. This experiment was set on low floc blanket formation.
Figure 1: Average Effluent Turbidity vs. Capture Velocity
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Conclusions
As expected, the effluent turbidity is much higher than that of the control experiment. The presence of saturated water in the influent has a negative effect on the effluent turbidity. In order to quantitatively examine the performance of the experiment with saturated water, data from the control ramp experiment was referenced. The average difference in error between the results was found to be 3.857, with the effluent turbidity of the saturated water experiment generally higher than that of the control experiment. The bubbles released as a result of a pressure drop in the system disturbed floc formation, allowing less floc particles to settle and more, smaller, lighter particles to leave with the effluent.
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