The method
Before using the result
- Dose is active chemical mass per water volume. Product strength is a mass fraction, not volume fraction or available-chlorine concentration unless converted consistently.
Worked examples
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1. Worked example
Connect operator flow units to active chemical mass per day, then distinguish that mass from the volume of commercial solution pumped. Keep product mass fraction and solution density separate.
- Volume flow
- 2 L/s
- Active chemical dose (mg/L)
- 2
- Calculate solution feed
- No
- Active mass = 0.002 × 2 × 86.4 = 0.3456 kg/day.
- Active chemical: 0.3456 kg/day
2. Comparison example
Compare a different supplied condition using the same method. For Water Certification Exam, the important check is that the input meaning, units and method assumptions still match the problem.
- Volume flow
- 2 L/s
- Active chemical dose (mg/L)
- 3
- Calculate solution feed
- No
- Active mass = 0.002 × 3 × 86.4 = 0.5184000000000001 kg/day.
- Active chemical: 0.5184 kg/day
Check your understanding
1. Which relationship is used?
Active mass/day = Q(m³/s) × dose(mg/L) × 86.4; solution flow = active mass/(mass fraction × density).
2. Which assumption should you check first?
Dose is active chemical mass per water volume. Product strength is a mass fraction, not volume fraction or available-chlorine concentration unless converted consistently.
3. How should you verify a different unit system?
Convert every input to the displayed calculation units first. Equivalent physical inputs must give equivalent results; a unit label alone does not convert a number.
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