Question: A sedimentation basin treating 6 2 0 0 m 3 day - 1 with a hydraulic retention time of 1 hour was designed to remove

A sedimentation basin treating 6200 m3day-1 with a hydraulic retention time of 1 hour was designed to remove particles with a diameter of 0.02 mm (density=2650 kgm-3) suspended in water (density =1000 kgm-3, dynamic viscosity =1.002x10-3 kgm-1s-1 at 20\deg C). Assume spherical particles and laminar flow.
(a) The overflow rate of the sedimentation basin is approximately ___________ m^3m^-2day^-1 and it has a surface area of ___________ m^-2.
(b)____________% of particles with a diameter of 0.01 mm (density =2650 kgm-3) suspended in the water will be removed.
(c) To ensure their complete removal, the smaller particles should enter the basin at a maximum height of __________m from the bottom.

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