Process Design: Activated Sludge with Turbine Aeration

Flow, Q MLD
(Given)
Influent BOD5, mg/L
(Given)
Hydraulic Detention Time, hrs
(Choose)
Aeration Tank Volume, m3 (Calculate)
No. of Tanks Provided
Volume/ Tank, m3
Surface Area/Tank, m2
Length/Tank, m
Width/Tank, m
Depth, m
Effluent BOD5, mg/L
Ks (mg/L)
qm(/d)
q (/d)
YT
Kd (/d)
mu (/d)
BSRT, days
X, mg/L
(Calculate)
Del X, kg/d (Calculate)
Influent Inert solids concentration, Co mg/L
Inert solids conc. in aeration tank, C mg/l
Solids conc. to settling tank, (C+X), mg/L
Solids conc. in thickened sludge,(Xr+Cr), mg/L
Inert solids conc. In thickened sludge, Cr, mg/L
Biomass conc. In thickened sludge, Xr, mg/L
Qw, MLD
R
Del (C+X), kg/d
Solids Input to the Clarifier, (1+R)Q.(C+X), Kg/hr
(RQ+Qw) (MLD)
Solids output from the Clarifier, (RQ+Qw).(Cr+Xr), Kg/hr
underflow velocity, u m/hr
Surface Area Provided A1, m2
Limiting Solid Flux (kg/m2/hr)
Minimum Surface Area Required A2, m2
Actual Solid Flux in the clarifier, Q(1+R).(C+X)/A1 = (RQ+Qw).(Cr+Xr)/A1, kg/m2/hr
No. of Settling Tanks Provided
Area per settling tank, m2
Diameter (Circular Tank Provided), m
Depth, m (Given)
Detention Time, Hours

Process Design: Provision of Turbine Aerators

Oxygen Requirement per tank, Kg O2/d
SOT, Kg O2/ KW/hr


Sewage Temperature, oC
Cs (20 oC), mg/L
Cs (30 oC), mg/L

C, mg/L
AOT, Kg O2/KW/hr
Power requirement per tank for aeration, KW
Power Input for mixing, W/m3
Power requirement/tank for mixing, KW
Power provided per tank, KW
Number of aerators per tank
Power per aerator, KW
Electricity Tariff, Rs/KW-hr
Total aeration Cost, Rs./d
Aeration Cost per unit volume of wastewater, Rs./m3

th Turbine Aeration

3341
9465
0.748
0.340
9582.19
9477
17.76
9477
0.100
7400
1.28
7398
1.28
5
1480.03
43.41
2.00
5.30

V
m/hr
3.60
1.86
1.09
0.69
0.33
0.24
0.14
0.11
0.06
0.03
0.02

In t e r f a c ia l V e lo c it y ( v ) , m /h

3500
4500
5000
6000
6500
8000
10000
12000

Gravity Flux
kg/m2/hr
7.196
4.655
3.261
2.414
1.478
1.203
0.843
0.721
0.481
0.311
0.218

u, m/hr
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100
0.100

Underflow Flux
Kg/m2/hr
0.200
0.250
0.300
0.350
0.450
0.500
0.600
0.650
0.800
1.000
1.200

Interfacial Settling Velocity

4.00

f(x) = 20000000000 x^-2.9521

3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
0

Tota l S o lids F lux , k g /m 2 /hr

50.00
350.00
6.00
12500.00
5.00
2500.00
833.33
55.00
15.15
3.00
4.00
25.00
4.00
0.55
0.50
0.05
0.226
4.43
2508.50
7082.19
50.00
885.50
3394.00
12806

Solids
mg/L
2000
2500
3000

2000

4000
6000
8000 10000 12000 14000
Solids Conc. (C+X) mg/L

Limiting Solid Flux

3.000
2.500
2.000

Limiting Flux

1.500
1.000
0.500

bine Aerators
3179
1.500
0.800

0.000
0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

Solids Concentration (C + X), mg/L

12000

14000

0.900
30.00
9.10
7.50
1.02
1.00
0.924
143.29
20
50.00
165
33
5
6.50
128700
2.57

Total Flux
kg/m2/hr
7.396
4.905
3.561
2.764
1.928
1.703
1.443
1.371
1.281
1.311
1.418

2000 14000

Flux

0000

mg/L

12000

14000