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Public Health Engg Lab Test

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r Test Name Equipment Method Parameter Significance Category
Measurement of Helps keep
pH/ Temperature drinking water
value Electrometric method : make solution and
(Electrometric uniform and incert prob in sample and groundwater Commertial/
1 method) PH meter weight for stabilization of result 6.5-8.5 safe Acadamic PHE
Measures the
amount of light
scattered at right
angles to an
Determination of Nephlometric method : put uniform incident light
Turbidity sample (drinkable/waste water) in terbidity beam by
(Nephlometric meter cell and take result from Terbidity max limit 5 particles present
2 method) Turbidity meter meter NTU in a sample Acadamic PHE
Useful for
measuring color
of water derived
Determination of from naturally
Color (Platinum- Platinum-Cobalt method : fiter sample and max limit 5 occurring
3 Cobalt method) Spectrophotometer take reading using spectrophotometer PTCO materials Acadamic PHE
The total solids
Determination of Gravimetric method: weight china dish, level
TDS using filter sample evaporate it in china dish impacts the
Gravimetric Vacume pump and using water bath take final weight and get max limit health of the Commertial/
4 method. water bath results using formula 1000 mg/L water source Acadamic PHE
The sulfate data
is used in
determining
applicability of
Determination of different water
Sulphates Using types for their
Spectrophotomete Sulfa ver 4 method : take water sample in public and
r (Sulfa ver 4 a cell mix it with sulpha version 4 reagent max limit industrial Commertial/
5 method) Spectrophotometer and find result using spectrophotometer 250 mg/L applications Acadamic PHE
Determination of Spectrophotometeric method : take water Excess nitrate in
Nitrate Using sample in a cell mix it with nitra version 5 water is a cause
Spectrophotomete reagent and find result using max limit of
6 r Spectrophotometer spectrophotometer 10 mg/L eutrophication Acadamic PHE
Phosphorus is
usually
considered the
Determination of Spectrophotometeric method : take water “limiting
Phosphate Using sample in a cell mix it with phosphate nutrient” in
Spectrophotomete version 2 reagent and find result using max limit aquatic
7 r Spectrophotometer spectrophotometer 0.1 mg/L ecosystems Acadamic PHE
Hardness in
water is due to
the presence of
dissolved salts
of calcium and
magnesium. It is
Determination of EDTA Titration method: take known vol. unfit for
Total Hardness of water sample and titrate it against drinking,
(EDTA Titration Burette with stand EDTA repeat the same for blank water and max limit bathing,
8 method) and beaker put in formula to get result 500 mg/L washing Acadamic PHE
It is the basic
necessity for
survival of
Take uniform sample in beaker dip prob 14.6 mg/L aquatic life and
Determination of wait for stabilization and get results using for fresh to avoid water
9 Dissolved Oxygen DO meter DO meter water pollution Acadamic PHE
Prepair dilution media transfer it to five
BOD bottols thn add sample with different It is significant
Determination of volume in four bottols excluding one blank check the
Biochemical bottol with dilution media only take DO max 80 efficiency of
Oxygen Demand DO meter and value before and after five days inqubation mg/L for waste water
10 (5-day BOD Test) Inquibator at 20 C°. Put values in formula to get result waste water treatment plant Acadamic PHE
It is
comperitively
rapid method to
find oxygen
Determination Of Reactor digestion method : Take COD max demand in
Chemical Oxygen vials add specific ammount of sample in 150mg/L waste water for
Demand (Reactor COD reactor and vials place it in COD reactor to digest and for waste survival of
11 Digestion method) spectrophotometer find result using spectrophotometer water equatic life Acadamic PHE
12 Determination of Incubator and Membrain filteration method : Filter Nil for 100 It is an indicator Commertial/ PHE
Total Coliform vacuum pump sample using 0.45 micron meter pour size ml in which tell you Acadamic
(Membrane filter paper transfer filterpaper to petri dish drinking about presence
filtration method) at culture media and incubate for 24 hours. water of
microrganisms
in sample may
After inqubation count colonies using be harmful for
megnifying glass health
Argentometric method: take known vol. of
Determination of water sample and titrate it against Silver Its excess can
Chloride (Titration Burette with stand nitrate repeat the same for blank water and max limit cause health
13 method) and beaker put in formula to get result 250 mg/L issues Acadamic PHE
Hydraulic Lab Test
The hydraulic
gradient is
the driving force
that causes
The hydraulic gradient is the change in groundwater to
total head divided the distance over which move in the
the change occurs. average pore water direction of
Hydraulic gradient velocity v = -K/n(∆h/∆L) The average maximum
in ground water velocity of the water is the Darcy equation decreasing total
14 flow Hydraulic bench divided by the porosity of the sediment. -- head. Acadamic Hydraulics
A cone of depression occurs in an aquifer
when groundwater is pumped from a well.
In an unconfined aquifer (water table), this
is an actual depression of the water levels.
Cone of The amount of this decline becomes less
depression for a with distance from the well, resulting in a This is an actual
single well in an cone-shaped depression radiating away depression of
15 unconfined aquifer Hydraulic bench from the well. -- the water levels. Acadamic Hydraulics
This is an actual
Cone of In an unconfined aquifer, the cone of relitive
depression for two depression firstly expands at a rate. The depression of
well in an formulas are therefore derived by the water levels
16 unconfined aquifer Hydraulic bench placing two observation wells lying -- of two wells. Acadamic Hydraulics
Pressur guage is
a versatile
device it is
A primary part in
Calibration of a Error or measurement error = measured Maximum many hydrauics
pressure guage Pressur guage quantity value minus a reference error based
and to determine containning error, quantity value. Tolerance =difference allowed: ± experimental
17 the guage error Master guage between upper and lower tolerance limits. 1.0% setup Acadamic Hydraulics
In this experiment, the hydrostatic force
and center of pressure acting on a vertical
surface will be determined by increasing
Determination of Armfield F1-12 the water depth in the apparatus water tank
center of pressur Hydrostatic and by reaching an equilibrium condition
on a submerged Pressure between the moments acting on the
18 plane surface Apparatus, balance arm of the test apparatus -- Acadamic Hydraulics
A larger
metacentric
height implies
greater initial
Determination of Metacentric It is calculated as the distance between the stability of ship
metacentric height Height Apparatus centre of gravity of a ship and its Metacentric against
19 of ship (AIM 656-M) metacentre. height overturning. Acadamic Hydraulics
To study the
impact of jet on
flate plate and
20 hemispherical cup Acadamic Hydraulics
Determination of
value of constant
'K' for given
21 venturimeter Acadamic Hydraulics
Determination of
coefficient of
velocity,
coefficient of
discharge and
coefficient of
cpontraction for
22 an orifice Acadamic Hydraulics
Determination of
coefficient of
discharge for Vee
and rectangular
23 notch Acadamic Hydraulics
To measure the
head loss due to
friction, sudden
enlargement,
sudden contraction
24 and bend Acadamic Hydraulics
To study specific
energy curve and
to determined the
critical depth and
minimum specific
energy in the
25 channel Acadamic Hydraulics
Determination of
coefficient of
discharge for
broad crested weir
26 in the channel Acadamic Hydraulics
To study the
hydraulic jump in
an open channel
for depth after the
jump and loss of
27 energu in jump Acadamic Hydraulics
To study the flow
over triangular
weir in the
28 channel Acadamic Hydraulics
To study flow
through venturi
flume fitted in an
29 open channel Acadamic Hydraulics
To study flow
over sharp crested
weir in an open
30 channel Acadamic Hydraulics
To study
characterstatic
curve for a pelton
31 turbine Acadamic Hydraulics
To study
characterstatic
curve for an axial
flow impulse
32 turbine Acadamic Hydraulics
33 To study Acadamic Hydraulics
characterstatic
curve for a
reaction turbine
To study
characterstatic
curve for a francis
34 turbine Acadamic Hydraulics
To study
characterstatic
curve for a
reciprocating
35 pump Acadamic Hydraulics
To study
characterstatic
curve for a
36 centrifugal pump Acadamic Hydraulics

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