Design slow sand filter beds for a population of 60,000 persons with per capita demand of 135 litres/head/ day. Rate of filtration may be taken as 170 litres/hr/ sq. Assume maximum demand as 1.8 times the average daily demand.

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Design slow sand filter beds
for a population of 60,000
persons with per capital
demand of 135 litres/head/
day. Rate of filtration may be
taken as 170 litres/hr/ sq.
Assume maximum demand
as 1.8 times the average daily
demand.
Transcribed Image Text:Design slow sand filter beds for a population of 60,000 persons with per capital demand of 135 litres/head/ day. Rate of filtration may be taken as 170 litres/hr/ sq. Assume maximum demand as 1.8 times the average daily demand.
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