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WASTE WATER ENGINEERING

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3) Draw neat figures wherever necessary

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Q1) a) What do you understand by biological treatment of wastewater? List the
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different types of microorganisms and explain their role in wastewater

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treatment. [8]
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b) An activated sludge process is treating wastewater in an aeration tank of

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volume 10000 m3. MLSS in aeration tank is 3000 mg/l. If the sludge
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then find sludge age(days) and HRT ( hrs) if flow rate is 15000 m3/day

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and effluent suspended solids concentration is 40mg/l [6]

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c) An aeration tank of volume 2000 m3 treating 10000 m3/day of waste water

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with influent BOD 150 mg/l aimed to reduce BOD to 30 mg/l. Find F/M
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ratio used in the design. Take MLSS : 3000 mg/l [4]

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Q2) a) Explain the following terms . i)F/M ratio, ii) Hydraulic retention time
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 b) Conventional activated sludge plant is designed for a town to treat settled

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domestic sewage with diffused air aeration system for the given data as

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iii) Settled sewage BOD = 100 mg/l

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Find A) BOD loading in Kg/d, B) Aeration tank volume C) Volumetric

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loading in kg BOD/m3
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c) Calculate the SVI (in ml/gm) for an activated sludge sample for the given

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MLSS =3000 mg/l

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Comment on settling characteristics based on SVI value.

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Q3) a) What are Oxidation ponds? Explain the bacteria - algae symbiosis with a
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b) A town having a population of 1.2 lakhs is producing sewage at a rate of

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100 lpcd having 200 mg/l of BOD. A trickling filter having recirculation
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ratio 1.5 is design to produce effluent of BOD 20mg/l. The operating
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c) The volume of a single stage high-rate trickling filter having efficiency of
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82% is 1365 m3 along with the recirculation ratio of 1.5. Take treatability
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factor = 0.9. Find the BOD entering the filter unit (in kg/day,). Use NRC
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formula [4]
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Q4) a) Explain wastewater treatment principle of phytoremediation technology

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b) A single stage trickling filter is designed for an organic loading of 10,000

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kg of BOD in raw sewage per hectare meter per day. This filter treats a
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flow of 4 MLD of raw sewage with BOD of 220mg/L. Considering no

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recirculation determine the BOD concentration in the effluent. Assume

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primary clarifier removes 30% of total BOD. [6]

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 c) Find the recirculation factor (R), required for a single stage trickling filter

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of volume 800 m3 with recirculation having BOD load of raw sewage as

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Q5) a) Explain the working principle with neat sketch of following terms with the

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advantages and applications: [8]

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i) Up-flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB)

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b) Design a septic tank for 290 users. Water allowance is 120 L per head per
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c) Explain the importance of advanced oxidation processes used for

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Q6) a) Explain the working principle with neat sketch of following terms with the
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i) Packed Bed Reactor (PBR),

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ii) Sequential Batch Reactor (SBR)

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b) Design the dimensions of septic tank for small colony of 165 persons
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provided with an assured water supply from municipal head works at the
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rate of 120 lit per person per day. Assume suitable data if required. [6]

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Q7) a) What is a Sludge? Why Sludge digestion is necessary. In activated sludge

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process, 1 MLD (by volume) of secondary sludge has to be returned to

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keep the required MLSS concentration in the aeration tank. This sludge
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has a water content of 99%. If the sludge water content is reduced to

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98%, what volume of the sludge will be needed to be recycled? [7]

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b) Explain the wastewater reuse opportunities in municipal, industrial and

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Q8) a) Enlist any three different processes involved in sludge treatment. The

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moisture content of a sludge is found out to be 99%. After dewatering

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c) Explain the characteristics of sludge produced in different treatment

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