174 | Chapler 3 Analyss ond Sdtion of Waslewater Flowrates and Consfiuent Loadings {Continued Number Plotting position, %* = «TSS.=SSC COD 12 8 15.50 18.80 13 2 1875 17.90 14 . 56 18.00 18.75 15 60 18.10 19.50 16 64 21.25 23.30 7 $8 21.90 28.20 18 72 23.40 25,75 nd 76 23.50 27.00 2» 80 23.70 90.00 2 84 25.90 35.35, 2 88 2875 36.25 23 92 30.10 37.50 ezy 9% 37.00 46.60 fo 788 mgt a 6 800, rg. + Coneortration, gi? I Concentration, gin? Li g 7 7 MSRRRRERR FB z Percort of values equalto or ess than indicates value Percent of values equal to or less than indicated value 93.99) b, Plot the above data an both arithmetic- and log-probability paper. As shown in the accompanying plot, both the TSS and COD data are log-normal. 2, Determine the geometric mean for TSS and COD and the corresponding geomet- ric standard deviation using Eq. (3-9).342 Sttisical Analysis of Flowrotee, Constituent Concentrations, ond Mass Loaaings | 173, Constituent = M, 5, TSS 3 219 cop 30 214 ante ericson etme nent EXAMPLE 3-5 Statistical Analysis of Wastewater Flowrate Data Using the following weekly flowrate data obtained from an industrial discharger for a calendar quarter of operation, determine the statistical characteristics and predict the maxirmum weekly flowrate that will occur during a full year’s operation ‘Week no. Flowrate, m3/wk Week no. Flowrate, m3/wk 1 2900 8 3675 2 3040 9 3610 3 3540 10 3450 4 3360, n 3265 5 3770 12 3180 6 4080 13 3135 7 4015 Solution J, Plot the flowrate data using the log-probehility method. a, Set up a data analysis table with three columns as described below. i, In column I, enter the rank seriul number starting with number 1. In column 2. arrange the flowrate data in ascending order. iit In column 3, enter the probability plotting position. Rank Flowrate, Plotting serial no. m m/wk __position,* ' 2900 7A 2 3040 14.3, 3 3135 a 4 3180 28.6 5 3265 357 6 33460 And 7 3450 500 8 3540 57.1 9 3675 643 10 3770 ThA (continued)176 Chopter 3 Anabsis end Selection of Woslewater Flowrates and Conslitven! Loadings (Continsed\ Rank Flowrate, Plotting serial no., m m/wk position,* % M 3810 78.6 2 4015 857 13 4080 929 = Plotting position = (m/n + T]100. b. Plot the weekly flowrates expressed in m*/wk versus the ploting position, ‘The resulting plots are presented below. Because the data fall om a straight Tine on both plots, the flowrate data can be described adequately by either dis- tribution, This fact can be taken as indication that the distribution is not skewed significantly and that normal statistics can be applied. - 4 a 5 > T = et el i | Le Flowrato, 10° mink J il il Li “ - eS gs geees & 7 “7 82ag BS kese RF Be Poroent of valuas equal to or fess than indicated value Poroont of values equel por less than indice value 990 2, Determine the statistical characteristics of the flowrate data, a, Set up a data analysis table to obtain the quantities needed to determine the statistical characteristics, sees Flowrate, m3/wk (x- 4) (x - x? (x - xp bc — xf 190-¢ id 2,900 ~578 334,084 193 11,181 3,040 438 191 844 84 3,680 3135, 343 WN7,689 -40 1,384 3,180 ~298 88,804 ~% 789 (continvech