SCREENING

Coarse Screens 6 to 150 mm

Microscreens < 50 m

Fine Screens < 6 mm

Hand Cleaned

Mechanically Cleaned

Static Wedgewire

Drum

Step

Chain Driven

Reciprocating Rake

Catenary

Continuous Belt

Figure by MIT OCW. Adapted from Metcalf & Eddy Inc., G. Tchobanoglous, F. L. Burton, and H. D. Stensel, 2003. Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, Fourth Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York.

Simple Manually Raked Screen (flow is from left to right)

Figure by MIT OCW. Adapted from: Mara, D. Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries. London, UK: Earthscan, 2005, p. 79.

THE PROPORTIONAL WEIR

Plate
WS

Channel wall

h1 Opening

Rejected Area
Y

Area = Total rejected area WIDTH 3 inch (75 mm) Min 3 inch (75 mm) Min

Figure by MIT OCW. Adapted from: Reynolds, T. D., and P. A. Richards. Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: PWS Publishing Company,1996, p. 142.

A Horizontal-Velocity Grit Settling Chamber with a Proportional Weir Control Section

Stop gate

Proportional weir Grit storage A PLAN

Proportional weir
WS WS WS

Weir opening WS Q Weir plate Section A-A

Grit storage

B PROFILE & CHANNEL CROSS SECTION

Figure by MIT OCW. Adapted from: Reynolds, T. D., and P. A. Richards. Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: PWS Publishing Company,1996, p. 141.

Figure by MIT OCW. Adapted from: Viessman, W., Jr., and M. J. Hammer. Water Supply and Pollution Control. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2005, p. 353.

Stop gate

Grit storage

W
Q

Parshall flume A

Plan

A WS Q WS WS WS Q Section A-A A Grit storage B Profile & channel cross section

A horizontal-velocity grit settling chamber with a Parshall flume control section.

Figure by MIT OCW. Adapted from: Reynolds, T. D., and P. A. Richards. Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: PWS Publishing Company,1996, p. 140.

Parabolic section

WS

Design section

Space for mechanical conveyor equipment

Ideal parabolic cross section and design cross section for chamber with a Parshall flume.

Figure by MIT OCW. Adapted from: Reynolds, T. D., and P. A. Richards. Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: PWS Publishing Company,1996, p. 143.

(A) IN-LINE

Equalization Basin Preliminary Treatment Raw Waste

Flow Meter & Controls

Controlled Flow Pumps Primary Treatment Sludge Processing Supernatant

Final Effluent Secondary Treatment

(B) SIDE-LINE

Preliminary Treatment Raw Waste Equalization Basin Controlled Flow Pumps

Overflow Structure Flow Meter & Controls Primary Treatment Secondary Treatment Final Effluent

Sludge Processing Supernatant

EQUALIZATION BASINS

Figure by MIT OCW.

Adapted from: Reynolds, T. D., and P. A. Richards. Unit Operations and Processes In Environmental Engineering. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: PWS Publishing Company, 1996.

FLUCTUATING VOLUME DETERMINED BY HYDROGRAPH

Q gpm

Q l pm

Qavg 0 0

12

6 A.M.

12 Time

6 P.M.

12

Required Volume

Figure by MIT OCW.

Adapted from: Reynolds, T. D., and P. A. Richards. Unit Operations and Processes In Environmental Engineering. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: PWS Publishing Company, 1996.