Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 59 views

    Prelim Paper 23-24

    Uploaded by

    ffqueen179
    This document provides instructions and questions for a prelim exam in water supply engineering. It includes 8 questions with 3 sub-questions each related to various topics in water supply engineering. The questions cover topics such as water treatment processes, filtration, disinfection, water softening, water distribution, and water infrastructure management. Students are asked to explain concepts, differentiate between options, perform design calculations, and describe processes and considerations for various water supply systems and components. They are instructed to provide neat diagrams where necessary and assume suitable data if data values are not provided.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Prelim Paper 23-24

    Uploaded by

    ffqueen179
    59 views2 pages
    This document provides instructions and questions for a prelim exam in water supply engineering. It includes 8 questions with 3 sub-questions each related to various topics in water supply engineering. The questions cover topics such as water treatment processes, filtration, disinfection, water softening, water distribution, and water infrastructure management. Students are asked to explain concepts, differentiate between options, perform design calculations, and describe processes and considerations for various water supply systems and components. They are instructed to provide neat diagrams where necessary and assume suitable data if data values are not provided.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document provides instructions and questions for a prelim exam in water supply engineering. It includes 8 questions with 3 sub-questions each related to various topics in water supply engineering. The questions cover topics such as water treatment processes, filtration, disinfection, water softening, water distribution, and water infrastructure management. Students are asked to explain concepts, differentiate between options, perform design calculations, and describe processes and considerations for various water supply systems and components. They are instructed to provide neat diagrams where necessary and assume suitable data if data values are not provided.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    59 views2 pages

    Prelim Paper 23-24

    Uploaded by

    ffqueen179
    This document provides instructions and questions for a prelim exam in water supply engineering. It includes 8 questions with 3 sub-questions each related to various topics in water supply engineering. The questions cover topics such as water treatment processes, filtration, disinfection, water softening, water distribution, and water infrastructure management. Students are asked to explain concepts, differentiate between options, perform design calculations, and describe processes and considerations for various water supply systems and components. They are instructed to provide neat diagrams where necessary and assume suitable data if data values are not provided.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    Sinhgad College of Engineering, Pune

    Department of Civil Engineering


    Prelim Paper
    TE (Civil) AY 2023-24 (Semester - I)
    301002: Water Supply Engineering (2019 PAT)
    Time: 2.5 Hour Max. Marks: 70
    Div- A
    Instructions to the candidates
    1) Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary:
    2) Assume suitable data if necessary:

    Q1) a) Explain various filter troubles. How are they rectified? 6


    A clariflocculator is to be designed for an average flow of 50 MLD. Assuming,
    inlet velocity as 1.2 m/s, and detention time in flocculator and clarifier as 30 min
    b) and 120 mins, respectively, surface overflow rate in clarifier as 40 m3/m2/d, G 6
    in flocculator 40 s-1, and depth of flocculator basin as 2.5 m, determine diameter
    of inlet pipe, flocculator and clarifier.
    What are the advantages and disadvantages of using natural coagulants over
    c) 6
    synthetic ones in water treatment?
    OR

    Q2) a) Differentiate alum and ferric salts as coagulants in water treatment. 6


    A filter unit is of size 4m X 8m. After filtering 8000 m3/day in 24 hr period, the
    filter is back washed for 30 minutes at the rate of 10 lit/m2/sec for 10 minutes.
    b) Compute the average filtration rate, quantity and percentage of treated water 6
    used in washing and the rate of wash water flow in each trough. The unit has 4
    collecting troughs.
    What do you understand by loss of the head and negative head in a rapid sand
    c) 6
    gravity filter? What are the permissible values?
    `

    Q3) a) Explain in brief the criteria for selecting a disinfectant. 5

    b) Write in detail the concept of "break point chlorination." 6


    The water works of a town of population 25,000 has to meet its water demand at
    the rate of 135 l/c/d. If the disinfection is to be done by bleaching powder having
    c) 6
    45% available chlorine, determine the quantity of bleaching powder required per
    year. The required dose of chlorine at the water work is 0.3 ppm for disinfection.
    OR
    Provide an overview of the lime-soda process for water softening and its key
    Q4) a) 5
    principles.
    b) Write with a neat sketch a detailed note on Reverse Osmosis 6
    What is Residual Chlorine? Find the dose of chlorine and chlorine demand for
    c) water quantity of 40,000 m3/day. Chlorine used is 15 kg per day and residual 6
    chlorine after 10 minutes of contact time is 0.2 mg/ lit.
    Q5) a) Designed demand of a town is 3 MLD. It is pumped into an elevated service
    reservoir at a uniform rate from 5 am to 9am and 5pm to 9pm. The variation
    in demand of water is given below.
    Period 5 am to 9 am to 5pm to 9 pm to 12 am 6
    9 am 5 pm 9 pm 12 am to 5 am
    demand 40% 15% 30% 10% 05%
    Determine the balancing Capacity of the reservoir.
    Describe the considerations and design elements for a roof-top rainwater
    b) 6
    harvesting system.
    c) Illustrate use of GIS and drone technology in water management 6

    OR
    Explain in detail: leak detection techniques as an important tool in water supply
    Q6) a) 6
    engineering.
    b) What is meant by balancing capacity of reservoir? How it is determined? 6

    c) What are the different methods used for Water distribution? 6

    Q7) a) Write a note on: 1) Gate valve, 2) Pressure relief valve 5

    b) Explain in detail Packaged WTP. 6

    c) Explain with neat sketch: one pipe system partially ventilated 6

    OR

    Q8) a) Write a note on: 1) Reflux valve, 2) Air relief valve 5

    b) Explain in detail with neat sketch: two pipe system. 6


    Enlist initiatives taken by Government in water infrastructure. Explain
    c) 6
    one of them in detail.

    You might also like