A drinking water treatment plant is being designed to treat a flow of 1,500 m3 /day at a temperature of 15°C. The sedimentation tank will have a depth of 2.5 m. The consultant has decided to size the tank such that it will be effective for separating an average floc particle with a diameter of 50 µm and density of 1150 kg/m3 . What length and width should the tank be, assuming the length is twice the width?

A drinking water treatment plant is being designed to treat a flow of 1,500 m3 /day at a temperature of 15°C. The sedimentation tank will have a depth of 2.5 m. The consultant has decided to size the tank such that it will be effective for separating an average floc particle with a diameter of 50 µm and density of 1150 kg/m3 . What length and width should the tank be, assuming the length is twice the width?

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter2: Origin Of Soil And Grain Size

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.14P: A hydrometer test has the following result: Gs = 2.65, temperature of water = 26 C, and L = 10.4 cm...

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