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IS 10553-4 (1983): Requirements for chlorination equipment,

Part 4: Gravity feed type gaseous chlorinators [CED 24:
Public Health Engineering.]

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Indian Standard
REQUIREMENTS FOR
CHLORINATION EQUIPMENT
PART 4 GRAVITY FEED TYPE GASEOUS
CHLORINATORS

( First Reprint OCTOBER 1995 )

UDC 628.162.84.06

0 Copyright 1983

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

Gr 3 , October 1983 ’
 IS : 10553 ( Part 4 ) - 1983

Indian Sfandard
REQUIREMENTS FOR
CHLORINATION EQUIPMENT
PART 4 GRAVITY FEED TYPE GASEOUS
CHLtiRINATORS

Public Health Engineering Equipment Sectional Committee, BDC 40

Chairman Representing
DR B. B. SUNDARESAN National Environmental Engineering Research
Institute ( CSIR ), Nagpur

Members
SARI R. PARAMAS~VAM
( AIternate to
Dr B. B. Sundaresan )
ADVISER ( PHE ) Ministry of Works & Housing, New Delhi
DR S. R. SUKLA ( Alternafe )
SEIRI S. V. BoPARDIKAR Directorate General of Technical Development,
New Delhi
SHRI R. C. P. CHAUDHARY Engineers India Limited, New Delhi
CHIEF ENGINEER Depar$e.un;aof Health, Government of West Bengal,

.SHRI T. N. CHAT~ERJEE( Alternate )

CHIEF ENGINEER( WATER ) Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Delhi
SHRI JAI NARAIN ( Alternate )
SHRI D. K. CHOUDHURY Geo-Miller & Co, Calcutta
SHRI D. R. MALL ( Alternate )
SHRI S. K. DA~GUPTA Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority,
Calcutta
SHRI S. 3. Dw~-~A ( Alternate )
DEPTH MUNICIPALCOMMISSIONERMunicipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, Bombay
HYDRAULIC ENGINEER( Alternate I ) _
CHIEF ENGINEER( SEWERAGE) ( Alternate II )
SHRI B. R. N. GUPTA Engineer-in-Chief’s Branch, Army Headquarters,
New Delhi
SHRI K. V. KRISHNAMURTHY( Alternate )
SHRI S. P. JAMES Local Administration & Social Welfare ( F )
Department, Trivandrum
SHRI R. KRISHNASWAMY Tamil Nadu Water Supply &Drainage Board, Madras
SHRI S. A. JAGDESAN( Alternate )

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Members Representing
SHRI M. Y. MADAN The Hindustan Construction Co Ltd, Bombay
SHRI C. E. S. RAO ( Alternate )
SHRI S. R. MAJUMDAR Paterson Engineering Co ( India ) L.td, Calcutta
SHRI A. R. MIR Public Health Engineering Department, Government
of Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar
SHRI G. M. KANTH ( Alternute )
SHRI S. S. NAIK Hydraulic & General Engineers Pvt Ltd, Bombay
SHRI D. R. KENKRE( Alternate \
SHRI R. NATARAJAN ’ Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd, Bombay
SHRI B. M. RAHUL ( Afternute )
SHRI M. M. PATEL Indian Water Works Association, Bombay
REPRESENTATIVE Public Health Engineering Deoartment. Government
of Punjab, Ciiandigarh -
RIZPRE~~N~A~IV~ , Public Health Engineering Department, Government
of Haryana, Cbandigarh
SHRI K. K. GANDHI ( Alternate )
PROF S. SUBBARAO All Ig;;utstitute of Hygiene & Public Health,

SHRI A. V. RAO ( Alternute )

SHRI T. P. SHARMA M. P. State Prevention and Control of Water
Pollution Board, Bhopal
DR G. K. KHARE ( Alternate )
SHRI S. S. SR~VASTAVA Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, Lucknow
SHRI S. A. SWAMY The Institution of Engineers ( India ), Calcutta
SHRI P. S. TEND~LKAR Candy Filters ( India ) Ltd, Bombay
SHRI C. L. SASTRI( Alternate )
SHRI M. G. VAIDYA Public Health Engineering Department, Government
of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal
SHRI V. VARDARAJAN Madras Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage
Board. Madras
SFIRI S. DAIVAMANI( Alternate )
SHRI G. RAMAN, Director General, IS1 ( Ex-officio Member )
Director ( Civ Engg )

Secretary
SHRI A. K. AVA~THY
Assistant Director ( Civ Engg ), IS1

Water Treatment Equipment Subcommittee, BDC 40: 1

Convener
SRRI JAI NARAIN Indian Water Works Association, Bombay

Members
SHRI K. R. SAHU ( Afternute to
Sbri Jai Narain )
SHRI R. R. BAGRI Clear Water Ltd, New Delhi

( Continued on page.10 )

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 IS : 10553 ( Part 4 ) - 1983

Indian Standard
REQUIREMENTS FOR
CHLORINATION EQUIPMENT
PART 4 GRAVITY FEED TYPE GASEOUS
CHLORINATORS

0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard was adopted by the Indian Standards Institution
on 23 June 1983,after the draft finalized by the Public Health Engineering
Equipment Sectional Committee had been approved by the Civil
Engineering Division Council.
0.2 Gravity feed type gas apparatus by means of which chlorine is added
as solution in a minor flow of water, is suitable for cases where it is
required to apply chlorine to water fiowing through an open channel or to
water entering or leaving a sump or well under atmospheric pressure. The
apparatus consists of a control panel with provision for connecting the
requisite number of chlorine cylinders and a solutionizer or absorption
tower with a suitable connection to the point of application.
0.3 The apparatus is made in different sizes with chlorine supply up to
15 kg/h.
0.4 The line diagram for gravity feed type gaseous chlorinators is given in
Fig. 1.
0.5 This standard is being published in 5 parts. Other parts in the series
are given below:
Part 1 General guidelines for chlorination plants including .handling,
storage and safety of chlorine cylinders and drums.
Part 2 Vacuum feed type chlorinators.
Part 3 Pressure feed chlorinators.
Part 5 Bleaching powder solution dosing equipment.
0.6 In the formulation of this standard due weightage has been given to
international co-ordination among the standards and practices prevailing in
different countries in addition to relating it to the practices in the field in
this country,

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L .EVEL

+ min.WATER LEVEL
16 ---- ---

1. CHLORINE CYLINDER 8. REGULATING VALVE

2. AUXILIARY CYLINDER VALVE ORIFICE
3. CHLORINE FILTER 1:: MANOMETER TUBE
4. SHUT OFF VALVE MOISTURE SEAL
5. HIGH PRESSURE GAUGE I: WATER AT CONSTANT HEAD
6; LOW PRESSURE GAUGE 13: SOLUTION TOWER
7A. REDUCING VALVE 14. CHLORINE SOLUTION LINE
78. REDUCING VALVE IN CASE 15. FILTERED WATER CHANNEL
CAPACITY MORE THAN 500 g/h 16. DIFFUSER
 IS : 10553 ( Part 4 ) - 1983

0.7 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this

standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated, express-
ing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance with
IS : 2-1960*. The number of significant places retained in the rounded off
value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard lays down the requirements for materials of construction,
types and performance requirements of gravity feed type gaseous
chlorinators.

2. TYPES
2.1 The chlorinators shall be of the following three types:
a) Wall mounted,
b) Pedestal mounted, and
c) Cylinder mounted.

3. MATERIAL
3.1 Control Panel -The control panel should be of fibre glass moist
chlorine/acid resistance plastics or mild steel with 3 coats of epoxy.
3.2 Solutionizer Tower - The solutionizer tower should either be made of
glazed porcelain, polyvinyl chloride or of rubber lined mild steel plates.
The solutionizer tower is generally of a type as shown in Fig. 2 and shall be
packed with pebbles of varying sizes.. The pebbles shall be of round water
worn type. Pumicestone or porcelain or moist chlorine/acid resistant
plastic rashing rings may be used as packing materials in place of pebbles.
3.2.1 The water shall be fed in the solutionizer tower at a constant head.
3.2.2 The outlet from the solutionizer tower to the water channel shall
be designed for maximum flow.
3.3 Tubes - The tubes used in chlorination plant shall be either phosphorus
deoxidised non-arsenical copper conforming to IS: 191 (Part 8)-19807 or.
phosphorus deoxidises arsenical copper conforming to IS: 191 ( Part 10 )-
1980$ or carbon steel conforming to IS : 1030-1974.
*Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised).
$Specification for copped: Part 8 Phosphorized copper (DHP) ( third revision ).
$$xcification for copper: Part 10 Phosphorus deoxidized arsenical copper (DP;q)
( t/&f revision ).
&?qecification for carbon steel castings for general engineering purposes
( second revision ).

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NOTE- Minimum wall thickness for tubes is given below:

Outside diameter Min Wall Tolerances

mm Thickness mm
mm
up to 5 O-8 A 098
For copper tubes above 5 up to 12 1.0 f 0.10
{ above 12 up to 20 l-2 f 0.10
up to 20 2.5 f 0’10
carbon steel above 20 up to 30 f 0.15
above 30 up to 40 33:; * 0.20

TOP SECTION

PERFORATED TRAY
1 (TOP)
DIFFUSER TUBE

CENTRE SECTION
PEBBLES

iv BOTTOM

JOINT
SECTION

RING

L-- LEVEL INDICATOR

PLUG

-_-SOLUTION OUTLET

BUNG

L BASE
f PERFORATED
TRAY
(BOTTOM1

FIG. 2 SOLUTIONISERTOWER

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 IS : 10553 ( Part 4 ) - 1983

3.3.1 For carrying moist chlorine, the pipelines should be made of silver,
platinum, corrosion, resistance alloy steel conforming to grade 19 of
IS : 3444-1978*, HDEP conforming to IS :4984-1978t or UPVC conforming
to lS:4985-1981:.
3.4 Nuts Bolts and Brackets - Nuts bolts and brackets shall be of
chromium plated brass or cadmium plated mild steel.
3.5 Chlorine gas filter media shall be of glass wool.
3.6 Other Components - The ancillary components incorporate a chlorine
gas, filter, pressure reducing valves, manometer or rate of discharge meter,
regulating valve, moisture trap, chlorine pressure .gauge and a stop valve.
All metallic parts coming in contact with gas should be made of silver-
plated brass or nickel. Stainless steel may also be used for components
coming in contact with dry chlorine gas only. Non-metallic materials used
in construction of various components shall be of glass, ebonite and moist
chlorine/acid resistant plastic.

4. PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
4.1 Concentration of chlorine gas in solution after the solutionizer tower
shall be at least 90 percent of the saturation value of chlorine gas at that
temperature.
4.1.1 Solubility of chlorine gas in water in the solutionzer tower depends
on the surrounding temperature. For guidance Table 1 may be adopted
for designing solutionizer tower.

5. CHLORINATION REQUIREMENT
5.1 Rate of withdrawal of chlorine from container depends upon the size
of container and the surrounding temperature. For guidance Table 2 may
be followed.
NOTE- If the discharge rate of chlorine is exceeded beyond the recommended
rate, the liquid chlorine may freeze.

5.2 When the gas discharge rate from a single contamer may not meet the
requirements, two or more containers may be connected to a manifold so
as to discharge simultaneously. It is advisable not to couple more than
four containers to a manifold.
*Specification for corrosion resistant alloy steel and nickel based castings for genera
applications ( first revision ).
-&ecificat&~ for high dknsity polyethylene pipes for potable water supplies sewage
and industrial effluent ( second revision ).
$3pecification for unplasticised PVC pipes-for potable water supplies (first revision ).

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TABLE 1 SOLUBILITY OF CHLORINE IN WATER AT

DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES

( CIause 4.1.1 )

TEMPERATURE
“C PERCENTAGE
SOLUBILITY
( wwt 1

10 0.997 2
11 0965 4
12 0.934 6
13 0.905 0
14 0,876 8
15 0.849 5
16 0.823 2
17 O-7979
18 0.773 8
19 0.751 0
20 O-729 3
21 0.710 0
22 0.691 8
23 0673 9
24 0.657 2
25 O-641 3
26 0.625 9
27 @611 2
28 0.597 5
29 0.584 7
30 O-572 3
35 0.510 4
40 0.459 0

5.2.1 When discharging through a manifold, all the containers shall be at

the same temperature, particularly when connecting a new cylinder to the
manifold.
5.2.2 When more than 3 cylinders are used, the connections should be
arranged in groups so that one complete group may be changed at a time.

6. INSTALLATION AND SAFETY

06.1 For installation of the chlorination plants including handling, storage
and safety of chlorine cylinders and drums IS: 10553 (Part l)-1983* may be
followed.
*Requirements of chlorination equipment: Part 1 Guidelines for chlorination plants
including handling, storage and safety of chlorine cylinders and drums.

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 TABLE 2 RATE OF WITHDRAWAL OF CHLORINE
FROM CONTAINER
( Clause 5.1 )
TWPERATUIU~ “C kg OFCHLORINE DISCHARGE PERDAY
t-----
Cylinders Tonne Container

F---- 67 kg
4 2-72 4Q8 45
10 6.35 9-s 110
15 10.75 16.10 130
20 1450 21.54 245
Above 27 18.70 28.12 315
rs:10553(Part4)-1983

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Members Representing
DR A. G. BHOLE Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering,
Nagpur
DR S. M. DHABADGAONKAR( Alternate )
SHRI D. K. CHOUDHURY Geo-Miller & Co Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI A. K. MAZUMDAR ( Alternate )
SHRI M. M. DA~TA Central Public Health and Environmental Engi-
neering Organization, New Delhi
SHRI I. RADHAKRISHNAN( Afternate )
Srm~ K. GOVINDAN NAIR Public Health Engineering Department, Trivandrum
DR R. P. MATHUR University of Roorkee, Roorkee
SHRI N. W. MIRCHANDANI Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay
SHRI K. MOHAN Engineers India Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI S. S. NAIK Hydraulic & General Engineers ( P ) Ltd, Bombay
SHRI D. R. KENKRE ( Alternate )
SHRI R. NATARAJAN Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd, Bombay
SHRI B. M. RAHUL ( Alternate )
SHRI R. PARAMASIVAM National Environmental Engineering Research
Institute ( CSIR ), Nagpur
SHRI N.‘G. SWARNAKAR ( Alternate )
SHRI N. RAMACHANDRAN Ion Exchange ( India ) Ltd, Bombay
SHRI A. M. JOSHI ( Alternate )
SHRI C. E. S. RAO The Hindustan Construction Co Ltd, Bombay
SHRI C. L. SA~TRI Candy Filters ( India ) Ltd, Bombay
SHRI V. SATYAMURTHI EIMCO - KCP Ltd, Madras
SHRI T. SUBRAHMANYAM( Alternate )
SHRI S. S. SRIVA~TAVA Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, Lucknow
PROF S. SUBBA RAO All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health,
Calcutta
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