DESIGN OF OIL AND GREASE TRAPS

Important Quantities Design 1 Design 2

Flow of Water (m^3/day) 10 2400
Amount of Oil/Grease (mg/L) 80 80
Amount of Oil/Grease (kg/m^3) 0.08 0.08
Density of Oil/Grease (kg/m^3) 950 950
Quantity of Oil/Grease (kg/day) 0.8 192
Volume of oil and grease per day (m^3) 0.0008421 0.2021053
Volume of oil and grease per month (m^3) 0.0252632 6.0631579
Volume of oil and grease per year (m^3) 0.3073684 73.768421
Volume of water coming per min (m^3) 0.0069444 1.6666667

Design 1(FOR 10m^3/day): As the water is continuously flowing in the oil/grease trap
so its design is based on per min entrance of water. In our case 0.007m^3 is coming per minute
while we are taking 1-year detention time for the cleaning of tank. So on the basis of this the
total volume of container needed will be 0.31m^3(0.007+0.307) the volume in ft. will be 11ft^3.
For this we are selecting dimensions of container as 3 x 2 x 2.5 (Keeping 0.5 ft. provision of free
board). In this tank the cleaning will be done by using a scraper system that will lift the oil and
grease from the tank and put it in a separate vessel at the top portion of the tank. The
construction in this case will from 0.5 in. thick stainless steel sheet.

Design 2(FOR 100m^3/hour): As the water is continuously flowing in the oil/grease

trap so its design is based on per min entrance of water. In our case 1.67m^3 is coming per minute
while we are taking 1-week for the cleaning of tank. So on the basis of this the total volume of
container needed will be 3.1m^3 (1.67+1.4) the volume in ft. will be 110ft^3. For this we are
selecting dimensions of container as 7 x 5 x 6 (Keeping 1 ft. provision of free board). In this design
the tank will be cleaned manually after every week. We can also use switches for efficient working
and cleaning of the tank. The construction of this tank will be from concrete which will increase
its durability and it will also be cost efficient.