A sedimentation tank receives sewage of 0.5 m³/s having suspended solids of 250 mg/lit. Efficiency of_m3/day if moisture content of effluent issedimentation tank is 70%. The sludge production will be95%. (Take density of sludge as 1080 kg/m3)

Given data :- Discharge of sewage (Qs) = 0.5 m3/sec Qs = 0.5 * 3600 * 24 = 43200 m3/day Qs = 432…

A sedimentation tank receives sewage of 0.5 m³/s having suspended solids of 250 mg/lit. Efficiency of sedimentation tank is 70%. The sludge production will be m3/day if moisture content of effluent is 95%. (Take density of sludge as 1080 kg/m3)

A sedimentation tank receives sewage of 0.5 m³/s having suspended solids of 250 mg/lit. Efficiency of sedimentation tank is 70%. The sludge production will be m3/day if moisture content of effluent is 95%. (Take density of sludge as 1080 kg/m3)

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