INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL-Section B03 Module 3

Review Test Submission: CHE185 W9 Exercise

Review Test Submission: CHE185 W9 Exercise

User Gian Dizon

Course INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL-Section B03
Test CHE185 W9 Exercise
Started 5/30/21 4:45 PM
Submitted 5/30/21 4:55 PM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 16 out of 30 points
Time Elapsed 10 minutes out of 1 hour
Instructions Password: Exer10

Due: May 31, 5:30PM

Results Displayed All Answers, Submitted Answers, Correct Answers, Feedback

Question 1 2 out of 2 points

Sludge thickening and dewatering are same.

Selected Answer: False

Answers: True
False

Response Generally thickeners concentrate sludge at lower than 15% concentration, the
Feedback: dewatering units concentrate the sludge to higher than 15%.

Question 2 2 out of 2 points

It is a technique where sludge solids content is increased by removing the liquid/solution fraction.

Selected Answer: Thickening

Answers: Flocculation
Agglomeration
Activation
Thickening

Question 3 2 out of 2 points

Sludge concentration increase benefits these downstream processes EXCEPT:

Selected Answer: all are benefitted by sludge concentration increase

Answers: digestion
drying and combustion
all are benefitted by sludge concentration increase
 dewatering

Question 4 0 out of 12 points

Feed rate of suspension = 635 m3/h

Mass ratio of liquid to solid in feed = 0.63

Mass ratio of liquid to solid in underflow = 0.29

Void fraction = 0.43

specific gravity of solid = 2,134

terminal velocity = 0.05 m/s

specific gravity of liquid = 857

Your boss asks you to design the thickener. Calculate the area in m2 with 3 significant figures.

Selected Answer: 1.14

Correct Answer: 1.70 ± 5%

Question 5 2 out of 2 points

This clarifier type is the most commonly used equipment for sludge removal in wastewater
applications.

Selected Answer: Scraper

Answers: Scraper

Riser pipe
none of the choices
Suction header

Question 6 2 out of 2 points

In a graph of velocity of interface versus time, the slope is called ____.

Selected Answer: zone settling velocity

Answers: angular velocity

interface displacement
zone settling velocity

separation rate

Question 7 2 out of 2 points

Thickening technique that is used in raw primary sludge type with very good results in terms of
frequency and performance.

Selected Answer: gravitational settling

 Answers: gravitational settling

solid-bowl centrifugation
basket centrifugation
dissolved air flotation

Question 8 2 out of 2 points

Riser pipe and suction header type clarifier depends on ___ for solids collection.

Selected Answer: pressure difference

Answers: none of the choices

zone settling velocity
height of tank floor
pressure difference

Question 9 0 out of 2 points

In clarifier design, this component is needed to make sure that overflow rate is stable even during
windy seasons.

Selected Answer: [None Given]

Answers: launder
mechanism support
adjustable weirs

skimming system

Question 10 2 out of 2 points

The following are factors to consider in designing Sedimentation tanks, Clarifiers and Thickeners
EXCEPT:

Selected Answer: all are factors in design

Answers: installation space / plot area

operating costs
all are factors in design

capital costs
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