COMPUTATION FOR ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS

Wastewater Flow rate : 50 m3/hr =

3
1000 m /day

So = 600 BOD5 influent

θc = 5 Mean Cell Residence Time (set, usually 5 - 15 days)

Y = 0.6 Yield Coefficient (assume)

kd = 0.06 Decay Constant; assume, Range = 0.04 - 0.075 d-1, Typical = 0.06

MLVSS/MLSS = 0.75 (Assume Ratio)

F/M = 0.25 Food to Microorganism Ratio, range = 0.05 to 1.0

MLVSS = 4000 mg/L

Computation of Effluent BOD5 :

Assume Biological Solids in Effluent : 30 mg/L

65% is biodegradable

Biodegradable Portion of Effluent Biological Solids: 19.5 mg/L

BOD L of cells = 1.42 (Biodegradable Portion of Effluent Biological Soild)
= 27.69 mg/L

Degradable Fraction of Volatile Suspended Solids (VSS) : 0.7

BOD 5 of VSS in Effluent = 19.383 mg/L

1 U = Substrate Utilization Rate

Substrate Concentration, S = (1/θ c + k d )
UY

(F/M)E E = Process Efficiency, 90-95 percent

U = = 0.225
100

Therefore, S = 1.925926 mg/L

Total Effluent BOD5 = 21.30893 mg/L

Computation of Aerator Tank Volume

 θcQY (So-S)
V = = 345.0427 m3
X(1+kdθc)

Compute for Hydraulic Detention Time:

V
θ = = 0.345043 day = 8.28102564 hours
Q

Quantity Of Sludge That Must Be Wasted Each Day

Px = YobsQ(So-S)

P x : net waste activated sludge produced each day, kg VSS/day

Y obs : observed yield, g/g
Y
= = 0.4615385 mg/mg
1+k d θ c

Px = 276.03 kg VSS/day

based on Total Suspended Solids:

Px (SS) = 368.05 kg/day

Compute Sludge Wasting Rate:

a. if wasting is accomplished from the aeration tank:

V
Qwa =
θc

3
= 69.00855 m /day

b. if wasting is done from the sludge return line:

VX
Qwr =
θcXr

3
= 86.2747 m /day

Oxygen Requirement

Q(So - S) 1 kg
kg O2/day = x - 1.42 Px
f 1000 g
 = 462.423 kg O2/day

F/M = 0.434729

Volume of Air Required, assume air contains, 23.2% O2 by weight

3
Theo. Air Rate = 1659.619 m /day

Determine Actual Air Requirement assuming 8% oxygen transfer efficiency:

3
= 20745.24 m /day

3
= 14.40642 m /min

3
Design Air Requirement = 28.81283 m /min = 34.6042106 kg/min

Power required to meet oxygen requirement requirement, assume transfer rate is 0.8 kg O 2/kW h

= 24.08453 kW
75 d-1, Typical = 0.06

Utilization Rate

ficiency, 90-95 percent

e is 0.8 kg O 2/kW h