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GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 Shift 1 Solved Paper
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Question : 38
Total: 65
A rapid sand filter comprising a number of filter beds is required to produce
99
M
L
D
of potable water. Consider water loss during backwashing as
5
%
, rate of filtration as
6.0
m
∕
h
and length to width ratio of filter bed as
1.35
. The width of each filter bed is to be kept equal to
5.2
m
. One additional filter bed is to be provided to take care of break-down repair and maintenance. The total number of filter required will be
19
20
21
22
Validate
Solution:
Total water to be filtered
=
99
×
1.05
M
L
D
=
103.95
M
L
D
(Addition of
5
%
to be used for backwashing)
‌
L
B
=
1.35
‌
‌
where
B
=
5.2
m
∴
‌
‌
L
=
7.02
m
∴
Surface area of each filter
=
36.504
m
2
Total surface area required
=
‌
‌
Discharge through filter
‌
‌
Rate of filtration
‌
=
‌
10.3
.95
×
10
3
6
×
24
=
721.875
m
2
Total no. of working units required
=
‌
721.875
36.504
=
19.77
filters
=
20
filters
1 unit is to added as standby, thus total no. of units required
=
21
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