GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2012 Solved Paper

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Direction: An activated sludge system (sketched below) is operating at equilibrium with the following information. Wastewater related data: flow rate = 500 m3 /hour, influent BOD = 150 mg/L, effluent BOD = 10 mg/L. Aeration tank related data: hydraulic retention time = 8 hours, mean-cell-residence time = 240 hours, volume = 4000 m3 , mixed liquor suspended solids = 2000 mg/L.

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The food-to-biomass (F/M) ratio (in kg BOD per kg biomass per day) for the aeration tank is
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