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[Engineering decision at a glance]
- Label
- Value
- Primary lab inputs
- Particle density, settling velocity, solids concentration, floatability
- Best when solids are
- Light, oily, fibrous, flocculent, or variable in density
- Lamella advantage
- Dense, readily settleable solids with predictable clarification behavior
- DAF advantage
- Low-density or buoyant solids, emulsified fats/oils, fragile flocs
- Typical pilot targets
- Clarified overflow quality, sludge consistency, chemical demand, hydraulic robustness
- Test result
- Interpretation Likely choice
- Median settling velocity below about 0.2–0.5 m/h
- Too slow for practical gravity clarification in compact footprint DAF or a pre-concentration step
- Visible rising fraction, grease, or fibrous solids
- Buoyancy and entrained gas dominate behavior DAF
- Narrow density distribution and rapid settling above about 1–2 m/h
- Good gravity separation potential Lamella settler
- Strong variability between batches
- Design must tolerate swings in density and floc structure Pilot both if uncertain
- High solids loading with compact footprint constraint
- Need high surface-area efficiency, not just tank volume Compare DAF surface loading and lamella surface loading rate
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