Mass Balance Analysis Lab Report

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Introduction: • Rapid mixing is achieved by adding a coagulant chemical to a stream and adding turbulence. The turbulence can be achieved by mechanical agitators or baffled basins. When mixing is not efficient the chemical could be wasted or lower rates of particle aggregation. • The purpose of the lab is to analyses the water using mass balance analysis, so the concentration of the coagulant downstream can be determined. • The theoretical numbers were vastly different from measured results, this may be due to calculation errors. The concentration both upstream and downstream were also very similar. Equipment: • (1) Water Flume with Inlet and Outlet Tubing • (1) Peristaltic Pump with Associated Tubbing • (1) 5 Gallon Bucket • (1) Spectrophotometer • (12) Cuvettes • (1) Container of Cherry Kool-Aid • (2) …show more content…

15ml of the stock Kool-Aid solution from the graduated cylinder must be moved to a labeled cuvette using a pipette. 4. To produce the 0.5 C solution the graduated cylinder must have 15ml of water aided to replace the solution that was taken out. (The water used is just plain tap water.) 5. 15ml of the 0.5C solution must be taken out in a similar fashion to step 3, however the cuvette must be labeled 0.5 C. 6. Continue to use step 2-5 to produce concentrations of 0.25, 0.125, 0.0625, and 0.03125. Since each concentration is half of the previous one as long as half of the solution (once taken out and place in a labeled cuvette) is replaced with water, then the concentration will be halved. 7. The TA should assist with setting the UV spectrophotometer to a wavelength of 550nm and placing a blank in the machine to calibrate it. 8. Record the absorbance of each concentration on Table 1. 9. Using a computer create a standard curve. In this Lab, the curve was made by the TA. • Step 2: Flow Rate Measurements 1. Turn on tap water connected to the influent into the flume and allow water to flow for around 15 minutes. Adjust the slow so that the flume doesn’t

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