Activated Sludge Waste Water Treatment Calculations - U.S.

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2. Aeration Tank Operation Calculations

Inputs Calculations

Prim. Effl. Flow Rate, Qo = 10 MGD Recycle Activated

Sludge Flow Rate, Qr = 3.6 MGD
Prim. Effl. BOD, So = 150 mg/L
Aeration tank vol. VMG = 2.99 MG
Prim. Effl. TSS, Xo = 200 mg/L

Waste Activated Sludge

Waste/recycle activated Flow Rate, Qw = 0.071 MGD

sludge SS conc., Xw = 7,000 mg/L

Aeration tank F:M = 0.33

Aeration tank vol., V = 400,000 ft3 (lb BOD/day/lb MLVSS)

Aeration tank MLSS, X = 2000 mg/L

% volatile MLSS, %Vol = 75%

Sludge ret. time, SRT = 12 days

Equations used for Calculations:

Qr = Qo(X - Xo)/(Xw - X)

Qw = (8.34*V*X)/(8.34*SRT*Xw)

VMG = V*7.48/1,000,000

F:M = (8.34*So*Qo)/(8.34*%Vol*X*VMG)
Unit Conversion Note:

(8.34)(mg/L) = lb/MG, so lb/day of BOD or TSS can be calculated as:

(8.34)(mg/L)(MGD) = lb/day
Activated Sludge Waste Water Treatment Calculations - S.I. units

2. Aeration Tank Operation Calculations

Inputs Calculations

Prim. Effl. Flow Rate, Qo = 38,000 m3/d Recycle Activated

Sludge Flow Rate, Qr = 13,680 m3/d

Prim. Effl. BOD, So = 150 g/m3

Waste Activated Sludge

Prim. Effl. TSS, Xo = 200 g/m3 Flow Rate, Qw = 271 m3/d

Waste/recycle activated Aeration tank F:M = 0.33

sludge SS conc., Xw = 7,000 g/m3 (kg BOD/day/kg MLVSS)

Aeration tank vol., V = 11,400 m3

Aeration tank MLSS, X = 2000 g/m3

% volatile MLSS, %Vol = 75%

Sludge ret. time, SRT = 12 days

Equations used for Calculations:

Qr = Qo(X - Xo)/(Xw - X)

Qw = (V*X)/(SRT*Xw)

F:M = (So*Qo)/(%Vol*X*VMG)