Sedimentor

The sedimentor of an AguaClara water treatment plant receives flocculated water from the flocculator, then settles the flocs out via upflow and an array of plate settlers.

Example:
>>> from aguaclara.design.sed import *
>>> sed = Sedimentor(q = 20 * u.L / u.s, temp = 20 * u.degC)
>>> sed.tank_n
4
class aguaclara.design.sed.Sedimentor(**kwargs)[source]

Design an AguaClara sedimentor.

The Sedimentor class designs the sedimentation tank and channel in tandem. For more information on those classes, see aguaclara.design.sed_tank.SedimentationTank and aguaclara.design.sed_chan.SedimentationChannel.

Design inputs:

  • q (float * u.L / u.s): Flow rate (recommended, defaults to 20L/s)

  • temp (float * u.degC): Water temperature (recommended, defaults to 20°C)

  • wall_thickness (float * u.cm): Wall thickness (optional, defaults to 15 * u.cm)

  • tank (SedimentationTank): Sedimentation Tank (optional, see aguaclara.design.sed_tank.SedimentationTank for defaults)

  • chan (SedimentationChannel): Sedimentation Channel (optional, see aguaclara.design.sed_chan.SedimentationChannel for defaults)

property tank_n

The number of sedimentation tanks.