Inlet Channel Design Program

The purpose of this function is to determine the dimensions of the channel. The channel will run along the inlet end of the sedimentation tanks, such that its length will be equal to the widths of the three sedimenation tanks. The dimensions of the width and depth of the channel depend on the water level in the sedtank, which should be about the same as in the channel and the flocculator, and the length of the flocculator, since water runs from the end of the flocculator through the channel.

Inlet Channel Design Algorithm

Inlet Channel Program Inputs
Inlet Channel Program Outputs
Inlet Channel AutoCAD Drawing

Algorithm

The primary constraint for designing the channel connecting flocculation and sedimentation tanks is the depth of the channel. The channel must be designed to make sure that the transition between the two tanks does not break up the flocs formed in the flocculation tank.

The length of the channel is a function of the number of sedimentation tanks, and the thickness of the walls between the sedimentation tanks.