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The Demo Plant consists of three main parts:
- The Flow Control Module (FCM), which utilizes gravity and head loss to control the flow rates of dirty water, modeled by kaolin clay suspension, and aluminum sulfate solution ("Alum" for short) through the rest of the plant.
- The Flocculator, which induces mixing, or flocculation, of clay and alum particles to form large particles called flocs.
- The Sedimentation Tank, in which the flow rate is slower than that of the rest of the plant, allowing the flocs created in the flocculator to settle out of the water, collecting in the bottom of the tank.
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