Homework #10

2020
CIV 320, Spring 2018
Due: recommended, but not graded

1. Viessman et al. question 12.48, 12.61

2. An anaerobic digestor is operated as a completely mixed tank with no recycle. If the tank is
cylindrical with a diameter of 20 m and a depth of 10 m, what is the maximum sludge flow rate that
can be treated?

3. What is the total volume of gas produced (m3/day) from an anaerobic digester if the influent flow
rate is 800 m3/day, the efficiency factor is 0.70, and the total influence COD is 3500 mg COD/L. The
volume of methane produced per unit of COD removed is 0.35 m 3 CH4/kg COD, and the gas
produced is 70% methane.
12.48

13,900  128
BOD load   1780 kg/d
1000
2800  2350
MLSS in aeration tank   6580 kg
1000

1700  1000
BOD loading   636 g/m3·d
2800

1780
F/M   0.27 g BOD/d·g MLSS
6580

2350  2800
Sludge age   5.7 d
26  13,900  11,000  72

2800
Aeration period  24  4.8 h
13,900

4800
Return sludge rate  100  35 %
13,900

128  22
BOD efficiency  100  83 %
128

Sludge production

72  11,000
  0.44 kg suspended solids wasted / kg BOD applied.
1000  1780

12.61

40 1200  0.0174  835 lb of oxygen applied/1000 ft3 of tank/day

36  28.3  1000
 54 lb of oxygen utilized/1000 ft3 of tank/day
453,600

54
Oxygen transfer efficiency   100  6.5 %
835
An anaerobic digestor is operated as a completely mixed tank with no recycle. If the tank is cylindrical
with a diameter of 20 m and a depth of 10 m, what is the maximum sludge flow rate that can be
treated?

NYS EPA requires at least a SRT/HRT of 14 days

What is the total volume of gas produced (m3/day) from an anaerobic digester if the influent flow rate is
800 m3/day, the efficiency factor is 0.70, and the total influence COD is 3500 mg COD/L. The volume of
methane produced per unit of COD removed is 0.35 m3 CH4/kg COD, and the gas produced is 70%
methane.