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Science of Water : Concepts and Applications

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372 The <strong>Science</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Water</strong>: <strong>Concepts</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Applications</strong><br />

Example 10.82<br />

Problem:<br />

A fi lter 20 ft long <strong>and</strong> 20 ft wide has a backwash fl ow rate <strong>of</strong> 4.85 MGD. What is the fi lter backwash<br />

rate in gpm/ft2 ?<br />

Solution:<br />

flow rate, gpm<br />

Backwash rate <br />

2<br />

filter area, ft<br />

4,850,000 gpd<br />

<br />

1440<br />

minday 3368 gpm<br />

3368 gpm<br />

<br />

(20 ft)(20 ft)<br />

8.42 gpm ft 2<br />

<br />

BACKWASH RISE RATE<br />

Backwash rate is occasionally measured as the upward velocity <strong>of</strong> the water during backwashing—<br />

expressed as inches per minute (in./min) rise. To convert from gpm/ft2 backwash rate to in./min rise<br />

rate, use either Equation 10.72 or 10.73:<br />

Example 10.83<br />

2<br />

(backwash rate, gpmft )(12 in. ft)<br />

Backwash rate, in. min <br />

7.48<br />

galft 2<br />

Backwash rate, in. min (backwash rate, gpmft )(1.6)<br />

Problem:<br />

A fi lter has a backwash rate <strong>of</strong> 16 gpm/ft2 . What is this backwash rate expressed as in./min rise rate?<br />

Solution:<br />

2<br />

(backwash rate, gpmft )(12 in. ft)<br />

Backwash rate, in. min <br />

7.48<br />

galft 2<br />

(16 gpmft )(12 in. ft)<br />

<br />

3<br />

7.48 galft 25.7 in. min<br />

Example 10.84<br />

Problem:<br />

A fi lter 22 ft long <strong>and</strong> 12 ft wide has a backwash rate <strong>of</strong> 3260 gpm. What is this backwash rate expressed<br />

as in./min rise?<br />

(10.72)<br />

(10.73)

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