DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

PRIVATE BAG DEDAN KIMATHI, NYERI, KENYA

codcivilengineering@dkut.ac.ke, +254794773397

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

UNIT: PHE III

UNIT CODE: ECE 5105

TASK: ASSIGNMENT II

NAME: EVANS KIPNGETICH

REG. NO.: E024-01-0841/2017

LECTURER: Ms. ESTER MOMANYI

SUBMISSION DATE: THURSDAY 22nd JULY 2021

 1. Design a primary clarifier which can remove 65% of the suspended solids at average flow of
4500 m3/d with peak flows as high as 13000 m3/d of any wastewater treatment plant. Given
the required surface area of basin=150 m2.(4 marks)
Solution:
For the circular tank, the diameter d
d = (4A/π)1/2
= (4×150 m2 / 3.14)1/2
= 13.82 m
Assuming a side wall depth of 4 m, volume of tank = 4×150
600 m3
And detention time at average flow

= 600 m 3 = 0.133 d = 3.2 hours

4500 m 3 /d

At peak flow condition, the overflow rate

3
13000m
d
= 2
150m

2. A continuous flow biological reactor is operated without return sludge. The flow to
the reactor is 1580 m3/d, and influent and effluent soluble COD are 450 and 15 mg/L,
respectively. The effluent VSS concentration is 180 mg/L. Calculate the observed
biomass yield Yobs. (6 marks)

Solution
Influent soluble COD(So) =450mg/L.
Effluent soluble COD(S) =15mg/L
Flow (Q) =1580 m3/d
BOD5 Consumed =
= (450-15) x 1580 x 10-3 m3/d
=687.3kg BOD5/d
VSS produced = Xwt Qwt =180 x 10-3 x 1580 m3/d
= 284.4 kg VSS/d
VSS
VSS produced 284.4kg
d
𝑌𝑜𝑏𝑠 = BOD 5 Consumed = = 0.4138 kg VSS/kg BOD
687.3 BOD 5/d