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This experiment was run at a higher flow rate than what we would typically see in AguaClara plants. The flow rate was estimated by calculating the average port flow rate and then multiplying by the total number of ports. The actual equation used follows:

{latex} $$
Q_{Manifold}  = [\sum {(V_{Measured}  \cdot A_{SedPort} }  \cdot Pi_{vc} )] \cdot {{N_{portsTotal} } \over {N_{portsMeasured} }}
$$
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For this experimental setup with the vacuum pump we estimated a flow of 6.7 L/s. The energy dissipation rate was calculated by using the following equation:

{latex} $$ 
\varepsilon _{Max}  = {1 \over {20D_{Port} }}\left( {{{V_{Port} } \over {K_{vc} }}} \right)^3 
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