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Seventh Semester B.E. Degree Examination, Dec.2018/Jan.2019

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Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Engineering

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Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 80

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Note: Answer any FIVE full questions, choosing ONE full question from each module.

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1 a. Explain the need for Good sanitation. Describe types of sewerage system and their suitability.
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b. Explain factors affecting wet weather flow and the effects of flow variations on the design of

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sewerage system. (06 Marks)

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2 a. Define Sewer Appurtenances and explain with neat sketch construction and working of
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manhole. (06 Marks)

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b. What do you understand by the term Low – cost treatment? (02 Marks)
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c. Explain the following with sketches :

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i) Septic tank ii) Oxidation pond. (08 Marks)

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3 a. Explain briefly the dilution method of disposal of sewage. What are the factors which
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b. Design a sewer to serve a population of 36,000, the daily per capita water supply allowance
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being 135 lt, of which 80%, find its way into the sewer. The slope available for the sewer to
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be laid is 1 in 625 and the sewer should be designed to carry four times the dry weather
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flow, when running full. What would be the velocity of flow in the sewer when running full?
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4 a. Discuss in details the process Deoxygenation and Reoxygenation with respect to self –
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purification of Natural water with a neat sketch. (08 Marks)

b. Write short notes on :
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i) Sewage sickness ii) Sewage farming. (08 Marks)

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5 a. Write the flow diagram employed for a municipal wastewater treatment plant. Indicate the
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b. Explain the importance of screens and types of screens in the sewage treatment process.
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6 a. Determine the size of the High rate Tricking Filters for the following data :
i) Sewage flow = 4.5 MLD ii) Recirculation ratio = 1.5
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iii) BOD of Raw sewage = 250 mg/L iv) BOD removal in primary tank = 30%.
v) Final effluent BOD desired = 30 mg/L.
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b. Explain briefly the different stages of sludge digestion process in a “Digestor”. With a neat
sketch, explain the constructional details of sludge digestion tank. (08 Marks)
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7 a. Differentiate between Domestic sewage and Industrial waste. (08 Marks)

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b. Explain the methods used for Neutralization of Acidic and Alkaline waste. (08 Marks)

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8 a. Briefly explain the effects of Industrial wastewater on sewage treatment plants. (08 Marks)

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b. Explain different methods of Strength Reduction. (08 Marks)

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9 a. With process flow diagram, explain the cotton textile mill wastes origin.
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b. Enumerate the effects of discharging paper and pulp industrial wastes into water bodies or

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sewers. (08 Marks)

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10 a. With process flow diagram, explain the origin of wastes from Cane Sugar mill. List its
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characteristics. (08 Marks)

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b. With a flow diagram, explain the units used for treatment of Dairy waste on receiving
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