Hydraulic Design of Sedimentation chamber

Parameters
Design discharge (including Flushing and Overload Discharge)
=

5.76 Cumecs

Particle size to be removed

+0.20 mm

Flow through velocity Vf

0.20 m/sec

Settling velocity Vs

0.019 m/sec

Design calculations
Width proposed(W)
Depth required(D)
( Full supply depth)

=
=
=

Moderated settling velocity

=
=

Settling length

Provide desilting tankLength

Width
Depth

7
m
Q
Wxvf
4.18 m
Vs-0.132xVs
D^1/2
0.018 m/sec

Flow through velocityxDepth

Settling velocity

43.31 m

=
=
=

45.00 m
7.00 m
5.00 m