Tapered Flocculation G Schedule
The mixing power each stage of a tapered floc train needs: P_stage = G_stage^2 x mu(T) x V, the same Camp-Stein relation flocculation-g-value validated, inverted across 2-3 stages of decreasing G. A 50/30/20 per-second taper in three 100 m^3 stages at 15 C needs 285 / 102 / 46 W - the last stage runs at a sixth of the first, the gentle finish that grows settleable floc without shearing it. Reports the composite Gt and flags a schedule that is not tapered or steps outside the 10-100/s band. A design aid, not a process design.
Formula and source
P_stage = G_stage^2 x mu(T) x V_stage (Camp-Stein inverted); Gt = mean(G) x total_time; mu = water dynamic viscosity at the given temperature.
Camp-Stein velocity gradient, tapered multi-stage schedule (Camp & Stein 1943; Ten States Standards), by name.
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