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Homework No. 6
Due April 8, 2009
Problem 1 - Activated Sludge Design
You are to design an activated sludge process. The influent values are:
Q = 5000 m3/d
So = 300 mgBODL/L
Xoi = 40 mgVSS/L
Xoa = 0
The following kinetic parameters were estimated from lab studies and stoichiometry:
qmax = 20 g/gVSSa-d
Y = 0.6 gVSSa/g
K = 25 mg/L
b = 0.2 1/d
fd = 0.8
The design factors are:
Safety factor = 20
MLVSS = Xa + Xi = 3,500 mgVSS/L
Xvr = Xar + Xir = 15,000 mgVSS/L
(Xa + Xi)eff = 30 mgVSS/L
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
k)
l)
Calculate [xmin]lim
Calculate x design
Calculate effluent S
Calculate rate of production of active, inactive, and total VSS produced in the
reactor in kg/d
Calculate the hydraulic retention time and tank volume
Calculate Xa/(Xa+Xi). What is Xa in the reaction tank?
Calculate the sludge wasting flow rate (Qw) if the sludge is wasted from the
return line. Calculate the rate (in kg/d) of wasting of active, inactive, and total
VSS.
Calculate the required recycle flow rate (Qr) and the recycle ratio R
What is the BOD of the solids in the effluent?
Calculate the particulate N and P concentrations in the effluent in mg/L and kg/d.
If the influent P and N concentrations are 10 mgP/L and 45 mgN/L, determine the
soluble and total P and N in the effluent.
If the influent contains 5 mgDO/L and the effluent 2 mgDO/L, calculate the
required oxygen in kgO2/day.
COD Influent
CSTR 1
CSTR 2
Effluent
Sludge Wasting
Note that the first tee on the left is a mixer, while the two on the right are splitters. The
COD influent has the following data:
Name
Flow
Total COD mgCOD/L
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen mgN/L
Total P mgP/L
Nitrate N mgN/L
pH
Alkalinity mmol/L
Inorganic S.S. mgTSS/L
Calcium mg/L
Magnesium mg/L
Dissolved oxygen mg/L
Value
4000.0000
500.0000
40.0000
10.0000
0
7.3000
6.0000
45.0000
80.0000
15.0000
0
Default Value
0.16000 0.27000
0.15000 0.15
0.75000 0.5000
0.05000 0.06
0.13000 0.13000
0.66000 0.66000
0.50000 0.50000
0.02000 0.015
0.03500 0.03500
[gP/gCOD]
Biomass
FZbh - Non-poly-P heterotrophs [gCOD/g of total COD]
FZbm - Anoxic methanol utilizers [gCOD/g of total COD]
FZaob - Ammonia oxidizers [gCOD/g of total COD]
FZnob - Nitrite oxidizers [gCOD/g of total COD]
FZamob - Anaerobic ammonia oxidizers [gCOD/g of total COD]
FZbp - PAOs [gCOD/g of total COD]
FZbpa - Propionic acetogens [gCOD/g of total COD]
FZbam - Acetoclastic methanogens [gCOD/g of total COD]
FZbhm - H2-utilizing methanogens [gCOD/g of total COD]
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
0.50000 0.50000
0.01100 0.01100
0.0008
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
1.0000E-4
Using the SRT calculator, for Elements for calculation of total mass select CSTR 1
and CSTR 2. For Wastage elements, select sludge wasting and effluent.
Determine (a) and (b) from Part 1. What processes are taking place?
Repeat the above considering winter conditions, where the water temperature decreases
from 20 oC to 5 oC.
Repeat the above (at 5 oC) forcing the SRT to 15 days (select Project from the top menu
bar, then select Active SRT, check Control SRT, set to 15 days, then for select SRT
control splitter choose the splitter that you use for wasting).
Part 3 Pre-denitrification
For the configuration in Problem 2, (temp = 20 oC, SRT = 15 days), set the recirculation
flow split to 3 times the influent flow. Set the first CSTR to un-aerated. Determine part
(b) from problem 1 and discuss results.
Plot the effluent total nitrogen as a function of recirculation rate for Qr = Q, 2Q, 3Q, 4Q,
5Q, and 6Q. Interpret results.