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What is the Langlier Index if the pHA is 9.2 and the pHS is 8.6? Is this stable, depositing or corrosive?
Langlier Index = pHA – pHS = 9.2 – 8.6 = 0.6
Depositing
If the P alkalinity is 0 mg/L and the T alkalinity is 100 mg/L, calculate the following:
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Bicarbonate alkalinity
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Carbonate alkalinity
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Hydroxide alkalinity
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Titration Results |
Bicarbonate |
Carbonate |
Hydroxide |
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P = 0 |
T |
0 |
0 |
|
P = T |
0 |
0 |
T |
|
2P < T |
T – 2P |
2P |
0 |
|
2P = T |
0 |
T |
0 |
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2P > T |
0 |
2T – 2P |
2P – T |
P alkalinity is 0 mg/L and the T alkalinity is 100 mg/L
Bicarbonate alkalinity = T = 100 mg/L
Carbonate alkalinity = 0 mg/L
Hydroxide alkalinity = 0 mg/L
If the P alkalinity is 35 mg/L and the T alkalinity is 60 mg/L, calculate the following:
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Bicarbonate alkalinity
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Carbonate alkalinity
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Hydroxide alkalinity
P alkalinity is 35 mg/L and T alkalinity is 60 mg/L → 2P > T
|
Titration Results |
Bicarbonate |
Carbonate |
Hydroxide |
|
P = 0 |
T |
0 |
0 |
|
P = T |
0 |
0 |
T |
|
2P < T |
T – 2P |
2P |
0 |
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2P = T |
0 |
T |
0 |
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2P > T |
0 |
2T – 2P |
2P – T |
Bicarbonate alkalinity = 0 mg/L
Carbonate alkalinity = 2T - 2P = (2)(60 mg/L) - (2)(35 mg/L) = 120 mg/L - 70 mg/L = 50 mg/L
Hydroxide alkalinity = 2P - T = (2)(35 mg/L) - 60 mg/L = 70 mg/L - 60 mg/L = 10 mg/L
120 mg/L of Ca as Ca is equivalent to ______ mg/L of Ca as CaCO3
Ca as CaCO3 = (Ca as Ca)(2.5) = 120 mg/L x 2.5 = 300 mg/L Ca as CaCO3
If you are removing 300 mg/L of hardness and your flow is 2 mgd, how many pounds of hardness are you removing?
lbs/day = (300 mg/L)(8.34 lbs/gal)(2 mgd) = 5004 lbs/day
You are adding 6 lbs/day of chlorine gas to a flow of 277 gpm and your total chlorine residual is 1.5 mg/L. What is your chlorine demand in mg/L?
Flow, MGD = 277 gpm ÷ 694 gpm/mgd = 0.4 MGD
Chlorine Dose, mg/L = 6 lbs/day ÷ 8.34 lbs/gal ÷ 0.4 MGD = 1.8 mg/L
Chlorine demand, mg/L = 1.8 mg/L = 1.5 mg/L = 0.3 mg/L
Click on the thumbnail below for the answers for the chart of pump station math for cylindrical tanks.
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| Match | |||
| 1 | The units for pressure are | A | Divided by |
| 2 | Head is expressed in | B | 2.31 |
| 3 | Velocity is measured in | C | 0.434 psi |
| 4 | Units of flow | D | psi |
| 5 | Pressure times _______ = Head | E | fps |
| 6 | Head __________ 2.31 = Pressure | F | 1440 |
| 7 | 20 psi = | G | 694 gpm |
| 8 | 1 MGD = | H | cfs |
| 9 | A head loss of 7 feet = | I | 3 psi |
| J | Times | ||
| K | ft | ||
| L | 46.2 ft | ||
| M | Subtracted by | ||
1 = D
2 = K
3 = E
4= H
5 = B
6 = A
7 = L
8 = G
9 = I
The formula for the volume of a rectangular tank is
A. (Length)(Width)
B. (0.785)(Diameter2)
C. (Length)(Width)(Height)
D. (0.785)(Diameter2)(Height)
The correct answer is C. (Length)(Width)(Height)
A is the formula for the area of a rectangle
B is the formula for the area of a circle
D is the formula for the volume of a cylinder
The formula for the volume of a cylindrical tank is
A. (Length)(Width)
B. (0.785)(Diameter2)
C. (Length)(Width)(Height)
D. (0.785)(Diameter2)(Height)
The correct answer is D. (0.785)(Diameter2)(Height)
A is the formula for the area of a rectangle
B is the formula for the area of a circle
C is the formula for the volume of a rectangle
Given a tank measures 50 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 15 ft deep, calculate:
- Surface area in ft2
- Cross-sectional area in square feet
- Volume in cf
- Capacity in gallons
The correct answers are:
- Surface area in ft2
Surface area in ft2 = Length, ft x Width, ft = 50 ft x 25 ft = 1250 ft2
- Cross-sectional area in square feet
Cross-sectional area is ft2 = Width, ft x Depth, ft = 25 ft x 15 ft = 375 square feet
- Volume in cf
Volume in cf = Length, ft x Width, ft x Depth, ft = 50 ft x 25 ft x 15 ft = 18,750 cf
- Capacity in gallons
Capacity in gallons = Vol in cf x 7.5 gal/cf = 18,750 cf x 7.5 gal/cf = 140,625 gal
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