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Waste water characteristics
Constituent
BOD
sBOD
COD
sCOD
rbCOD
TSS
VSS
TKN
NH4N
TP
Alkalinity
bCOD/BOD ratio

Design condition and assumptions

Fine bubble ceramic diffusers with an aeration clean water O2 transfer efficiency
Liquid depth for the aeration basin
The point of air release for the ceramic diffusers is 0.5m above the tank bottom
DO in aeration basin
Site elevation
Aeration α factor = 0.50 for BOD removal only and 0.65 for nitrification; β = 0.95 for both conditions, and diffuser fo
Use kinetic coefficient given in Table 8-10 and 8-11
SRT BOD removal
Design MLSS X_TSS concentration
TKN peak/average factor of saefty FS
 22464 m3/day 1 Develop the waste water charateristics neede

Concentration a Find bCOD using Eq. (8-8)

140 g/m3 bCOD =
70 g/m3
300 g/m3 b Find nbCOD using Eq. (8-7)
132 g/m3 nbCOD =
80 g/m3
70 g/m3 c Find effluent sCODe (assumed to b
60 g/m3 sCODe =
35 g/m3
25 g/m3 d Find nbVSS using Eq. (8-4)
6 g/m3 bpCOD/pCOD =
140 g/m3 as CaCO3
1.6 g/m3 nbVSS =

e Find the iTSS

35 % iTSS =
4.9 m
0.5 m
2 g/m3
500 m (pressure = 95.6kPa)
conditions, and diffuser fouling factor F = 0.90

5 days
3000 g/m3
1.5

abc Input 4 Select a design MLSS mass concentration nd

abc Auto-Calculation
abc Linked a Determine the aeration tank volum
(V)(Xtss) =

At Xtss =

V=

b Determine the aeration tank deten

τ=
 c Determine MLVSS
Fraction Vss =

MLVSS =

8 Fine bubble aeration design - determine air

a (i) From Table D-1

C20 =
C12 =

(ii) Determine the relative pressure at el

Pb/Pa =

Cs,t,h =

(iii) Determine atmospheric pressure in m

Patm,H =

(iv) Determine the oxygen concentration

Cs,t,h =

b Determine SOTR

α=
β=
F=

SOTR =

c Determine air flowrate

Air Flowrate =
Design Parameter
Average Wastewater Flow
Average BOD load
Average TKN load
Aerobic SRT
Aeration Tanks
Aeration Tank Volume, ea
Hydraulic detention time, HRT
MLSS
MLVSS
F/M
BOD loading
Sludge Production
Observed Yield

Oxygen required
Air Flowrate at average Wastewater Flow
RAS ratio
Clarifier Hydraulic Application rate
Clarifiers

Decay Coefficient, Kd

9 Nitrification design

a u_n,m, 12C

b K_n,12C

c k_dn,12C

d u_n
13 a (i) Px,vss

a(ii) Px,tss

b(i) (Xvss)(V)

b(ii) (Xtss)(V)

17 Calculate O2 demand

Ro 5770.1398853219
240.422495221746
e water charateristics needed for design. 2 Design suspended growth sys

COD using Eq. (8-8) a

224 g/m3

bCOD using Eq. (8-7)

76 g/m3

fluent sCODe (assumed to be nonbiodegradable)

20 g/m3

bVSS using Eq. (8-4)

0.67

19.8 g/m3

10 g/m3

LSS mass concentration nd determine the aeration tank volume and detention time using the TSS mass computed in Step

ine the aeration tank volume using the relationship from Step 3b
12049 kg

3000 g/m3

4016 m3

ine the aeration tank detention time

4.3 hour
ine MLVSS
0.8

2400 g/m3

ion design - determine air flowrate at average design flowrate using EQ (5-55)

9.08 mg/L
10.77 mg/L

ne the relative pressure at elevation 500m

0.05993825717748
0.94

10.12 mgL

ne atmospheric pressure in m at an elevation of 500m @ 12 C

9.72 m

ne the oxygen concentration assuming % O2 conc. leaving the aeration tank is 19

11.93 mg/L

ine SOTR

0.5
0.95
0.9

315 kg/h

ine air flowrate

55.6 m3/min
 Unit BOD removal only BOD removal with nitrification
m3/d 22464 22464
kg/d - -
kg/d - -
d 5 12.71296
number 1 3
m3 4016 3169.103
h 4.3 10.15738
g/m3 3000 3000
g/m3 2400 2400
g/g.d 0.33 0.138762
kg BOD/m3.d 0.78 0.330794
kg/d 2409.8 2243.531
kg TSS/ kg bCOD 0.77 0.716566
kg VSS/ kg BOD 0.62 0.573253
kg/h 120.45168872 240.4225
ewater Flow m3/min 55.6 85.24662
0.6 0.6
m3/m2.d 22 22
number 36 36
diameter 36.1 36.1
d^-1 0.15 0.15

10 Determine the theoretical and design SRT

0.436506828423779 g/g.d a SRT 8.4753064

0.489558674503099 g/m3 b Design SRT 12.71296

0.058455216400159 g/g.d

0.117989835185274 g/g.d
 1782.77575276268 kg/d 14 Determine aeration tank volume

2243.5313797208 kg/d a (V)(Xtss) 28521.924

MLSS 3000
22664.356001048 kg
V 9507.3079
28521.9236411073 kg
b t 10.15738

c Determine MLVSS

Fraction VSS 0.7946293

MLVSS 2383.8879

18 Determine air flowrate

kg/d a SOTR 483.348309398297 kg/hr

kg/hr
b Air flowrate 85.2466154141618 m3/min
Design suspended growth system for BOD removal only.

Determine biomass production using parts A and B of Eq. (8-15)

Q= 22464 m3/day

Y= 0.4 gVSS/ g bCOD (Table 8-10)

So = 224 g bCOD/,m3 (see step 1)

Determine S from Eq. (7-40) in Table 8-5. Note: Yk = μm

Use μm and kd from Table 8-10.

μm = 3.5 g/g.d
Ks = 20 g/m3
μm,12C = 3.492055 g/g.d
kd,12C = 0.087683 g/g.d

S= 1.8 bCOD/m3

Sustitute the above values in the expression given above and solve for Px,vss

Px,vss = 1479.338 kg VSS/d

he TSS mass computed in Step 3 5

 21 Secondary clarifier design

a Determine size of clarifier

Assume Xr = 8000 g/m3 (range 4000 to 12000 g

R= 0.6

Assume a hydraulic application rate of 22m3/m2.d at average flow for secondary cla
See Table 8-7 ; The range is 16 to 28 m3/m2.d

Hydraulic application rate = 22 m3/m2.d

Area = 1021 m3

Number of clarifier = 1

Area/Clarifier = 1021 m2
%
Clarifier diameter = 36.1 m
Use 36 m

b Check solid loading

Area of clarifier = 3054 m2

Solid loading = 1.5 kg MLSS/m2.h (range 4 to 6

BOD removal with nitrification

esign SRT 11 Determine biomass production using EQ

aQ 22464
days Y 0.4
S_o 224
days k_d 0.0876828
u_m 3.5

S 0.9979593

Yn 0.12
k_dn_12C 0.06

Nox 28

b 1 1136.733
2 158.4375
3 42.81824
 Px,bio 1337.9886

on tank volume 15 Determine F/M

kg a F/M

g/m3 b L_org

m3

hr

20 Estimate effluent BOD

a BOD 8.9859155
 3 Determine the mass of VSS and TSS in the aeration basin.
The mass of VSS and TSS can be determined using Eq (7-54) & (7

a Determine Px,vss and Px,tss using Eq. (8-15) and (8-1

From Eq. (8-15), Px,vss is :

Px,vss = 1924.1 kg/d

From Eq. (8-16), Px,tss is :

Px,tss = 2409.8 kg/d

b Calculate the mass of Vss and TSS in the aeration ba

i (Xvss)(V) = 9620.5

ii Mass of MLSS using Eq. (7-55) in Table 8-5

(Xtss)(V) = 12049

Determine F/M and BOD volumetric loading 6 Determine the observed yield
a Determine F/M using Eq (7-60) in Table 8-5 a
F/M = 0.33 kg/kg.d

b Determine volumetric BOD loading

BOD loading = 0.78 kg/m3.d

b
g/m3 (range 4000 to 12000 g/m3)

verage flow for secondary clarifier

kg MLSS/m2.h (range 4 to 6 kg/m2.d)

mass production using EQ 12 Nox 27.35262525
m3/d
VSS/g bCOD
gBOD/m3
g/g.d
g/g.d

g bCOD/m3

VSS/g NOx
g/g.d

g/m3
kg VSS/d

16 Determine the observed yield based on TSS and VSS

0.1387624 Px,tss 2243.5313797 kg/d

0.330794 kg/m3.d cCOD removed 5009.517842

a Yobs,tss 0.716566009

b Yobs,vss 0.573252807

g/m3
S in the aeration basin.
ermined using Eq (7-54) & (7-55) given in (Table 8-5)

,tss using Eq. (8-15) and (8-16) including parts A, B, and D. Part C = 0 because there is no nitrification

s and TSS in the aeration basin

kg

using Eq. (7-55) in Table 8-5

kg

etermine the observed yield based on TSS and VSS 7 Calculate O2 demand using Eq. (7-59) in
Observed yield based on TSS Ro = 2890.841 kg/d
Px,tss = 2409.8 kg/d 120.4517 kg/h

bCOD removed = 4991.5 kg/d

Yobs.,tss = 0.77 g TSS/g BOD

Observed yield based on VSS

Yobs,VSS = 0.62 g VSS/g BOD
g/m3
yield based on TSS and VSS

kg/d

g TSS/g BOD

g VSS/g BOD
nd using Eq. (7-59) in Table 8-5