여과공정에서 수리적 충격부하로 인한 탁질누출을 방지하기 위하여, 여과지 유입량 변화에 대응하여 여과지 운영지수를 변화시키면서 여과수의 탁도 및 입자수를 고찰하였다. S 정수장은 여과지 유입량 최대/최소의 비가 2.2였으며, 이에 따라 여과속도도 변동하였다. S 정수장에서는 여과속도 변동 최소화를 위하여 여과유입수량 변동에 따라 여과지수를 변동시켰다. 여과지 유입유량 변화에 따라 가동, 휴지, 재가동을 반복하였을 경우 탁질누출은 심하지 않았다. 여과가동 누계시간이 10 h 이전이나 50 h 이후에 재가동시는 탁질누출현상이 일부 발견되었다. 이런 현상은 여재의 숙성이 충분하지 않거나 입자물질의 부착량 과다에 기인할 수 있다. 따라서 여과지를 재가동할 때는 누계여과지속시간이 10 h 이상, 50 h 미만인 여과지를 선택하는 것이 효율적인 것으로 조사되었다. 여과지 유입유량 변동에 따른 여과지수 변동은 UFRV 향상을 위한 방법으로 판단된다.
To prevent turbidity breakthrough in a depth filter caused by hydraulic shock loads, influence of turbidity and particle number in filtrate by variation of operating filter number depending on inflow change was investigated. Inflow quantity at the S water treatment plant (WTP) was varied and ratio of maximum/minimum inflow quantity was 2.2, therefore filtration velocity was also subsequently changed. The S WTP changed operating filter number depending on inflow variation to minimize change of filtration velocity. Particle breakthrough was not severe when operation system was changed, out-of-operation and re-start of filter was repeated depending on inflow quantity. Slight particle breakthrough was noticed when re-start of filter was implemented at the filter that had a cumulative filtration run time of less than 10 h or more than 50 h. This can be attributed to the inadequate ripening and over accumulation of particles on media. Therefore, it is more efficient to choose a re-starting filter basin which has cumulative filtration run time more than 10 h or less than 50 h to reduce particle breakthrough. Filter number variation depending on inflow change was proven to be a method for improvement of unit filter run volume (UFRV).
