4. A water treatment plant has a sedimentation basin with a width of 10.0 m a depth of 3.0 m, a length of 50.0 m, and a flow rate of 4,000 m³/day. a. What is the terminal settling velocity of a particle with a density of 2.4 g/cm³ and a diameter of 0.010 mm in 20°C water? b. What is the percent removal of the particles in part a) for this basin? ( c. What is the smallest diameter particle (mm) with a density of 2.4 g/cm³ that would be removed by this sedimentation basin?

4. A water treatment plant has a sedimentation basin with a width of 10.0 m a depth of 3.0 m, a length of 50.0 m, and a flow rate of 4,000 m³/day. a. What is the terminal settling velocity of a particle with a density of 2.4 g/cm³ and a diameter of 0.010 mm in 20°C water? b. What is the percent removal of the particles in part a) for this basin? ( c. What is the smallest diameter particle (mm) with a density of 2.4 g/cm³ that would be removed by this sedimentation basin?

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Author:Braja M. Das

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Chapter2: Geotechnical Properties Of Soil

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