AWWA-20575 Filter Troubleshooting and Design Handbook
Troubleshooting granular filters can take hours and frustrate
even the most experienced water operators. Find and solve filter problems
fast with this handbook.
Authored by a filter designer and consultant who holds several patents in
filtration, Filter Troubleshooting and Design Handbook has all the information needed to
troubleshoot granular media filters, understand how they work, and maintain optimum filter performance.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Driving Head
3. Plenum/Flume Hydraulics
4. Filter Support Gravel
5. Filter Media
6. Underdrain
7. Optimizing Backwash
8. Filter Controls
9. Gravity Filter Troubleshooting Procedures
10. Pressure Filters
11. Filter Maintenance
12. Summary
Appendix: Water Treatment Chemistry and Jar Testing Procedures
Appendix: Troubleshooting Checklists
Appendix: Historical Records
ISBN: 9781583219232
Author: Richard P. Beverly
Publisher: American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Publication date: 2012
AWWA catalog no: 20575-PE
Media Type: SOFTBOUND
Number of pages: 337