A settling basin is designed to have a critical settling velocity of 32.6m/d. Determine how much of the suspended particles (percentage of mass) is expected to be removed based on the particle size distribution given below. The specific gravity of the particles is 1.2 and water temperature is 20°C. Viscosity of water =1.0087x10-3 Ns/m2 Density of water =998.23 kg/m3 Particle Size (mm) | Weight Fraction Greater Than Size , % 0.1 10 0.08 15 0.07 40 0.06 70 0.04 93 0.02 99 0.01 100

A settling basin is designed to have a critical settling velocity of 32.6m/d. Determine how much of the suspended particles (percentage of mass) is expected to be removed based on the particle size distribution given below. The specific gravity of the particles is 1.2 and water temperature is 20°C. Viscosity of water =1.0087x10-3 Ns/m2 Density of water =998.23 kg/m3 Particle Size (mm) | Weight Fraction Greater Than Size , % 0.1 10 0.08 15 0.07 40 0.06 70 0.04 93 0.02 99 0.01 100

Principles of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781305970939

Author:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Khaled Sobhan

Chapter7: Permeability

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