fxample 16.1. A trickling fitter plant treats 1200 m/day sage with @ BODs of 220 mgit and SS of 350 ee eet ine coral solids production, assuming that primary clarification:removes bp percent of BoP a ae a influent solids. : Solution. Removal of solids in prima ification. Geos nn np Hy clarification. : : BOD of influent entering trickling filters i = (1 — 0.3) x 220 = 154 mg/l ‘Assuming that solids production in the trickling filter is @ as kykg of applied BOD, production of solids in the secondary = 0.5 x 154=77 mg w(t) =. Total solids production= 150 + 77 = 227 mg/day 227 (1200 x 10°) _ = F = 272.4 kg/day ws 10° tf RGompid 16.2. A sedimentation tank treats 6 mLd containing 380 mgil of suspended solids. The tank removes 60% of the suspended ‘olds. Compute the weight and volume of the, sludge produced daily the moisture content of sludge ix (a) 975%, (b) 95% Solution ei eae x 10°) x 250 _ 45 jae Weight of solids in sewage= 6 10° 1500 kg/day ids are removed, weight 6 x 1500 = 900 kg/day. rai Slt®® only 60% of the influent sol “Olids removed in sedimentation tank = Scanned with CamScannerHens une of 8 judge is given PY Ww (16, = 1000 content (7) where ure (a) at monn Ve 9,975 = 0.025, a LY % 0.025 Va = [900 x 102 Vol. X unit weight of sludge 3 (1.02 x 1000) = 36000 kg weight of 9 “ae moisture content of 25% () Ar ma I, = 1 0.95 = 0.05 900 : Vy = 1T88 _— a“ wy = 17.65 (1.02 * 1000) = 18000 ky se above resulis show that the volume i reduced (9 fl when its moisture content is lowered from 97.5% to 95%. Example 163. Derermine the liquid volume before and alter digestion and percentage reduction Jor GOO ky (dry basis) of prima Shudge having the following characteristics Primary Digested (@ Solids (%) 6 2 (ii) Volatile matter (%) 65 65. (estrone) (ii). Specific gravity : 2 of fted solids 25 25 (iv) Specific gravity of . volatile solids = 10 =10 Solytion . Le Computai ; primary sludge of average specific gravity of all the solids in 100 _ 35 - (16) From which S, = 1.266 2. Computation : m of speci i soles) ‘ pete on of primary sludge (E4: Sy “1266 + . i 013 tations & volume of primary sludge (Eq. 16) 16.2) Scanned with Camcanner4, Computation of % volatile matter after digestion Fixed matter in primary sludge: 0.35 x 600 = 210 k Volatile matter in primary sludge= 0,65 x 600 = 390 kg Volatile matter after digestion= 0.35 x 390 (since 65% oF 390 kg has. been destroyed in digestion) p= +, Total matter after digestion= 210 + 0,35 (390) 0.35 (390) — x 100 = 39.39 210 + 0.35 (390) a 5. Computation of average specific gravity of all the solids in digested sludge % Volatile matter = (1611) From which S; = 1.571 (digested solids) %& Computation of specific gravity of digested sludge (Eq. 16.2) 100 __12_ 5 88 Sar ‘1571 I From which — Sua = 1.046 7. Computation of volume of digested sludge (Eq. 1 Was Vea = ee — et Be Saat Ps * where We = 200 + 0.35 (390) = 336.5 kg 2.681 m° Vat = T000 x 1.046 * 0.12 8. Reduction of sludge volume after digestion % reduction oan ta ab dn ‘Scanned with CamScanner0st 7] ype Design Considerations () Number of units = 1 plonts for 4MLD_ b) Tonk diometer = 6 m to 55m 4) Liquid depth may be 4.5 to 6 mand not greater than 9m 4) Hopper bottom of slope 1:3, fe) Free board = Mote than 0.4m for fix done, =More than 0.8m for fix sl root ore than 0.6m for floating cover or done 4) Hydraulic retention ime = 0.48-1.5 kg VSS/m*for standard rate digester 5-6.5 kg VSS/m? for high rate digester 0-90 days for standard rate digester }0-20 days for high rate digester hy) The digester capacity or volume 2 Va [uF ~Ved] te + Yaxtm (88) Where, V_ = Capectity or volume of digester i Wu = volume of fresh sludge mi/d Ve. = volume of daily digested sludge withdrawn per day m?/d, estion time in days required for digestion, ond umber of days for which the digested sludge is needs to be stored due to monsoon ta te lfustrative Example 8.6 “The volume of fresh sludge obtained from PST ond tricking fiter humus tonk i 85.1 ie 1 98% moisture content After shdge digestion, the moisture content reduced 10 23%. Whet wil be its volume ond design a sludge digestion tenk for ff Assume speate gravy remoins some before ond efter ellin. (TU, JOE, 2067 Mogshr) Solution Let Vs the volume of sludge in digester Vaj(t = my) = Va(t =m) oF 85.1(1 = 098) = Ve(1 = 083) or Va = 10.010 /day Lot detention time in digester tank is 30 days and depth of tank (D) = 6m srrume there is no need of monsoon storage, than capacity of disaster tank is given by V = [Ya 30 Va)] ta = [054 -F 5. — 10.01)|30 = 1051.2m? ¥ _ siz B76 Hence diameter of disaster (0) = ao [ESP — 14.94m ok(6 ~ 38 m) 175.2m? Now surface area (A) Scanned with CamScannerwih ‘etl yee Ww pe volume of Fresh sudge obtained from PST and riding fer humus ie ae Maen ain er eae Cr i ace Seo te Selution ter Va the volume of sludge in digester Me y= Val —m,) or 44(0-~ 097) = H(t ~08) ory = 14.8 /day Let depth of tonk (0) sea tere eo need of monsoon sorage, thn oped of later tn gen by v= [Ya ~ 20a ~ Vad] ta= [08 ~F(04 ~1488)]30 = 11378? 2228 = 189.63m* Now surface area (A)=2 = Hence diameter of disaster (0) = [== |S = 15.54m ok(6 ~35 m) Sewage with a suspended solid content of 200ng/! flows contineeusy in « sescarction tank of 500 copoctes. Sewage fs detained inthe sediment aaarnor, Soy pereentages of slds are removed In the sedimentation tok dig te cepetten The shdge produced inthe sedinertotontrk hos moire coe of 98% ond spedtc gravity of 1.02, The sludge from sedimentation tank i fed to We for its digestion. The volime of sludge is reduced to 40% of it riginl digest rnome during digestion. Colulate the diameter of digester ifs effective dep 6 tr Asse detention period in the digester f 30 days, (1,10, 2069 Ba) Solution Given, $$ = 200mg/! Volume of sedimentation tank (V}=500%? Detention time for sedi MC in sedimentation tank sludge = 98% and Specific Gravity (S}=1.02 Sludge volume reduction in digester= 40% of original volume of sudge Depth of Dieter (0) = 6m Detention period in digesterte) = 30 days Sewage flow (Q) == 52 = 125 x 10° x 24= Bae Weight of solids tn sewage (W) = QXSSunnge =r = So0a/ day Weight of solids removed in sedimentation tank(Ws) = 0.6 x 600 = 360kg/day : Volume of sludge is given by following equation, S=1.02, 100k /m at MC 98% 100-98 _ = 0.02 ¥, 7 od 65m /day WyXS5y xP 1000 102x002 ‘Scanned with Camscanner(Ug) = 04 X Vu = 04 X 17.65 = 7.06m°/day Volume of sludge in digester than capacity of disaster tank is given by is no need of monsoon storage, [iz65-5017.65 — 7.06)] 30 = 317.7m? = 52.95m? [2284 = 8.2m ok(6— 35 m) Assume there 2 v= [Ya-FUa-"e) v Now surface area (A) => =—¢ Hence diameter of disaster O= ae Scanned with CamScanner rol c mere 1 Red