Q-Consider a primary sedimentation tank (PST) in a water treatment plant with Surface Overflow Rate (SOR) of 40 m³/m²/d. The diameter of the spherical particle which will have 90 percent theoretical removal efficiency in this tank is μm. Assume that settling velocity of the particle in water described by Stokes' Law. Given: Density of water = 1000 kg/m³; Density of particle = 2650 kg/m³; g = 9.81 m/s²; Kinematic viscosity of water (v) = 1.10 x 10-6 m²/s

Q-Consider a primary sedimentation tank (PST) in a water treatment plant with Surface Overflow Rate (SOR) of 40 m³/m²/d. The diameter of the spherical particle which will have 90 percent theoretical removal efficiency in this tank is μm. Assume that settling velocity of the particle in water described by Stokes' Law. Given: Density of water = 1000 kg/m³; Density of particle = 2650 kg/m³; g = 9.81 m/s²; Kinematic viscosity of water (v) = 1.10 x 10-6 m²/s

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