SIZING OF EQUIPMENT

3.1

Oil water separator

20000

Volumetric flow rate, Q (m3/s) = 24 3600 = 0.231 m3/s

Specific gravity of oil (So) = 0.92
Specific gravity of water (Sw) = 0.98
Absolute viscosity of water () = 0.0065 poise
Diameter of oil globule (D) = 0.015 cm
Depth of water in tank (d) = 1.8 m
Number of channels (n) = 2

a) Calculate Vt, the rise rate of oil globule, m/s

= 0.0123 (

) = 0.11 cm/s

b) Calculate VH, the horizontal flow velocity

= 15 = (15 0.114) = 1.70 /
VH > 1.5 cm/s. Hence, VH = 1.50 cm/s

c) Calculate Ac, the minimum vertical cross-sectional area

=

100

=(

0.231 100
1.50

) = 15.4 m2

d) Calculate B, width of channel

=

15.4

= (2 1.8) = 4.28

e) Calculate L

1.5

= (0.114) = 13.2

F is determined by gradient and by using the values from the following table.
VH/Vt

10

1.52

15

1.64

(10, 1.52), (13, F), (15, 1.64)

By extrapolation,
1.64
2

1.641.52
5

F = 1.60

= ( ) = 38 m

3.2

Primary Settling Tank

Calculating required surface area:

Average flowrate, Q = 20000m3/d
Overflow rate, Vo= 20 m3/d
=
A

Vo
20000
20

= 1000 m2

Calculating length to width ratio:

Length to width ratio = 2

L = 2W
A = 2W*W = 2W2
2W2 = 1000
W = 22.36m
L = 2(22.36) = 44.7m

Calculating Volume of tank:

V=Q*t
Assuming a retention time of 3 hours,
Q= 20000/24 = 833.3 m3/h
V = 833.3*3
= 2500 m3
Side water depth:
=
=

2500
1000

= 2.5m

Sludge flow rate from Primary Settling Tank

Assume: Specific gravity of the primary sludge is 1.05 and the sludge has 4.4% of solids
content
(Shun, 2007)
Sludge flow rate
=

0.0116 kg/s 243600 s/day

1.05 20000 3 /

0.044 /

= 21.7m3/d (negligible compared to 20000m3/d)

Flow rate after leaving PST = 20000 m3/d