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A waste stream at a peak rate of 500 :math:`\text{m}^3` per hour is to be treated. The company's *rectangular* settling basin has length of 15 meters and width of 23 meters.<br />
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These are latex particles with approximately the following sizes present: 30\ |micron|, 40\ |micron|, 50\ |micron| and 90\ |micron| and these particles have a density of 1200\ :math:`\text{kg.m}^{-3}`.<br />
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A company is treating a given wastewater stream, contaminated with fine solids. The municipal waste system will not allow this waste to be dumped untreated. The problem however is that the solids take too long to settle, about 1.0 :math:`\text{mm.s}^{-1}` in a lab test. A small amount of cheap flocculant triples the settling time, to almost 3 :math:`\text{mm.s}^{-1}`.<br />
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:grading: 6<br />
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A thickener is operating at the designed feed rate of 180 :math:`\text{m}^3\text{hr}^{-1}` but needs to be operated at 225 :math:`\text{m}^3\text{hr}^{-1}` due to increased upstream production. It is the last step before discharging the overflow stream to municipal treatment. Since your company is under investigation from government authorities already, there can be absolutely no risk of discharging additional solids in the overflow.<br />
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Clearly explain at least 3 options you can realistically investigate to handle the increased flow; and be as creative as possible. Also, be clear on the expected magnitude of your effect: is it linear or some other function?<br />
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.. question::<br />
:grading: 3 + 3<br />
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A student in the class pointed out this article from the `Toronto Star <http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/09/15/poop_power_ghana_turning_human_waste_into_energy.html>`_.<br />
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Describe the various separation units used by this technology. A 3 mark bonus if you can provide credible references as to the flocculant used.<br />
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.. question::<br />
:grading: 10<br />
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Plot the differential and cumulative analysis (only show the percent retained curve) for the following sieve test results:<br />
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.. tabularcolumns:: |c|c|<br />
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.. csv-table:: <br />
:header: "Mesh number", "Mass retained [g]"<br />
:widths: 15, 15<br />
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6 , 0.0<br />
8 , 12.8<br />
12 , 28.3<br />
16 , 148.6<br />
20 , 251.3<br />
30 , 192.3<br />
40 , 79.6<br />
50 , 49.2<br />
70 , 24.7<br />
140 , 12.6<br />
170 , 8.4<br />
230 , 12.8<br />
Pan , 11.2<br />
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Kevin Dunn