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Consistent performance of DAF and the quality of DAF effluent—despite considerable variation in flocculation characteristics and flocculated water quality conditions—demonstrate the robust nature of this process. Good dissolved‐air flotation (DAF) and filtration performance were observed for all pretreatment flocculation conditions studied: flocculation times of 5 and 20 min, gate and propeller mixers, two and three stages of flocculation, and low (G of 30 s−1) and high (G of 70 s−1) mixing intensity. The research showed that DAF plants can be designed with flocculation times as low as 5 min and that DAF is a robust particle removal process—i.e., it can produce consistently good water quality for a variety of conditions. Coagulation chemistry (pH and coagulant dosage) has a stronger influence on DAF and filtration performance than physical flocculation design and operating parameters.
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