A municipal wastewater treatment plant employs two circular primary clarifiers arranged parallel, following the bar screen adn grit removal chamber....

A municipal wastewater treatment plant employs two circular primary clarifiers arranged parallel, following the bar screen adn grit removal chamber. THe plant recieves 5.0 MG. Each clarifier is center fed (water enters at the centr and exits the perimeter). The clarifier radius is 43.0 ft and the depth is 10 ft. (1 ft3 = 7.48 gallons)

a) What is the detention time in each clarifier?

b) What is the hydraulic loading rate (critical velocity) in units of ft3*ft-2*hr-1?

A municipal wastewater treatment plant employs two circular primaryclarifiers arranged parallel, following the bar screen adn grit removalchamber. THe plant recieves 5.0 MG. Each clarifier is...