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Question

Given the following parameters of a primary settling chamber :
Diameter = 50m, Depth = 2.5m, average detention time = 2 hours.
How much quantity of waste water is being treated ?

The correct answer is
$\sim$ 58928 m$^3$/day

To find the quantity of wastewater treated, we need to calculate the volume of the primary settling chamber and then use the detention time.

Calculating Chamber Volume

The primary settling chamber is cylindrical.

  • Diameter = 50 m
  • Radius ($r$) = Diameter / 2 = 50 m / 2 = 25 m
  • Depth ($h$) = 2.5 m
  • The area of the base ($A$) is given by the formula: $A = \pi r^2$
  • $A = \pi \times (25 \text{ m})^2 = 625\pi \text{ m}^2$
  • The Volume ($V$) of the chamber is: $V = A \times h$
  • $V = (625\pi \text{ m}^2) \times (2.5 \text{ m}) = 1562.5\pi \text{ m}^3$
  • $V \approx 1562.5 \times 3.14159 \approx 4908.7 \text{ m}^3$

Calculating Wastewater Quantity

The quantity of wastewater treated is the flow rate ($Q$).

  • Detention Time ($T_d$) = 2 hours
  • Convert detention time to days: $T_d = 2 \text{ hours} \times \frac{1 \text{ day}}{24 \text{ hours}} = \frac{1}{12} \text{ day}$
  • The quantity treated per day is calculated as: $Q = \frac{\text{Volume}}{\text{Detention Time}}$
  • $Q = \frac{4908.7 \text{ m}^3}{1/12 \text{ day}} = 4908.7 \text{ m}^3 \times 12 \text{ day}^{-1}$
  • $Q \approx 58904.4 \text{ m}^3/\text{day} $

Comparing this value to the options, the closest quantity is approximately 58928 m$^3$/day.

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Important Questions from Water Treatment

  1. In the flocculation method of water treatment ______ chemical is added to water.

  2. Which of the following is NOT a chemical coagulant used in water treatment? 

  3. Which laboratory test is done to determine approximately the dosage of coagulant?

  4. Statement I): Softening of clear groundwater should be carried out immediately after collection by pumping out, or from springs.

    Statement II): Iron and manganese precipitates can foul the exchange medium surface if oxidation occurs in, or prior to, the ion-exchange phase.

  5. Which process is used in water purification?

    A. Osmosis

    B. Reverse Osmosis

    C. Cytolysis

    D. Turgor pressure

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