Development of a Iron Removal Plant for Ground Water Based Supply System in Apartment Buildings

Abstract

Now a day’s groundwater is one of the major sources of water supply in Bangladesh, though it has an excessive iron content. Iron exists naturally in, underground water in Bangladesh. Presence of iron has negative impacts on aesthetic features of supplied water. Besides this iron precipitations cause damage to sanitary and water supply fittings and fixtures. To avoid such nuisance and to improve the quality of life for the residences of an apartment building, a treatment plant to fit the demand of a typical apartment building is designed in this research project. This project considered the different water flow pattern for buildings as well as the space constraints and made adjustments for those matters. A small physical model is created and tested in a small scale to understand and demonstrate its efficiency.