B.E. (Civil Engineering) Eighth Semester (C.B.S.

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Elective – III : Water & Waste Water Treatment Paper – I

P. Pages : 2 TKN/KS/16/7631
Time : Three Hours *0691* Max. Marks : 80
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Notes : 1. All questions carry marks as indicated.
2. Solve Question 1 OR Questions No.2.

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3. Solve Question 3 OR Questions No.4.
4. Solve Question 5 OR Questions No.6.
5. Solve Question 7 OR Questions No.8.
6. Solve Question 9 OR Questions No.10.

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7. Solve Question 11 OR Questions No.12.
8. Assume suitable data whenever necessary.
9. Diagrams and chemical equations should be given whenever necessary.
10. Illustrate your answers whenever necessary with the help of neat sketches.

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1. a) Draw a flowsheet of conventional water treatment plant. Explain working of each unit in 7
brief.

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b) What points should be kept in mind while selecting a location of treatment plants? 6
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2. a) Explain the types of Aerators. 6

b) Design a cascade Aerator for the design flow of 15 MLD. 7

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3. a) Write down the factor affecting coagulation and flocculation. 6

b) Design a Clariflocculator for design flow of 500 m3/hr. Assume suitable data. 7
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4. a) State the types of coagulants used in water treatment plant & explain any one. 6
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b) Design the flash Mixer for design flow of 10MLD. 7

5. a) Write short note on any two. 7

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i) Iron & manganese removal.

ii) Break point chlorination.

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iii) Differentiate between slow sand filter & Rapid sand filter.

b) What are the objectives of filtration & Discuss the various factors affecting the filtration. 6
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6. Design a Rapid sand filter for 15 MLD along with underdrainage system, design of sand 13
bed, gravel & trough.

7. a) Write down the characteristics of waste water. 6

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 b) The following observations were made on a 3% dilution of waste water for measuring 8
BOD.
i) Dissolved oxygen (Do) of aerated water used for dilution = 3.0 mg/lit.
ii) Dissolved oxygen (Do) of diluted sample after 5 days incubation. = 0.8 mg/lit.
iii) Dissolved oxygen (Do) of original sample = 0.6 mg/lit.
Calculate the BOD of 5 days & ultimate BOD of the sample assuming that the
deoxygenation constant 0.1.
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8. a) Write a short note on the broad irrigation & sewage farming. 7

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b) What is 'oxygen sag curve" in stream pollution. Explain with sketch. 7

9. a) Draw a flowsheet of conventional waste water treatment plant & explain working of each 7
unit in brief.

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b) Design a grit chamber for a flow of 0.5 m3/sec. Assume the peak flow rate to be 3 times 7
the average flow.

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10. a) Draw a neat sketch & explain the inlet & out let arrangements of sedimentation tank. 7

b) Design a circular sewage sedimentation tank for a town having population of 50,000. The 7

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average water demand is 140 lpcd. Assume that 80% water reaches at the treatment unit &
maximum demand is 2.7 times the average demand.
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11. a) Design the Activated sludge treatment unit with the following data. For a town of 7
population. of 70,000.
i) Average sewage flow = 210 lit/cap/day.
ii) BOD of raw sewage = 200 mg/lit
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iii) Suspended solids in raw sewage = 300 mg/lit

iv) BOD removed in primary treatment = 40%
v) Overall BOD removal desired = 90%
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b) Explain working of sludge drying beds with neat sketch. 6

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12. a) Write down the factors affecting anaerobic digestion tank. 6

b) Write notes on any two. 7

i) Trickling filter. ii) Sludge digester.
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iii) MLSS & MLVSS. iv) BOD/COD ratio.

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 B.E. Eighth Semester (Civil Engineering) (C.B.S.)
Elective - III : Water & Waste Water Treatment

P. Pages : 2 NKT/KS/17/7545
Time : Three Hours *0735* Max. Marks : 80
_____________________________________________________________________
Notes : 1. All questions carry marks as indicated.
2. Solve Question 1 OR Questions No. 2.
3. Solve Question 3 OR Questions No. 4.

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4. Solve Question 5 OR Questions No. 6.
5. Solve Question 7 OR Questions No. 8.
6. Solve Question 9 OR Questions No. 10.

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7. Solve Question 11 OR Questions No. 12.
8. Due credit will be given to neatness and adequate dimensions.
9. Assume suitable data whenever necessary.
10. Diagrams and chemical equations should be given whenever necessary.
11. Illustrate your answers whenever necessary with the help of neat sketches.

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12. Use of non programmable calculator is permitted.

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Explain the factor to be considered while selecting the site for water treatment plant? 6

b) Draw a flowsheet of conventional water treatment plant? Explain working of each unit in 7
brief.
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2. a) Write a short note on gas transfer in aeration process. 6

b) Design cascade aerator for the design flow of 18 MLD. 7

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3. a) Write down factor affecting coagulation & flocculation. 6

b) Design a flash mixer for 750 m3 hr . 7

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4. a) State type of coagulates used in water treatment plant & explain any two. 6

b) Design a ClarriFlocculator for design flow of 450 m3 hr . 7

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5. Design a Rapid Sand Filter for Design Flow of 10 MLD with under drainage system. 14

OR

6. a) What are the objective of filtration & Discuss the various factor affecting the filtration. 7

b) State the difference between slow sand filter & Rapid Sand Filter. 7

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7. a) Draw Flowsheet of conventional waste water treatment plant. Explain working of each 7
unit in brief.

b) Write down characteristics of waste water. 6

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8. a) Write short note on the Sewage sickness & Sewage Farming. 7

b) Explain in detail self purification of stream? 6

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9. a) Design a Grit Chamber Flow of 0.4 m3 sec . Assume the peak flow rate to be 3 times 7

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average flow.

b) Explain various types of screen used in waste water treatment plant. 7

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10. a) Design a circular sedimentation Tank for Town having population of 70,000. The average 7
water Demand is 160 lpcd. Assume 75% water reaches at treatment unit & max demand is
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b) Enlist & explain in brief factor affecting anaerobic digestion. 7

11. a) Design the activated Sludge Treatment Unit with following data for town having 7
population of 65,000.
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i) Average Sewage Flow = 200 lit/cap/day.
ii) B.O.D. of Row Sewage = 180 mg/lit.
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iii) Suspended solid in raw sewage = 320 mg/lit.

iv) BOD Removed in Primary Treatment = 35%
v) Overall BOD Removal desired = 92%
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b) Explain working of UASB with neat sketch. 6

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12. a) Explain 'Activated Sludge Process' in detail with neat sketch. 7

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b) Write short notes on any two. 6

i) BOD/COD Ratio ii) MLSS & MLVSS

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iii) Oxidation Pond iv) Soak pit.

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 B.E. (Civil Engineering) Eighth Semester (C.B.S.)
Elective-III : Water & Waste Water Treatment
P. Pages : 2 NJR/KS/18/4683
Time : Three Hours *0814* Max. Marks : 80
_____________________________________________________________________
Notes : 1. All questions carry marks as indicated.
2. Solve Question 1 OR Questions No. 2.
3. Solve Question 3 OR Questions No. 4.
4. Solve Question 5 OR Questions No. 6.

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5. Solve Question 7 OR Questions No. 8.
6. Solve Question 9 OR Questions No. 10.
7. Solve Question 11 OR Questions No. 12.
8. Due credit will be given to neatness and adequate dimensions.

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9. Assume suitable data whenever necessary.
10. Diagrams and chemical equations should be given whenever necessary.
11. Illustrate your answers whenever necessary with the help of neat sketches.
12. Use of non programmable calculator is permitted.

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1. a) What points should be kept in mind while selecting a location of treatment plants? 6

b) Draw a flowsheet of conventional water treatment plant. Explain working of each unit in 7
brief.
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2. a) Write short note on gas transfer in aeration process. 6

b) Design the cascade type aerator for the design flow of 15 MLD. 7
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3. a) Write down factor affecting coagulation & flocculation. 6

b) Design a flash mixer for 500 m3/hr. 7

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OR
4. a) State type of coagulants used in water treatment plant & explain any two. 6
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b) Design a Clariflocculator for design flow of 450 m3/hr. 7

5. Design a rapid sand filter for Design flow of 10 MLD with under drainage system. 13
OR
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6. a) Explain in detail disinfection action of chlorine. 6

b) Results of chlorine demand test on a raw water are given below. Determine the break 7
point dosage & the chlorine demand.
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Sample No. Chlorine Dosage (mg/lit) Residual chlorine after 10 min contact (mg/lit)
1 0.2 0.18
2 0.4 0.34
3 0.6 0.48
4 0.8 0.46
5 0.9 0.27
6 1.0 0.18
7 1.2 0.38
8 1.4 0.58
9 1.6 0.78
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7. a) Find BOD rate constant and ultimate first stage BOD using 'Least Square Method' for 7
following data.
Time in days 2 4 6 8 10 12
BOD (mg/lit) 11 18 22 24 26 27

b) What is BOD? Draw BOD curve? Explain various stages of BOD. Also state the 7
significance of BOD.
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8. a) What is 'Oxygen sag curve' in stream pollution. Explain with sketch. 6
b) A stream, saturated with D. O. has a flow of 1.2 m3/s BOD of 4 mg/lit & rate constant of 8
0.3 per day. it receives an effluent discharge of 0.25 m3/s having BOD 20 mg/lit, DO 5
mg/lit & constant 0.13 per day. The average velocity of flow of the stream is 0.18 m/s.

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Calculate the DO deficit at point 20 km & 40 km downstream. Assume that the temperature
is 20ºC throughout and BOD is measured at 5 days. Take saturation DO at 20ºC as 9.17
mg/lit.

9. a) Draw the conventional flow diagram of waste water treatment plant and explain the 6
function of each unit in brief.

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b) Design the grit chamber for design flow of 15 MLD. Average temperature of sewage is 7
20ºC. Specific gravity of grit particle is 2.65 and diameter of grit particle to be removed is
0.2 mm.
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10. a) Explain the various types of screens used in waste water treatment plant. 6
b) Design a suitable screen unit for the design flow of 20 MLD. 7

11. a) What is activated sludge process? With the help of neat sketch explain its working. 5
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b) An average operating data for conventional activated sludge treatment plant is as follows. 9
1) Wastewater flow = 50,000 m3/d
2) Volume of aeration tank = 15500 m3
3) Influent BOD = 200 mg/lit
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4) Effluent BOD = 25 mg/lit

5) Mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) = 3000 mg/lit.
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6) Effluent suspended solids = 40 mg/lit.

7) Waste sludge suspended solids = 12000 mg/lit
8) Quantity of waste sludge = 250 m3/d
Determine:-
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a) Aeration period (hours)

b) Food to micro-organism ration (F/m) (kg BOD/day/kg MLSS)
c) Percentage efficiency of BOD removal
d) Sludge age (days)
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12. Write notes on any three. 14

1) Sludge digester.
2) Trickling filter
3) Aerated lagoons
4) Sludge Volume Index (SVI)
5) Sludge Drying Beds.

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 B.E. Eighth Semester (Civil Engineering) (C.B.S.)
Elective - III : Water & Waste Water Treatment Paper - I

P. Pages : 3 KNT/KW/16/7545
Time : Three Hours *0327* Max. Marks : 80
_____________________________________________________________________
Notes : 1. All questions carry marks as indicated.
2. Solve Question 1 OR Questions No. 2.

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3. Solve Question 3 OR Questions No. 4.
4. Solve Question 5 OR Questions No. 6.
5. Solve Question 7 OR Questions No. 8.
6. Solve Question 9 OR Questions No. 10.

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7. Solve Question 11 OR Questions No. 12.
8. Assume suitable data whenever necessary.
9. Diagrams and chemical equations should be given whenever necessary.
10. Illustrate your answers whenever necessary with the help of neat sketches.

1. a) Explain the factors to be considered while selecting the site for water treat plant. 6

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b)
each unit in brief. en
Draw a flow diagram of conventional water treatment plant and explain the function of

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2. a) Write short note on gas transfer in aeration process. 6

b) Design the cascade type aerator for the design flow of 15 MLD. 7

3. a) Write down the factors affecting coagulation and flocculation. 6

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b) Design a clarriflocculater for design flow of 500 m3/hr. Assume suitable data. 7

OR
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4. a) State the types of coagulants used in water treatment and explain any one. 6

b) Design a flash mixer for design flow of 10 MLD. 7

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5. Design completely the rapid sand filter for following data. 13

1) Population to be served = 75,000 persons.

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2) Quantity of water to be supplied = 150 LPCD.

3) Rate of filtration = 4500 Lit/hr/m2.

4) Filter water required for back washing = 3%.

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6. a) State the difference between slow sand and rapid sand filter. 6

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 b) Result of chlorine demand test on raw water as given below. 7

Sample No. Chlorine dose Residual chlorine after

(mg/lit) 10 min. contact
(mg/lit)
01 0.2 0.19
02 0.4 0.36
03 0.6 0.50

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04 0.8 0.48
05 1.0 0.20
06 1.2 0.40
07 1.4 0.60

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08 1.6 0.80

Sketch chlorine demand curve. What is break point dose and what is the chlorine demand
at dose of 1.2 mg/lit?

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7. a) Write down the characteristics of wastewater. 6

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The following observations were made on a 3% dilution of waste water for measuring
BOD.
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i) Dissolved Oxygen (D.O.) at aerated water used for dilution = 3.0 mg/lit.
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ii) Dissolved Oxygen (D.O.) of diluted sample after 05 days incubation = 0.8 mg/lit.

iii) Dissolved Oxygen (D.O.) of original sample = 0.6 mg/lit.

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Calculate the BOD of 5 days & ultimate BOD of the sample assuming that the
deoxygenation constant 0.1.

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8. a) Write a short note on the broad irrigation & sewage farming. 7

b) What is 'oxygen sag curve' in stream pollution. Explain with sketch. 7

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9. a) Draw the conventional flow diagram of waste water treatment plant and explain the 7
function of each unit in brief.

b) Design the grit chamber for design flow of 15 MLD. Average temperature of sewage is 7
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20ºC. Specific gravity of grit particle is 2.65 and diameter of grit particle to be removed is
0.2 mm.

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10. a) Explain the various types of screens used in waste water treatment plant. 7

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 b) Design bar screen channel for the peak flow of 40 MLD. Also calculate the length of 7
channel.
Data given.

1) Size of bar = 15 mm x 50 mm.

2) Clear spacing between bar = 30 mm.

3) Angle of inclination of screen = 45º.

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4) Diameter of incoming sewer = 0.65 m.

11. a) Design the activated sludge treatment unit with the following data, for a town of 7

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population 70,000.

1) Average sewage flow = 210 lit/cap/day.

2) BOD of raw sewage = 200 mg/lit.

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3) Suspended solids in raw sewage = 300 mg/lit.

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BOD removed in primary treatment = 40%.

Overall BOD removal desired = 90%.

b) Explain working of sludge drying beds with neat sketch. 6

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12. a) Write down the factors affecting anaerobic digestion tank. 6

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b) Write notes on any two. 7

1) Trickling filter.
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2) Sludge digester.

3) MLSS & MLVSS.

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4) BOD/COD ratio.

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 B.E. (Civil Engineering) Eighth Semester (C.B.S.)
Elective-III : Water & Waste Water Treatment

P. Pages : 2 NRJ/KW/17/4683
Time : Three Hours *0243* Max. Marks : 80
_______________________________________ ______________________________
Notes : 1. All questions carry marks as indicated.
2. Solve Question 1 OR Questions No. 2.

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3. Solve Question 3 OR Questions No. 4.
4. Solve Question 5 OR Questions No. 6.
5. Solve Question 7 OR Questions No. 8.

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6. Solve Question 9 OR Questions No. 10.
7. Solve Question 11 OR Questions No. 12.
8. Assume suitable data whenever necessary.
9. Illustrate your answers whenever necessary with the help of neat sketches.

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1. a) Draw a layout of conventional water Treatment plant and explain the significance of each 6
unit.

b)
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Design cascade aerator for a water treatment plant of a town having population 1.5 lakh
and per capita demand of water 180 lPcd.
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2. a) Explain site selection for water treatment plant. 6

b) Explain two film theory of gas transfer. 6

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c) Enlist the types of aerator. 2

3. a) Design a flash mixer for a design flow of 250m3/day. 7

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b) Explain factors affecting coagulation and flocculation. 6

OR
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4. a) Design a clariflocculator for a design flow of 15 MLD. 13

5. a) Distinguish between slow sand filter and Rapid sand filter. 6

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b) Design a rapid sand filter for 25 MLD. 8

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6. a) Explain in detail disinfection action of chlorine. 7

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 b) Results of chlorine demand test on a raw water are given below. Determine the break 7
point dosage and the chlorine demand.
Sample Chlorine Residual Chlorine
No. dosage after 10 min. contact
(mg/lit) (mg/lit)
1 0.2 0.18
2 0.4 0.34
3 0.6 0.48
4 0.8 0.46

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5 0.9 0.27
6 1.0 0.18
7 1.2 0.38
8 1.4 0.58

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9 1.6 0.78

7. a) Find BOD rate constant and ultimate first stage BOD using 'Least Square Method' for 7
following data.
Time in days 2 4 6 8 10 12

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BOD (mg/lit) 11 18 22 24 26 27

b)
significance of BOD.
OR
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What is BOD? Draw BOD curve and explain various stages of BOD. Also state the 6

8. a) What is "Oxygen Sag Curve" in stream pollution. Explain with sketch. 7

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b) Explain physical and Chemical characteristics of wastewater. 6

9. a) Design a suitable grit chamber for the design flow of 10 MLD. 7

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b) Explain in brief conventional waste water treatment plant with neat sketch. 6

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10. a) Design a suitable screen unit for the design flow of 12 MLD. 7

b) Explain working of PST with neat sketch. 6

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11. a) What is activated sludge process? With the help of neat sketch explain its working. 6

b) Explain the factors affecting anaerobic digestion. 4

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c) Explain in brief stabilization ponds. 3

OR
12. Write notes on any three. 13
1) Sludge digester. 2) Trickling filter
3) Aerated lagoons 4) Sludge volume index
5) Sludge drying Beds
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