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Aeration Tank Blower Calculation
Aeration Tank Blower Calculation
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implied.
Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow boxes
Inputs
Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 3.5 MGD Prim. Effl. TSS, Xo = 180 mg/L
Waste/recycle activated
Prim. Effl. BOD, So = 175 mg/L sludge SS conc., Xw = 6,800 mg/L
NOTE: The above values will be used for these parameters in the other three worksheets.
Ref.: Bengtson, Harlan H., Activated Sludge Calculations Spreadsheet: Aeration Tank Calculations
an Amazon Kindle ebook
Ref.: Bengtson, Harlan H., Biological Wastewater Treatment Process Design Calculations
available as a paperback book and as an Amazon Kindle ebook
worksheets.
nk Calculations
indle ebook
Activated Sludge Waste Water Treatment Calculations - U.S. units
Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow boxes
lumetric Loading)
ft3
MG
hr
Adapted from: Metcalf & Eddy, Inc, (Revised by Tchobanoglous, G, Burton, F.L., Stensel, H.D.,
S, for known Wastewater Engineering, Treatment and Reuse, 4th Ed., New York, NY, 2003.
Ref.: Bengtson, Harlan H., Activated Sludge Calculations Spreadsheet: Aeration Tank Calcul
an Amazon Kindle ebook
Ref.: Bengtson, Harlan H., Biological Wastewater Treatment Process Design Calculations
lb BOD/day/lb MLVSS
hr
dsheet: Aeration Tank Calculations
Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow boxes
Waste/recycle activated
sludge SS conc., Xw = 6,800 mg/L Aeration tank F:M = 0.305
(lb BOD/day/lb MLVSS)
Prim. Effl. TSS, Xo = 180 mg/L Waste Act. Sludge Rate, Qw = 0.02248
Recycle Activated
Secondary Effl. TSS, Xe = 20 mg/L Sludge Flow Rate, Qr = 1.430
ft3
days
MG
MGD
MGD
Adapted from: Metcalf & Eddy, Inc, (Revised by Tchobanoglous, G, Burton, F.L., Stensel, H.D.,
SS, for known Wastewater Engineering, Treatment and Reuse, 4th Ed., New York, NY, 2003.
Ref.: Bengtson, Harlan H., Activated Sludge Calculations Spreadsheet: Aeration Tank Calculations
an Amazon Kindle ebook
Ref.: Bengtson, Harlan H., Biological Wastewater Treatment Process Design Calculations
available as a paperback book and as an Amazon Kindle ebook
Tank Calculations
ons
Activated Sludge Waste Water Treatment Calculations - U.S. units
4. Oxygen Requirement/Blower Sizing Calculations
Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow boxes
1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants to be used in Calculations - See notes at right)
1. Inputs (See tables at right for typical values of kinetic coefficients and oxygen transfer parameters.)
Endog. Decay Coeff, kd20 = 0.060 lb VSS/d/lbVSS Sludge ret. time, SRT =
(at 20 C)
o
Endog. Decay Coeff, kdT = 0.0473 lbVSS/d/lb VSS Design Air Density, rair =
(at ww temperature)
Act. O2 Transf. Effic., AOTE = 7.8% Design Act. Air Flow Rate, ACFM =
(with peaking factor)
Vapor Press at Ta, PVa = 0.177 psi Des. Std. Air Flow Rate, SCFM =
Vapor Press at Ts, PVs = 0.338 psi Blower outlet press, PB2 =
3. Calculations for BOD Removal and Nitrification:
Design Actual
Required O2 flow rate = 371 lb/hr Air Flow Rate, ACFM =
(with peaking factor)
Required air flow rate = 4425 cfm Des. Std. Air Flow Rate, SCFM =
Reference: Bengtson, Harlan H., Activated Sludge Calculations Spreadsheet: Aeration Tank Calculations
an Amazon Kindle ebook
Reference: Bengtson, Harlan H., Biological Wastewater Treatment Process Design Calculations
available as a paperback book and as an Amazon Kindle ebook
175 mg/L
Rules of Thumb for Estimating Oxygen/Air Requirements for Coarse or Fine Bubb
0.50 mg/L
cation is to be achieved)
Source:
http://www.xylemwatersolutions.com/scs/sweden/sv-se/produkter/cirkulationspumpar/docum
1. The typical AOR/SOR (or AOTE/SOTE) is 0.50 for a coarse bubble aertion system.
2. The typical AOR/SOR (or AOTE/SOTE) is 0.33 for a fine bubble aertion system.
12.0 ft 3. The typical SOTE is 0.75% per foot of diffuser submergence for a coarse bubble system
68 o
F
14.7 psi 4. The typical SOTE is 2.0% per foot of diffuser submergence for a fine bubble system
14.7 psi
0.075 lbm/SCF 5. 1 SCF of air weighs 0.075 lb/ft3 and contains 23% oxygen by weight, thus:
0.017 lbm/SCF
7. For biological treatment with SRT from 5 to 10 days, lb oxygen required /lb BOD removed
7.9% is typically in the range from 0.92 - 1.1 lb O2/lb BOD. Higher SRT results in a higher value
2751.8 SCFM of lb O2 required/lb BOD removed.
20.3 psia
7.9% Activated Sludge Kinetic Coefficients for heterotrophic bacteria at 20oC (for BO
5084.4 SCFM
20.3 psia Coefficient Unit Range Typical Value
Y lb VSS/day/lb bCOD 0.30 - 0.50 0.40
kd lb VSS/day/lb VSS 0.06 - 0.20 0.12
ined for WW
2.0 mg/L Parameters used to calculate AOTE from SOTE
in wastewater Parameter Range of Values Typical Value Units
0.5 a (fine bubble) 0.4 - 0.7 0.5 - 0.6 dimensionless
P 0.9 - 1 dimensionless
11.28 mg/L CL 2 mg/L
F 0.65 - 0.9 dimensionless
0.3 psi
Adapted from: Metcalf & Eddy, Inc, (Revised by Tchobanoglous, G, Burton, F.L., Stensel, H.D
1.2 Wastewater Engineering, Treatment and Reuse, 4th Ed., New York, NY, 2003.
179 lb/hr Required O2 Flow Rate (BOD removal only): lb/day O2 = Qo*(So - Se)*8.34[(1/f) - 1.4
Des. Actual Air Flow Rate: ACFM = (lb/hr O2/AOTE)*MWair/[O2 fract in air)(MW
Reference: Metcalf & Eddy, Inc, (Revised by Tchobanoglous, G, Burton, F.L., Stensel, H.D.,
Wastewater Engineering, Treatment and Reuse, 4th Ed., New York, NY, 2003.
ulationspumpar/documents/san3.pdf
aertion system.
tion system.
bubble system
6 lb of oxygen.
Typical Value
0.40
0.12
0.15
1.04
TE
Units
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mg/L
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in mm Hg