ERODE SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
EN8592 / WASTEWATER ENGINEERING
2019–2020 (QUESTION BANK)
IMPARTMENT QUESTIONS

UNIT I - PLANNING AND DESIGN OF SEWERAGE SYSTEM

PART – A
1. What are the various sources of wastewater generation?
2. Define BOD and COD.
3. Distinguish between dry weather flow and wet weather flow.
4. Define sewage, sullage and garbage.
5. What is known as sewerage? What are the types of sewerage system? List out the
components of sewerage system.
6. What is meant by the term population equivalent?
7. What is self-cleaning velocity?
8. Define time of Concentration.
9. List out the various sewer appurtenances.
10. What do you mean by small bore system?
PART – B
1. Explain the various characteristics and composition of sewage.
2. What is sewer? Explain the types of sewer materials.
3. Explain the various sewer appurtenances. (OR) Explain neat sketch drop Manhole and
inverted siphon.
4. Discuss the methods of estimation of storm water runoff.
5. Explain the one pipe and two pipe systems in sewerage.
PART – C

1. Explain the various physio-chemical characteristics of sewage and state their environmental
significance.
2. Explain the various sources of wastewater and their effects on environment.

UNIT II - PRIMARY TREATMENT OF SEWAGE

PART – A
1. Differentiate unit operations and unit process.
2. State the objectives of preliminary treatment of sewage.
3. What do you means by onsite sanitation? Mention various methods of onsite sanitation.
4. What is grey water and grey water harvesting?
5. Distinguish between grit chamber and plain sedimentation tank.
6. What are the differences in the functions of screen chamber and grit chamber in the
sewage treatment?
 7. Define coagulant.
8. What is meant by detritus tanks?
9. Define skimming tank.
10. What are the objectives of screen chamber?

PART – B
1. With help of neat sketch, discuss the component parts, functioning, advantages &
disadvantage of septic tank. Discuss various methods of disposal of septic tank effluent.
2. Describe in detail about grey water harvesting and its methods.
3. Explain working of grit chamber and their types?
4. Discuss in detail about classification of screens and state application of each class.
5. Discuss brief the various types of settling and design consideration of sedimentation tank.

PART – C

1. Discuss various methods of disposal of septic tank effluent.

2. Discuss the operation and maintenance of sewage treatment plant.

UNIT III - SECONDARY TREATMENT OF SEWAGE

PART – A
1. Distinguish between oxidation ditch and oxidation pond.
2. What is meant by UASB reactor? State an advantage of it.
3. What are the modified forms of conventional ASP?
4. How do you determine hydraulic loading rate of a trickling filter?
5. State the main objectives of providing advanced treatment of sewage, how it are different
from conventional treatment system.
6. What is the operational principle of waste stabilization ponds?
7. Distinguish between aerobic pond and anaerobic pond.
8. What is the operational principle of waste stabilization ponds?
9. What is the meaning of activated sludge in the activated sludge process?
10. Define sludge volume index.

PART – B

1. What do you mean by secondary treatment process of sewage treatment? Write short
notes on trickling filter, activated sludge process and oxidation ponds.
(OR)
Explain the components and the operational principles of activated sludge process with
advantages and disadvantages.
(OR) Explain the process of purification of sewage by trickling filter
2. Briefly discuss the functioning and advantage of an UASB.
(OR)
 Draw the typical process flow diagram for a UASB reactor and explain the working
principle.
3. Explain briefly the working principle of waste stabilization ponds. Mention their
classifications.
4. Draw the typical process flow diagram of an oxidation ditch and explain the working
principle.
5. Explain the Reclamation and Reuse of Sewage.

PART – C

1. Give a detailed account on activated sludge process of sewage treatment with help of neat
sketch
2. Discover how UASB is related with treatment of waste water? Write in detail about the
UASB reactor with neat sketch, advantages and disadvantages. Explain its function and
operation.

UNIT IV - DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE

PART – A

1. What is sewage farming?

2. Define sewage sickness.
3. What are the concerns in the application of sewage on to land?
4. Name the methods of disposal of sewage by land treatment.
5. What are the various zones of a polluted river?
6. Define dilution factor.
7. Define Mass balance principle.
8. List of the methods of minimizing sewage sickness.
9. Enlist the methods of treated sewage effluent disposal.
10. What are the disadvantages of land disposal of wastes?

PART – B

1. What do you understand by oxygen sag curve? Derive the Streeter Phelps oxygen sag
curve.
2. Explain briefly about the methods of sewage disposal.
3. Explain the various actions involved in the self-purification process of a stream and
explain them briefly.
4. Briefly outline the characteristics of sludge.
5. Draw a typical oxygen sag curve and explain its meaning and state its importance.

PART - C

1. Summarise the principle of the self-purification process of river and the various stages of
oxygen sag curve. Derive Streeter Phelps Equation.
2. What are the environmental and health risks associated with sewage farming?
 UNIT V - SLUDGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL

PART – A

1. What are the methods of sludge thickening?

2. Name the different unit processes involved in sludge treatment.
3. What is meant by sludge conditioning? What are the methods of sludge conditioning?
4. Name the feed material source for bio gas recovery in sewage treatment.
5. What is a sludge digestion?
6. State the objectives of sludge thickening.
7. Name the different unit processes involved in sludge treatment.
8. Give out advantages of sludge thickening?
9. What is meant by dewatering?
10. Enumerate various methods of sludge disposal.

PART – B

1. What do you mean by sludge thickening process? Explain in detail about gravity
thickening and air flotation unit with a neat sketch.
2. Describe the mechanism of biogas recovery from sludge. (OR)
Explain the characteristics of sludge and how biogas can be recovered.
3. Explain with neat sketch of a high rate two stage anaerobic sludge digester and explain its
salient features.
4. Describe briefly about the sludge digestion tank with a neat sketch.
5. Explain in detail about sludge disposal.

PART - C

1. Explain in detail about sludge disposal.

2. Explain in detail about sludge conditioning and dewatering with a neat sketch.