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Discuss Various Components Of Sewage Pumping Station?

Theoretical question of Environmental Engineering

Date : 17/06/2021

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Roouf Un Nabi

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Uploaded on : 17/06/2021
Subject : Civil Engineering

Components of Sewage pumping station are given as:


(i) Grit channel: Grit, gravel and other solids in suspension arriving at pumping station are removed in Grit channel.


(ii) Screens: After removing grit from Sewage in grit chamber, Screens are used to trap the floating matter.


iii) Sumps: Sump is used as a suction pit from which sewage is drawn.


iv) Dry well / pump room:- Provisions should be made to facilitate easy removal of pumps and motors for periodic repairs for by providing Pump room.


v) pumps - only centrifugal pumps including Submersible pumps and Pneumatic state ejectors. are used at Sewage pumping station.


(VI) Suction pipe: Suction pipes or pump Intakes used are made of cast iron, steel or asbestos Cement.


vii) Rising mains: pumped sewage is taken to high level gravity Sewer through rising mains.


VII) Exit recorder: Flow recorders are installed. In sewage pumping station to know the quantity of sewage pumped per unit time.


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