Design calculation sheet

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(1) Required grain removal per Gallon

(grain/gal)
gr / gal=Δ ppm/17. 1

Inlet Water Hardness = 200 ppm (Hard)

Outlet Water Hardness = 0 ppm
⌂ Hardness = 200 ppm
1 grain per gallon = 17.1 ppm

Total grains per gallon = 11.7 grain / gal

(2) Water Usage per Day

(gal/day)
gals/day=gpm×60×hrs/day

Average Flow Rate = 21 gpm

Conversion = 60 min/hr
Operating Hours per day = 24 hrs / day

Water Usage per Day = 30240 gals/day

(3) Required Exchange Capacity

gr gal
(grains/day) gr /day= ×
gal day

Total grains per gallon = 11.7 grain / gal from (1)

Water Usage per Day = 30240 gals/day from (2)

Required Exchange Capacity = 353808 gr / day

(4) Required Resin

(ft3) Resin=(REC×N/Cap)

Required Exchange Capacity (REC) = 353808 gr / day from (3)

Days of operation / regeneration (N) = 1 day
Resin Exchange Capacity (Cap) = 32000 gr /ft3 of resin

Required Resin = 11.1 ft3 of resin = 0.4 m3

(5) Salt Consumption per Generation

(lb) Salt=(ResinCap×Salt Dosage )

Required Resin = 11.1 ft3 from (4)

Salt Dosage = 15 lb/ft3 salt dosage
Salt Consumption per Generation = 166.5 lbs = 75.7 kg
Design calculation sheet
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Extract from ASPE, Chap 11 - Water Treatment, Conditioning, and Purification Approved by:

The following are extracts from ASPE Data Book, Volume 2, Chapter 11 - " Water Treatment,
Conditioning, and Purification".

Hardness: is a measure of the total calcium, magnesium, iron and other metallic elements that
contribute to the "hard" feel of water. Carbonate, sulfate, and chloride salts of these
elements are responsible for most of the scaling deposited on pipe and boiler walls.
Generally accepted practice limits the term "hardness" to include only calcium and
magnesium. Hardness is usually expressed in terms of mg/L (ppm) as CaCO 3.

Often, Water is characterized in general terms by the amount of hardness as follows:

Soft 0 - 75 mg/L (ppm) as CaCO3

Moderate 76 - 150 mg/L (ppm) as CaCO3
Hard 151 - 300 mg/L (ppm) as CaCO3
Very hard > 300 mg/L (ppm) as CaCO3
 Salt Dosage
15
10
6
Inlet water hardness
600 0 (Soft)
500 75 (Soft)
450 76 (Moderate)
400 150 (Moderate)
350 151 (Hard)
300 300 (Hard)
301 (Very Hard)
Outlet water hardness
75
50
25
10

Number of days/gen
1
 200
(Hard)

(Moderate)
(Moderate)

(Very Hard)