usec Eme as a coagulant aid at a water treatment plant. The specific gravity of the floc and adhered sus- pended material is 1.005 at a temperature of 10°C. Determine: a The overflow rate in m³'d-mn if the fiow is 26,500 mid and the clarifier is 18.29 m by 36.57 m. & The settling rate in cm/s for the overflow rate in part (a).

usec Eme as a coagulant aid at a water treatment plant. The specific gravity of the floc and adhered sus- pended material is 1.005 at a temperature of 10°C. Determine: a The overflow rate in m³'d-mn if the fiow is 26,500 mid and the clarifier is 18.29 m by 36.57 m. & The settling rate in cm/s for the overflow rate in part (a).

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