Sample Problem. A town has been directed to upgrade its WWTP which can meet an effluent standard of 30.

0 BOD5 and 30.0 suspended solids (SS). The technology selected was completely mixed activated sludge system. Assuming that the BOD5 of the SS may be estimated as equal to 63% of the SS concentration, estimate the required volume of the aeration tank. The ff data are available from the existing plant:

Sample Problem. Compute the F/M ratio for the plant from the preceding problem. Solution: Using data from the preceding problem and equation 12, ( ( )( )( )( ) )

Sample Problem. Considering the same conditions from the preceding problems, we now wish to consider the return sludge design and given the ff data: Design Data: Assume the following values for the growth constants: Ks=100 . Solution: Assuming that the clarifier can produce an effluent with only 30.0 SS, we can estimate the allowable soluble in the effluent using the 63% assumption from the above and equation 10. ( can be estimated with equation 9, ( )( ) Solution: ( ( ) ) ) From Figure 4. Given MLSS and temp, we can select SVI = 175 Using equation 17, ; ( ) ( ) ( )

For the detention time, assuming a value of 2,000 11, ( )( (

for the MLVSS and equation ) ) From equation 7, ( )( ) ) ) ) ( )( From equation 14 and 16, respectively, ( ( Which can be validated by using Figure 3

By equation 6, volume may be estimated as,

Sample Problem. A lagoon having 3 cells, each 115,000 m2, a minimum operating depth of 0.6 m and a maximum operating depth of 1.5 m, receives 1,900 having an average BOD5 of 122 detention time? Solution: ( )( ( )( )( )( ) ) of WW

. What is the BOD5 loading and what is the

Detention time working volume between the minimum and maximum operating levels divided by the average flow ( )( )( )

Sample Problem. If a wastewater has a soluble orthophosphate concentration of 4.00 as P, what theoretical amount of ferric chloride will be required to remove it completely? Solution: From the equation, one mole of ferric chloride is required for each mole of phosphorous to be removed. The pertinent gram molecular weight are as follow:

With a PO4-P of 4.00

, the theoretical amount of ferric chloride would be

Because of side reactions, solubility product limitations, and day-to-day variations, the actual amount of chemical to be used must be determined by jar tests on the wastewater. You can expect that the actual ferric chloride dose will be 1.5 to 3 times the theoretically calculated amount. Likewise, the amount of alum dose will be 1.25 to 2.5 times the theoretical amount.