Question

A horizontal flow clarifier is to be designed to remove all of the two major classes of particles in the influent to the clarifier. The characteristics of the particles are as follows: Class 1: diameter- 0.075 mm, s.g. 1.12 Class 2: diameter- 0.0005 mm, s.g. 1.95 For an influent flow rate of 5,500 m3 /d find the surface area of an ideal clarifier for a temperature of 5 oC. The particles settle discretely

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