ENVE 309 FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT

2007 Fall Semester, Recitation VI 1. Calculate the volume requirement for a 3-stage step activated sludge plant designed to treat an average wastewater flow of 15 MLD containing 200 mg/L BOD. Design criteria: X = 2000 mg/L YT = 0.5 Se = 10 mg/L BOD MLVSS = 0.8 MLSS kd = 0.05 d-1 K = 0.05 L/mg.d SVI = 100

2. Design a contact activated sludge plant for a wastewater flow of 5 MLD. Influent BOD U is 250
mg/l . a) Calculate contact and stabilization tank volumes required and the amount of excess sludge to be wasted daily. b) Calculate the operational SRT. c) Calculate the tank volumes if this plant is to be operated in extended aeration mode. Design criteria: Soluble BOD measured after filtering the wastewater is 55 mg/l BODu. Se < 20 mg/l Xcont = 3000 mg/l SVI = 120 MLVSS = 0.8 MLSS -1 -1 YT = 0.45 Kd = 0.1 d (Monod) k= 1 d Ks = 20 mg/l BODU