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Figure 4 below shows the total degree of mixing and the degree of mixing contributed by the 180 180° bends only, against plant flow. It also shows the maximum shear attained at the 180 180° bends and the average shear throughout the plant, againt plant flow. All values are calculated using a slightly modified version of the flocculator design program.
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The graph shows an increase in the degree of mixing and shear with increasing flow rate. The large G-theta calculated by the MathCAD file shown on the graph also shows that G-theta of It is also important to note that the degree of mixing in the Demo Plant flocculator depends on both the loss in the 180-degree 180° bend sections as well as in the vertical columnssections. This is due to the fact that the Demo Plant lamellas flocculator channels are very thin, narrow compared to those in the actual plant. Thus, so that the frictional interactions with the baffle the channel walls are significant and cannot be neglected.
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