As part of their proposed new treatment plant in Yong Peng, rapid sand filters will be installed after their sedimentation tanks. The design loading rate to the filter is 230 m3 /d.m2 . (i) Estimate the filter surface area for their design flow rate of 0.6 m3 /s. (ii) Determine the surface area per filter if four filters will be installed.
As part of their proposed new treatment plant in Yong Peng, rapid sand filters will be installed after their sedimentation tanks. The design loading rate to the filter is 230 m3 /d.m2 . (i) Estimate the filter surface area for their design flow rate of 0.6 m3 /s. (ii) Determine the surface area per filter if four filters will be installed.
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As part of their proposed new treatment plant in Yong Peng, rapid sand filters will be
installed after their sedimentation tanks. The design loading rate to the filter is 230
m3
/d.m2
.
(i) Estimate the filter surface area for their design flow rate of 0.6 m3
/s.
(ii) Determine the surface area per filter if four filters will be installed.
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