Evaluación del sistema de floculación de la planta de tratamiento “Paluguillo

Abstract

This work developed at the "Paluguillo" treatment plant, located in the city of Quito, Pichincha province, aims to evaluate the purification system of the plant, which presents problems to process more than 530 l/s said plant is designed to process 600 l/s, the conventional type plant with rapid mixing, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection processes. It captures the raw water adduction Papallacta system. As part of the study of the plant is performed a statistical analysis with the data of color and turbidity, collected from the archives of the plant of the year 2018 to 2021, to determine the probability of occurrence. The purpose of this work is to determine the hydraulic performance of treatment units: fast mixing, flocculation and settler, the test is it performed with the help of tracers, where is evaluated: the type of flow that occurs in each unit, dead zones, and shorts. The results of this evaluation of the treatment system, will serve as information to decide what improvements are possible the efficiency of the system and carry out a project of improvement of the treatment plant.