CE 704 · Chapter 5
Hydropower Engineering past question
5.4 Sediment Handling measures: Methods of bed load and suspended load handling in RoR headworks, Design of settling basin (Particle and concentration approach), Estimation of sediment volume in Settling basin, Flushing of deposited sediment, estimation of frequency of flushing
Design a continuous type settling basin with neat sketches for a hydropower plant using following data: Settling velocity = 5 cm/sec; Turbine discharge = 10 m³/sec; Particle size to be removed = 0.15 mm; Assume other necessary data if necessary. [8]