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Since flow through the tube settlers is laminar, the shear stress is greatest at the tube surface where va Va is zero. Below is a calculation of the minimum diameter based on the shear stress at the tube surface. We assume that floc integrity begins to suffer under shear stresses of 1 Pa.
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