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%removal MG L MG L MG L
%removal MG L MG L MG L
%removal MG L MG L MG L
influent suspended solids concentration from 33.0 mg/ L to 15.0 mg/ L. The following
batch settling column data are available. The data given are percent removals at the
sample times and depths shown.
Time Depths, *m
(min) 0.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5
10 50 32 20 18 15
20 75 45 35 30 25
40 85 65 48 43 40
55 90 75 60 50 46
85 95 87 75 65 60
95 95 88 80 70 63
*Depths from top of column, column depth = 4.5 m.
Required removal is
mg mg
33.0 −15.0
L L
%Removal= =54.54 %
mg
33.0
L
Plot % Removal versus detention time and % Removal versus overflow rate. Assume linear
between points and use 54.54% removal to find,
θ=33 min
m
V 0=204
d