(ii) The treated effluent containing grit particles from the above (1) activated sludge system is discharged into a secondary clarifier for further treatment. Assume that a spherical body undergoes settling through the clarifier with a terminal settling velocity of 2 m/s. Find the drag force on the body due to the fluid. Assume that Stokes law is valid and dynamic of viscosity of effluent = 0.001 Kgm-¹s-1, radius of spherical object = 2 mm)

(ii) The treated effluent containing grit particles from the above (1) activated sludge system is discharged into a secondary clarifier for further treatment. Assume that a spherical body undergoes settling through the clarifier with a terminal settling velocity of 2 m/s. Find the drag force on the body due to the fluid. Assume that Stokes law is valid and dynamic of viscosity of effluent = 0.001 Kgm-¹s-1, radius of spherical object = 2 mm)

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The treated effluent containing grit particles from the above (i) activated
sludge system is discharged into a secondary clarifier for further
treatment. Assume that a spherical body undergoes settling through the
clarifier with a terminal settling velocity of 2 m/s. Find the drag force on
the body due to the fluid. Assume that Stokes law is valid and dynamic of
viscosity of effluent = 0.001 Kgm-¹s-1, radius of spherical object = 2 mm)

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