Determine the diameter of sludge digestion tank for 40,000 people. The sludge content per capita per day is 0.068 kg. The moisture of the sludge is 94%. The specific gravity of the wet sludge is 1.02 and 3.5 percent of the digester volume is daily filled with fresh sludge, which is mixed with the digested sludge. Depth of tank is 5 m.

Determine the diameter of sludge digestion tank for 40,000 people. The sludge content per capita per day is 0.068 kg. The moisture of the sludge is 94%. The specific gravity of the wet sludge is 1.02 and 3.5 percent of the digester volume is daily filled with fresh sludge, which is mixed with the digested sludge. Depth of tank is 5 m.

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