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Conservative

Empirical

Filter Square Side(m)

1.5

1.5

Filter Height(m)

3.95

2.56

Clear Well Diameter(m)

6

6

Clear Well Height(m)

1.37

1.23

Figure 2: Agalteca Plant with Filter Designed from the Conservative Approach 

1) Our design based on simple hydraulics will work. However, it is a very large filter (see exact dimensions in Figure 2) and will not be sustainable economically. The material cost for construction will be too high.
2) The design based on the empirical Weber equation is smaller and less expensive. However, the validity of the empirical equations is not yet certain, inspite of our Fluidization Velocity Experiment. Therefore more testing needs to be done in pilot scale models.