Design a rectangular sedimentation tank treating 2.5×106 litre/day. The size of tank is  17.5 × 5.5 × 3.5 m. if 80 ppm suspended solids are present in the water, assuming 75% removal in the basin and the average specific gravity as 2.0, determine:  i) Average flow of water through tank ii) Detention time iii) Deposition of the solids in the tank iv) Over flow rate

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Design a rectangular sedimentation tank treating 2.5×106
litre/day. The size of tank is  17.5 × 5.5 × 3.5 m. if 80 ppm suspended solids are present in the water, assuming 75%
removal in the basin and the average specific gravity as 2.0,

determine: 

i) Average flow
of water through tank

ii) Detention time

iii) Deposition of the solids in the tank

iv) Over
flow rate

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