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Grit: sand, dust, cinder, bone chips, coffee grounds, seeds, eggshells, and other materials in wastewater that are nonputrescible and are heavier than organic matter. Reason for grit removal To protect moving mechanical equipment and pumps from unnecessary wear and abrasion To prevent clogging in pipes, heavy deposits in channels To prevent cementing effects on the bottom of sludge digesters and primary sedimentation tanks To reduce accumulation of inert material in aeration basins and sludge digesters which would result in loss of usable volume Specific gravity Grit: 1.5~2.7 Organic matter in wastewater: 1.02
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Location of Grit Removal Facility

Advantages Disadvantages Max. protection of pumping Frequently deep in the equipment ground, high construction cost, not easily accessible, and difficult to raise the grit to ground level After pumping Ground level structure Some abnormal wear to station easy to access and pumps operate Degritter in Usually low capital and Pumping equipment not conjunction operation and maintenance adequately protected with primary costs, cleaner and drier sludge grit Location Ahead of lift station

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Velocity-Controlled Grit Channel

A long narrow sedimentation basin with better control of flow through velocity - used for small plants Design Factors Detention time: 60 sec. Horizontal velocity: 0.3 m/sec Settling velocity for a 65-mesh material: 1.15 m/min Headloss: 30~40% of the max. water depth in the channel Grit removal: manual or mechanical

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Grit Channel

Recommended for small to medium size plants. This requires high maintenance and grit removal is not easy. In this plant, a crane is used by an operator, which is an labor-intensive operation. 200

Grit Removal System

Grit removal by grab bucket crane.

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Grit Removal System

Grab bucket crane

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Grit Hopper

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Grit Loading System

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Pista Grit Removal System

Operates on the vortex principle. Headloss: max. 0.25 inch Removal efficiency 95% of the 50 mesh size grit 83% of the 80 mesh size grit 73% of the 140 mesh size grit Capacity: 1~70 MGD Can be installed above or below ground Lower power usage Supplied in steel for easy installation and/or attachment to a concrete channel Installed in multiples
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Pista Grit Removal System

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Pista Grit Removal System

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Grit Removal System

Impeller mixer

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Grit King Dynamic Separator

Has no moving parts Requires no external power source Virtually maintenance free Highly efficient w/ min. headloss Recovers clean grit Self-cleansing Designed to operate over a wide range of flows Compact, requiring minimal space Simple to install and operate Easily linked with new or existing plant Economical, reduces long term expenditure
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Grit Washing/Sludge Degritting System

Washing (classifying) and dewatering grit abrasives removed by a headworks grit chamber Degritting dilute primary or secondary sewage sludges The SCS uses a very strong free vortex and an accelerated boundary layer to separate abrasives as small as 50 m sand from organic solids and water and concentrate these abrasives in a slurry stream. Sand is then separated from the slurry stream and dewatered by the total particle capture GRIT SNAIL.
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Grit Separation and Washing Unit

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Grit Separation and Washing Unit

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Aerated Grit Chamber

Widely used for selective removal of grits Create a spiral current within the basin using diffused compressed air Designed to remove grit particles having a specific gravity of 2.5 and retained over a 65-mesh (0.21-mm ) screen Used for medium to large treatment plants

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Advantages Can be used for chemical addition, mixing, and flocculation ahead of primary treatment Fresh wastewater, thus reduce odors and remove BOD5 Minimal headloss Grease removal by providing a skimming device Remove low putrescible organic matter by air supply Remove any desired size by controlling the air supply Volatile organic compound (VOC) and odor emission Due to a health risk, covers may be required or nonaerated type grit chambers may be used.
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Design Factors Depth: 2~5 m; length: 7.5~20 m; width: 2.5~7 m; width/depth ratio: 1:1~5:1; length/width ratio: 2.5:1~5:1 Transverse velocity at surface: 0.6~0.8 m/sec Detention time at peak flow: 2~5 min Air supply: 4.6~12.4 L/secm of tank length (3~8 cfm/ft) Higher air rate should be used for wider and deeper tanks; provision for air flow control Inlet structure: Inlet to the chamber should introduce the influent into circulation pattern. > 0.3 m/sec under all flow conditions Outlet structure: Outlet should be at a right angle to the inlet. > 0.3 m/sec under all flow conditions Baffles: longitudinal and transverse baffles Chamber geometry: consider location of air diffusers, sloping tank bottom, grit hopper, and accommodation of grit collection and removal equipment
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Aerated Grit Chamber Design Checklist

Design average, peak, and low initial flows Information on existing facility in case of expansion, site plan, and topographic maps Type of grit removal facility to be provided Influent pipe data, and static head, force main, hydraulic grade line if grit removal is preceded by a pumping station Headloss constraints for grit removal facility Treatment plant design criteria Equipment manufacturers and equipment selection guides
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Design Criteria Used in Example

Two grit chambers with spiral circulation Typically designed for max. flow delivered by the pumping station: 1.56 m3/sec ( 24,700 gpm) Design peak flow: 1.321 m3/sec; due to friction headloss and installation of variable-drive pumps, use design peak flow Detention time: 4 min at Qmax Air supply rate: 7.8 L/secm of tank length Provide nozzle diffusers with coarse bubbles. Provisions for 150% air capacity for peaking purposes Inlet and outlet min. velocity: 0.3 m/sec Chamber width: 3.5 m Screw conveyer to move the grit to the hopper and grab buckets for grit removal
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Design Example
A. Geometry of Grit Chamber 1. Qmax through each chamber: 0.661 m3/sec Volume: 0.661 m3/sec 4 min 60 sec/min = 158.6 m3 Average water depth at midwidth: 3.65 m Freeboard: 0.8 m Total depth: 3.65 m + 0.8 m = 4.45 m Surface area: 158.6 m3/3.65 m = 43.5 m2 Length: 43.5 m2/3.5 m = 12.5 m 13 m Design surface area: 3.5 m 13 m = 45.5 m2 2. Diffuser arrangement: along the length of the chamber on one side and place them 0.6 m above the bottom 3. Actual detention time at Qmax = (3.5 m 13 m 3.65 m) (0.661 m3/sec 60 sec/min) = 4.2 min When only one chamber is in operation, HRT = 2.1 min
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B. Design of Air Supply System 1. Air requirements Air required = 7.8 L/secm 13 m = 101.4 L/sec Total capacity of diffusers: 1.5 101.4 L/sec = 152.1 L/sec per chamber Blower capacity: 2 152.1 L/sec = 18.3 standard m3/min Provide two 20 m3/min blowers (one standby unit) at the operating pressure of 27.6 kN/m2 (4 psig) at the outlet. Air piping shall deliver a min. of 0.15 m3/sec air to each chamber. Provide control valves and flow meters on all branch lines to balance the air flow. 2. Diffusers and blowers Provide coarse diffusers with air pipe headers and hanger feed pipes having swing joint assembly.
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C. Surface Rise Rate 1. Overflow rate when both chambers are in operation Overflow rate: (0.661 m3/sec 86,400 sec/day) (3.5 m 13 m) = 1,255.2 m3/m2day (30,805 gpd/ft2) 2. Overflow rate when one chamber is in out of service Overflow rate: 2 1,255.2 = 2,510.4 m3/m2day D. Influent Structure 1. Arrangement of influent structure Provide 1-m wide submerged influent channel with two 1 m 1 m orifices. Provide a baffle at the influent to divert the flow transversally to follow the circulation pattern. Provide sluice gates to remove one chamber from service for maintenance purposes.
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2. Headloss calculation through the influent structure
z = v2 v2 2 1 + hL 2g 2g

z = z1 - z2 = difference in elevation of free water surface into the channel and the chamber (m).
1.321 m 3 /sec = 0.33 m/sec 1 m 4.06 m (assumed water depth in the channel) 1.321 m 3 /sec v2 = = 0.10 m/sec 3.5 m 3.82 m (assumed water depth in the chamber) v2 v2 2 1 = 0.005 m (neglegibl e) 2g 2g v1 =

hL = hL (into influent channel) + hL (exit loss thru port)

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Q = C d A 2gh L where A = orifice area, m2 and Cd = discharge coef. = 0.61 - square-edged entrance
1.321 m 3 /sec z h L = 2 0.611 m 1 m 2 9.81 m/sec = 0.24 m
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E. Effluent Structure 1. Arrangement of effluent structure Provide a 2.5-m long rectangular weir, an effluent trough (2.5 m long 1.5 m wide), an effluent box (2.3 m 1.5 m), and an outlet pipe. Provide removable gates at the effluent box to drain the effluent trough when one chamber is removed from service. 2. Head over the effluent weir 2 Q = Cd L' 2gH 3 3 where Q= flow over weir, m3/sec; H = head over weir, m; Cd = discharge coef. = 0.624; and L = L - 0.2 H (L = length of weir).
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At peak design flow when both chambers are in operation, Q = 0.661 m3/sec. Calculate H by trial & error Assume L = 2.47 m H = 0.28 m L = 2.5 - 0.20.28 = 2.47 m (same - ok); thus, H = 0.28 m 3. Height of the weir crest above the bottom of the chamber Height of weir crest = 3.65 m - 0.28 m = 3.37 m 4. Head over the effluent weir at Qmax when one chamber is out of service Assume L = 2.41 m H = 0.45 m L = 2.5 - 0.20.45 = 2.41 m (same - ok); thus, H = 0.45 m 5. Water depth in the chamber at Qmax when one chamber is out of service Height of weir crest above Water depth = the bottom of the chamber + head over weir = 3.37 m + 0.45 m = 3.82 m
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6. Depth of the effluent trough Flow varies in a free falling weir discharge. For uniform velocity distribution, the drop in the water surface elevation between two sections is expressed as follows:
y' = q1v ave g q ave v2 v + q + (SE ) ave x q 1

where y = drop in water surface elevation between sections 1 and 2, m; x = horizontal distance between sections 1 & 2, m; y1 and y2 = depth of flow at sections 1 and 2, m; q1 and q2 = discharge at sections 1 and 2, m; v1 and v2 = velocity at sections 1 and 2, m; and (SE)ave = average slope of the energy line, m/m.
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(SE ) ave n 2 (v ave ) = (R ave )4/3
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Rave = (R1 + R2)/2

where n = roughness coefficient and R = hydraulic mean radius, m.

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Depth of flow in the trough at the upstream section
y1 =
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2(q' L N ) gb 2 y2

where y1 = water depth at the upstream end, m; y2 = water depth in the trough at a distance L from the upstream end, m; q = discharge per unit length of the weir, m3/secm; b = width of the trough, m; and N = number of sides the weir receives flow (1 or 2).
q' = Q 1.321 m 3 /sec = = 0.5284 m 3 /sec m Length of weir 2.5 m
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Assume water depth in the effluent box at the exit point (center of the effluent pipe) is 1.5 m; thus, the water depth in the trough at the effluent box, y2, is also 1.5 m.
2 0.5284 m 3 /sec m 2.5 m 1 y1 = (1.5 m) + = 1.54 m 9.81 m/sec2 (1.5 m) 2 1.5 m
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1.321 m 3 /sec dc = 2 1.5 m 9.81 m/sec

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= 0.43 m submerged outfall

Allow 12% additional depth to account for friction losses, and add 15 cm to ensure a free fall. Thus, Total depth of trough = 1.54 m 1.12 + 0.15 m = 1.88 m F. Headloss through the Grit Chamber Total headloss = hL at the effluent structure + hL at the influent structure + hL in the basin + hL due to baffles
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Headloss due to influent and effluent baffles
h L = CD v2 2 Ab 2g A

where v2 = velocity through the chamber; Ab = vertical projection of the area of the baffle; and CD = drag coef. = 1.9 for flat plates. v2 = 1.321 m3/sec [(3.5 m width)(3.82 m water depth)] = 0.099 m/sec
h L = 1.9 (0.099 m/sec) 2 0.5 = 0.0005 m 2 9.81 m/sec 2 1

The headloss is small; so it can be neglected. Similarly, the headloss due to effluent baffle can also be ignored. G. Quantity of Grit Grit produced = 30 m3/106 m3 0.44 m3/sec 86400 sec/day = 1.14 m3/day
Combined system: 10~30 ft3/Mil gal; Separate system: 2~10 ft3/Mil

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Operation and Maintenance

Requires well-trained operators Maximize grit removal efficiency Adjust the air flow to allow grit to settle but prevent organic material from settling Use swing type diffusers for easy maintenance Trouble Shooting Guide Rotten-egg odor, corrosion or wear on equipment: increase air supply and inspect the walls, channels, and the chamber for debris Low recovery of grit: reduce air supply Grit chamber overflow: adjust pump controls Reduced surface turbulence: clean diffusers High volatile matter content in grit: reduce air supply Grey in color, smelly, greasy: increase air supply
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