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DESIGN CALCULATION SHEET FOR SOFTENER UNIT

By Samar Seth
Client : TECHPRO

Project : 1x 66 MW TPP

Parameter Value Unit


Total flow required 10 m3/hr
Number of softeners working 1 plus 1 stby
10 m3/hr
Net flow per softener 10 m3/hr

Feed Total Hardness 40 ppm as CaCO3


Operating flow rate 10 M3/Hr
Operating hour 10 Hr
Output Between Regeneration for One
Softner 100 M3
Feed water Sodium 42.36 ppm as CaCO3
Na/TC ratio 51%

Method of regeneration C/F cocurrent


Resin Selected DUOLITE C-20 Na

Regeneration level 150 Kg NaCl/M3


Hardness Leakage 0.75 ppm as CaCO3
Correction factor-1 (TDS) 1
Correction factor-2 (Na/TC) 2.07
Total hardness leakage 1.5525 ppm as CaCO3

Exchange capacity 69 Kg as CaCO3/M3


Correction factor - 1 (Na Conc.) 1
Correction factor - 2 (Feed Hardness) 1
Correction factor - 3 (Regenerant conc.) 1 FOR NaCL > 12%
Correction factor - 4 (Flow Rate, BV/hr) 0.96
Correction factor -5 (Mechanical design 0.9
Net Exchange capacity 59.62 Kg as CaCO3/M3

Work Done 4.0 Kg as CaCO3

Waste water (assumed) 20 M3 refer next page


Work done with waste water 4.8 Kg as CaCO3
Resin volume calculated 0.081 M3
Required bed height 1.500 Mtr As per Enquiry
Diameter Calculated 0.262 Mtr
Diameter Provided 1.900 Mtr
Area Provided 2.816 M2
Resin volume provided 4.224 M3
Free Board 80%
HOS Calculated 2.700 Mtr
HOS Provided 2.800 Mtr
Specific Velocity 2.368 BV/Hr 5 TO 40 for C 20
Surface Velocity 3.55 M/Hr < 50 M/HR for C 20

Salt required 633.56 Kg 100%


Salt Concentration in Brine Tank 24% 8 to 12 for C 20 Na
Suggested Capacity of Brine Tank 3168 Ltr.
Provided Capacity of Brine Tank 3500 Ltr.
HOS of Brine Tank 2.00 Mtr
Diameter of Brine Tank 1.55 Mtr
selected diameter 1.6 Mtr
HR for C 20

or C 20 Na
REGENERATION SEQUENCE OF SOFTENER UNIT
Client : TECHPRO
For One Vessel Only
MODE OF REGENERATION C/F
AREA OF THE VESSEL 2.82 M2
REGENERANT QTY. 633.56 Kg. 2200

SALT CONCENTRATION 10.00% 8 to 12 for C 20 Na

Sr No. Step Design Basis Flow rate Time Volume


M3/Hr minute M3
1 Backwash 12.5 M/Hr. 35.198 10 5.866
2 Salt injection 10-12% @ 2-8 BV/h 12.068 30 6.034
3 Slow rinse 2 BV@Regenration Flow 9.868 55 8.447
6 Final Rinse Service flow 10.000 10 1.667

Waste water TOTAL 105 22.014


ENER UNIT
By Samar Seth

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