6199-8-5P AID: 213955 |

14/01/2020

Calculate the average daily flow as follows:

Qavg 
Q
N
Here, avg is the average daily flow,  is the sum of flow, and N is total number of
Q Q
flows.

3
Substitute 2.3481 m /s for  Q and 24 for N .
2.3481
Qavg 
24
Qavg  0.098 m 3 /s

Calculate the inflow volume of the basin for an hour as follows:

Vin  Qt  t
V Q
Here, in is the inflow volume of the basin for an hour and t is the inflow rate of the
basin at that hour.

3 Q
Substitute 0.113 m /s for t and 1 h for t.
 3600 s 
Vin =  0.113 m 3 /s    1 h    
 1h 
Vin  406.8 m3

Calculate the outflow volume of the basin on an hourly basis as follows:

Vout  Qavg  t

Here,
Vout is the outflow volume of the basin for an hour.

3 Q
Substitute 0.098 m /s for avg and 1 h for t.
Vout   0.098 m3 /s   1 h   3600 s/h 
 352.8 m 3

Calculate the change in volume for time interval of one hour as follows:
dS  Vin  Vout
Here, dS is the change in volume for time interval of one hour.
3
Substitute 406.80 m for
Vin and 352.8 m3 for Vout
dS  406.8  352.8
dS  54 m3

Compute the required volume as follows:

It is the cumulative sum of the difference between the inflow and out flow.
For the second time interval,
Volume =  dV  165.6 m3  266.4 m 3
 432 m 3
Follow the same procedure for other values.

Calculate the mass of inflow BOD as follows:

M BOD-in  QSo (t )
Here, Q is the discharge, So is the initial BOD, and t is the time.

 106 kg/mg 
 170 mg/l  
103 m3 
Q  for So , and 1 h for t.
3
Substitute 0.113m / s for ,
 106 kg/mg   3600 s 
M BOD-in   0.113 m 3 /s   125 mg/l  3 3  1 h   
 10 m   1h 
 50.85 kg

Calculate the average concentration as follows:

 Vi   S0    VS   S prev 
S avg 
Vi  VS

Here, Vi is the volume of inflow during time interval t , S0 is the average BOD5
concentration during the time interval t , VS is the volume of waste water in the basin at
S
the end of the previous time interval t , and prev is the concentration of BOD5 in the
basin at the end of the previous time interval t .

Calculate the mass of outflow BOD as follows:

Follow the same procedure for all values.

Tabulate the values as follows:
Choose the initial value of the first flow rate is greater than the average flow rate after the
sequence of night-time low flows.

Calculate the average concentration as follows:

 i   S0    S   S prev 
S avg 
 i  S

Here,  i is the volume of inflow during time interval t , S0 is the average BOD5
concentration during the time interval t ,  S is the volume of waste water in the basin at
S
the end of the previous time interval t , and prev is the concentration of BOD5 in the
basin at the end of the previous time interval t .

Substitute 1605.60 m for  i , 170 g/m for S0 in equation 2,

3 3

S avg 
 1605.60 m 3   170 g/m3   0
1605.60 m3  0
 170 g/m3

Compute the value of second row as follows:

S
Substitute 1706.40 m for  i , 220 g/m for S0 , 165.60 m for  S and 170 g/m for prev
3 3 3 3

in equation 2,

S avg 
 1706.40 m 3   220 g/m3    165.6 m 3   170 g/m 3 
1706.40 m3  165.6 m3
 215.58 g/m3
Follow the same procedure for other values.

Compute the mass of BOD5 leaving the equalization basin as follows:

M BOD-out   Qavg   S avg   t 

Q 3 S
Substitute 0.4 m /s for avg , 170 g/m for avg and 1 h for t in equation 3,
3

M BOD-out   0.4 m3 /s   170 g/m 3   1 h   3600 s/h   10 3 kg/g 

 244.80 kg
Follow the same procedure for other values.

Plot the unequalised and the equalized hourly BOD mass loading as follows:

Calculate the ratios for BOD mass loading in case of equalized as follows:

399.42
Peak to average =
271.16
 1.47

Therefore, the ratio of peak to average is 1.47 .

 170.70
Minimum to average =
271.16
 0.63

Therefore, the ratio of minimum to average is 0.63 .

399.42
Peak to Minimum =
170.70
 2.34

Therefore, the ratio of peak to minimum is 2.34 .

Calculate the ratios for BOD mass loading in case of unequalized as follows:

534.2
Peak to average =
271.16
 1.97

Therefore, the ratio of peak to average is 1.97 .

38.02
Minimum to average =
271.16
 0.14

Therefore, the ratio of minimum to average is 0.14 .

534.2
Peak to Minimum =
38.02
 14.05

Therefore, the ratio of peak to minimum is 14.05 .