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Plate settler plays an important role in reducing turbidity in AguaClara Water Treatment Method. And plate settler capture velocity is a critical parameter for desgin, since it determines the efficiency of capturing flocs. We mainly do the research on the impact of plate settler capture velocity on the performance of a sedimentation tank containing a floc blanket, by making use of appatuas in the lab (shown as follows) to simulate the water treatment process of AguaClara. We observe the effluent turbidity and obtain the removal efficiency under different raw water turbidity and alum dose, and try to find the best solution which actual operation of AguaClara Plant can refer and apply. 
Current & Future Research
Current Research
Now we conduct a series of experiments over a range of capture velocity, which is 0.05mm/s, 0.075mm/s, 0.1mm/s, 0.125mm/s, 0.15mm/s, 0.2mm/s and 0.3mm/s. The suggested process is shown in tabular form,
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