ENGINEERING FACULTY

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Year: 2017-2018 Semester: Spring
Course Name: ENV304 – Biological Processes
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTION SHEET
SIGNATURE: EXAM
INSTRUCTOR’S NAME & TITLE: Assoc. P rof. Dr. Ni l gün DATE:
AYMAN ÖZ 19/04/2018

SIGNATURE: EXAM
STUDENT’S NAME/SURNAME: DURATION:
STUDENT ID #: 90 min.
Question 1 (30 2(50 p.) 3(20 p.) TOTAL
p.) POINT:
Point
Prog.
Outcomes
PO1 PO1 PO1

MIDTERM QUESTIONS

1. An activated sludge system has been designed for a dairy wastewater with a flow rate of 30 p
Q=100 m3/day. Calculate the daily biological excess sludge and the daily oxygen
consumption of the activated sludge system when substrate and biomass parameters are
expressed in terms of
(a) g cellCOD/ gCOD ……………………….(10 p)
(b) gVSS/gCOD ………………………. (10 p)
(c)gVSS/gBOD5 ……………………………………… (10 p)
Total COD=1410 mg/L , Biodegradable COD fraction: 92%, BOD 5=930 mg/L, YNH=0,44
gcellCOD/gCOD
2. Design a completely mixed activated sludge process with recycle for following 50 p
characteristics.
Wastewater characteristics
Primary effluent having a BOD of 200mg/L and negligible VSS,
Growth yield coefficient = 0.5mgVSS/mgBOD 5,
km = 1.39/d; Half velocity constant = 50mg/L BOD,
endogenous or decay coefficient = 0.1/d,
Flow rate = 3785 m3/d f=0,68
Specified design criteria:
Mixed liquor volatile suspended solids (MLVSS) = 3000mg/L
Sludge retention time or sludge age = 8 days
Effluent BOD = 30mg/L
Effluent VSS = 10mg/L (60% of effluent VSS are biodegradable)
Assumed conditions:
MLVSS = 80%MLSS
Return sludge = 10,000mg/L SS
 Calculate:

a. Results
b. Effluent soluble BOD5 concentration 5p
c. Volume of aeration reactor 5p
d. Hydraulic retention time 5p
e. Recycle ratio 5p
f. Specific substrate utilization rate 5p
g. Volumetric loading 5p
h. Wasted sludge flow rate 5p
i. Sludge production rate 5p
j. Daily oxygen requirement 5p
k. Overall plant efficiency and biological treatment efficiency 5p

3. A complete mix activated sludge process is to be used for biological treatment. Assume
average flow conditions and the primary treatment performance as in part d) above. Assume 20 p
the following for the activated sludge process: Q=7949 m 3
• Plant influent BOD5 of 156 mg/L BOD5, • Plant effluent BOD5 of 12 mg/L
• Biomass yield (Y) of 0.54 kg biomass / kg BOD
• Endogenous decay rate (kd) = 0.05 day-1
• Solids Retention Time (θC) = 8 days
• MLVSS concentration in the aeration tank (X) of 2700 mg/L
• Waste and recycle solids concentration (XR) of 12,000 mg/L Make calculations based on a
single train, i.e., total plant flow for the following:
i) Determine the aeration tank volume in cubic meters. ……………………… (4p)
ii) Determine the design hydraulic detention time, in hours. …………………(4p)
iii) Determine the daily wasted sludge as kg/day and volumetric rates of secondary
sludge wasted (m3 /day). ………………… and …………………(4p)
iv) Determine the sludge recycle (return) flow rate in m3 /day and the recycle ratio.
……………………………..and ………………..(4p)
v) Determine the food to microorganism ratio. ………………………………………(4p)

Good Luck…
90 minutes
 ENGINEERING FACULTY
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Year: 2017-2018 Semester: Spring
Course Name: ENV304 – Biological Processes
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTION SHEET
SIGNATURE: EXAM
INSTRUCTOR’S NAME & TITLE: Assoc. P rof. Dr. Ni l gün DATE:
AYMAN ÖZ 19/04/2018

SIGNATURE: EXAM
STUDENT’S NAME/SURNAME: DURATION:
STUDENT ID #: 90 min.
Question 1 (30 2(50 p.) 3(20 p.) TOTAL
p.) POINT:
Point
Prog.
Outcomes
PO1 PO1 PO1