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GATE 2024 ES – Question 46

Water and Wastewater Treatment and Management · Water and Wastewater Quality · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which are Streeter–Phelps oxygen-sag assumptions?

  1. Deoxygenation rate is proportional to remaining oxidizable organic matter.
  2. Deoxygenation rate is inversely proportional to remaining oxidizable organic matter.
  3. Reoxygenation rate is proportional to DO deficit.
  4. Both rates are proportional to saturation DO concentration.

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Correct answer: (A) Deoxygenation rate is proportional to remaining oxidizable organic matter.; (C) Reoxygenation rate is proportional to DO deficit.

Explanation

The classical model uses first-order BOD decay,$-dL/dt=k_dL$,and reaeration $r_a=k_a(C_s-C)=k_aD$. Thus A and C state the governing rate assumptions. Saturation concentration enters the oxygen deficit but does not replace L in deoxygenation. Select **A, C**.

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