A column analysis of a flocculating suspension is run in the apparatus shown below. The initial solids concentration is 320 mg/L. The resulting matrix is shown below. What will be the overall removal efficiency of a settling basin which is 2.5 m deep with a detention time of 2 hr?
A column analysis of a flocculating suspension is run in the apparatus shown below. The initial solids concentration is 320 mg/L. The resulting matrix is shown below. What will be the overall removal efficiency of a settling basin which is 2.5 m deep with a detention time of 2 hr?
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A column analysis of a flocculating suspension is run in the apparatus shown below. The
initial solids concentration is 320 mg/L. The resulting matrix is shown below. What will
be the overall removal efficiency of a settling basin which is 2.5 m deep with a detention
time of 2 hr?

Transcribed Image Text:Time of sampling (min)
Depth
(m)
0.5
30
60
90
120
150
180
320
123
95
69
49
31
20
1
320
172
142
93
63
49
27
1.5
320
213
170
112
87
70
40
2
320
250
200
149
120
89
54
2.5
320
300
237
198
142
105
69
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