Pilot Plant
Sedimentation Tank
Overview
Two parallel sedimentation tanks are connected in series with the flocculator at the pilot plant. The sedimentation tanks allow us to further examine the efficiency of the process in the AguaClara design. Sedimentation tank design needs to be optimized to acheive our overriding goal of consistent production of water, under 1 NTU. Testing will include not only the traditional lamella design of sedimentation tanks but also the alternative floc blanket based sedimentation tank designs. These two processes are being tested side by side in parallel sedimentation tanks. One tank combines of lamella and sludge blanket technology and is compared to the other which only uses a sludge blanket to treat water.
Sedimentation Sludge Blanket Tank goals and meeting minutes