EQUALIZATION TANK DESIGN CALCULATIONS

(CYLINDRICAL)

Given:
Total Volume of Incoming Sewage, Q = 4300 m3/day
Assumption:
Capacity
 Design flows of between 151-379 m3/day, minimum effective liquid capacity is 33%
of the design flow
Size of Chamber
 Effective depth is 2.5 m
 Freeboard 0.3-0.5 m
 A 0.5 m3 of air/ m3 of chamber volume should be provided for HRT of more than 2
hrs.

Calculations:
Volume of Equalization Tank,
Assume HRT = 1.5 hrs
3 3
m 1 day ¿ m
Q=4300 ( =179.17
day 24 hrs hr
m3
Net Volume of ET = 179.17 (1.5 hrs) =268.75 m3
hr
Accounting 33% design capacity allowance,
Effective Volume of ET (Gross) = 268.75 m3 (1.33) = 357.43 m3, say 360 m3

Dimensions (Cylindrical),
Effective height = 2.5 m
Freeboard = 0.5 m

Radius =
√ V
πh

Radius =
√ 360 m3
π (2.5 m)
 Radius =6.78 m, say 7 m
Assumptions for SS tank,
E=0.85
C=1.2 inches
S= 16000 psi
1 psi
P=⍴gh= (1400 kg/m3) (9.81m/s2) (2.5m) ( ¿=4.98 psi
6894.76 Pa
PR
Wall Thickness = +C
SE−0.6 P
Wall Thickness =(4.98 psi)¿ ¿ + 1.2

Wall Thickness =1.3 inches

Discharge Flowrate,

3 3 3
Net Volume 268.75 m m m
Q= = =179.17 , say 180
HRT 1.5hrs hr hr

Optimum Diameter of Discharge Pipe,

D= 3.9(Q0.45) (⍴0.13)

0.45 0.13
180 1400
D=3.9( ¿( ¿=9.009 inches, say 10 inches
101.9 16.018

Pumping Power,

H = 6.5 m

3
m
Q = 180
hr

Pump efficiency = 0.85

 ( Head)(Q)(9.81)
Power, kW =
1000

m3
(6.5 m)(180 )(9.81)
Power, kW = hr = 4.46 kW, say 5 kW
1000