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Figure 12. Reynolds Number Effect on Pressure Coefficient Drop
It is important to take a look at the effect of Reynolds number on the results as water treatment plant built by AguaClara varies geographically. The flow rate into water treatment plant is different for different location. Reynolds number is changed by By changing the inlet velocity boundary conditiona range of Reynolds numbers were analyzed. The normal flow rate is of has a Reynolds number of 10,000. From figure 12, it is seen that the pressure coefficient drop changes only a little with big changes in Reynolds number. In other wordwords, the pressure coefficient drop is not sensitive to the Reynolds number of at the systeminlet. This is a good thing because in the design of the flocculator, the inlet flow rate of the geographical location can be neglected. One set of This is to say that one flocculator design can be used for different flow raterates.
Figure 13. Clearance Height Effect on Pressure Coefficient Drop and Maximum Velocity
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