basic data

1 flow to be treated Q
2 retention time HRT
3 velocity in digestion zone vdi
4 velocity in settler vs
5 inclination settler α
6 tangent tanα
7 sinus sinα
8 cosinus cosα
9 upper gas-solid separator Hsu
10 free board Hb

derived data Vtot

11 digestion area Adi Q/vdi/24
12 settler area Ade Q/vs/24
12 diameter digestion zone Ddi (Adi/(3.14/4))^0.5
13 Diameter settling zone Dde (Ade/(3.14/4))^0.5
13 Height of coupling H1 Ade/consα
14 Transition zone height Htr H1+Hsu
14 short part of inclined zone L2 Hsu/sinα
15 Long part of inclined zone L3 Htr/sinα
15 average length of settler L4 (L2+L3)/d
16 Settler volume Vde Ade*L4
16 transition volume Vtr Htr*Ddi
17 free board volume Vb Hb*Ddi
17 digestion zon volume Vdi Vtot-Vde-Vtr-Vb
18 dihestion zon height Hdi vdi/adi
18 total height Htot Hdi+Hre+Hb
19 fraction in digestion zone fdi Vdi/Vtot
19 fraction in transition zone ftr Vtr/Vtot
20 freaction in settler zone fde Vde/Vtot
20 fraction free board fb Vb/Vtot
21 risgng velocity vas vde*sinα
 0.1 0.3 0.5 1 3 10 20 m3/d
6 6 6 6 6 6 6h
0.23 0.4 0.42 0.59 0.64 0.94 1.05 m/h
0.53 0.4 0.42 0.59 0.64 0.94 1.05 m/h
45 45 45 45 45 45 45
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71
0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71
0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.2
0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 m

0.025 0.075 0.125 0.25 0.75 2.5 5.0 m3

0.018 0.031 0.050 0.071 0.195 0.443 0.794 m2
0.008 0.031 0.050 0.071 0.195 0.443 0.794 m2
0.152 0.200 0.251 0.300 0.499 0.751 1.005 m
0.100 0.200 0.251 0.300 0.499 0.751 1.005 m
0.141 0.282 0.355 0.424 0.705 1.062 1.421 m
0.391 0.532 0.605 0.674 0.955 1.312 1.621 m
0.354 0.354 0.354 0.354 0.354 0.354 0.283 m
0.554 0.753 0.856 0.954 1.351 1.857 2.294 m
0.454 0.553 0.605 0.654 0.852 1.105 1.288 m
0.004 0.017 0.030 0.046 0.167 0.490 1.023 m3
0.007 0.017 0.030 0.048 0.187 0.582 1.287 m3
0.002 0.003 0.005 0.007 0.020 0.044 0.079 m3
0.013 0.038 0.060 0.149 0.377 1.384 2.611 m3
0.692 1.215 1.210 2.112 1.932 3.123 3.290 m
1.083 1.747 1.815 2.786 2.888 4.435 4.912 m
0.501 0.506 0.480 0.597 0.503 0.554 0.522 -
0.284 0.222 0.240 0.190 0.249 0.233 0.257 -
0.143 0.231 0.240 0.185 0.222 0.196 0.205 -
0.072 0.042 0.040 0.028 0.026 0.018 0.016 -
0.375 0.283 0.297 0.417 0.452 0.664 0.742 m.h-1
Q 0.1 0.3 0.5 1 3 10 20
vdi 0.23 0.4 0.42 0.59 0.64 0.94 1.05
vde 0.53 0.4 0.42 0.59 0.64 0.94 1.05
Hsu 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.2
Hb 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Htot 1.083 1.747 1.815 2.786 2.888 4.435 4.912
Hdi 0.69 1.21 1.21 2.11 1.93 3.12 3.29
Htr 0.39 0.53 0.61 0.67 0.96 1.31 1.62
Ddi 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.50 0.75 1.01
Dde 0.10 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.50 0.75 1.01
Hsu 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.20
Bcurto 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.28
Blongo 0.55 0.75 0.86 0.95 1.35 1.86 2.29
fdi 0.50 0.51 0.48 0.60 0.50 0.55 0.52
fde 0.14 0.23 0.24 0.18 0.22 0.20 0.20
ftr 0.28 0.22 0.24 0.19 0.25 0.23 0.26
vas 0.37 0.28 0.30 0.42 0.45 0.66 0.74
 All variables
Basic Data
1 Flow to be treated Q m3/d
2 Retention timr\e Rh h
3 Vel in digest zone vdi m/h
4 Vel in sett zone vs m/h
5 inclination α
6 Tangente tanα
7 overlap O m
8 free board Hb m
9 height sett zone
Derived data
volume Vtot Q*Rh/24 m3
1 digestion are Adi Q/vdi/24 m2
2 settler area Ade Q/vs/24 m2
3 diam digestion zone Ddi (Adi/(3.14/4))^0.5 m
4 diam separator (bas) Ds 1.1*Ddi m
5 Diam separator (top) Dss Ds/2 m
6 heightnseparartor Hse 0.5 m
7 Tangent separator tanβ Hse/Ds/4
8 Angle separator atanβ
9 Interface level Hin 0.5Hse m
10 Settler height Hde 0.5-Hb m
11 area settler top Ass 3.14/4*Dss*Dss m2
12 diam. liquid surface Dsf Hse/Hb*(Dse-Dss)+Dss m
13 area lquid surface Asf 3.14/4*Dsf*Dsf m2
14 toral area Aex C14+C23 m2
15 external diameter Dde (Aex/(3.14/4))^.5 m
16 transition height Htr (Dde-Ddi)/2*tanα m
17 volume free board Vb Hb*Aex m3
18 settler volume Vde Hde*Aex m3
19 transition volume Vtr 3.14/24*(Dde^3-Ddi^3)*tanα m3
20 digester volume Vdi Vtot-Vb-Vde-Vtr m3
21 effective volume Ve Vtot-Vb m3
22 fraction digestion zone fdi Vdi/Ve m3
23 fraction transition zone ftr Vtr/Ve -
24 fraction settler zone fde Vde/Ve -
25 height digestion zone Hdi Vdi/Adi -
26 total height Htot Hb+Hde+Htr+Hdi m
27 minimum settler area Amin Aex-Ds*Ds*3.14/4 m2
28 maximum settler area Amax Aex-Asf m2
29 maximum settler velocity vmax Q/Amin m/h
28 minimum settler velocity vmin Q/Amax m/h
bles

1 3 10 30 100 300
6 6 6 6 6 6
0.3 0.3 0.35 0.45 0.6 0.9
0.25 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.55 0.7
45 45 45 45 45 45
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15

0.25 0.75 2.5 7.5 25 75

0.139 0.417 1.190 2.778 6.944 13.889
0.167 0.417 1.389 3.125 7.576 17.857
0.421 0.729 1.231 1.881 2.974 4.206
0.463 0.801 1.355 2.069 3.272 4.627
0.154 0.401 0.677 1.035 1.636 2.313
0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500 0.500
4.323 2.496 1.476 0.967 0.611 0.432
77.507 68.636 56.277 44.330 31.655 23.538
0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250 0.250
0.350 0.350 0.350 0.350 0.350 0.350
0.019 0.126 0.360 0.840 2.101 4.201
0.247 0.521 0.881 1.345 2.127 3.007
0.048 0.213 0.609 1.420 3.550 7.100
0.185 0.630 1.997 4.545 11.126 24.957
0.486 0.896 1.595 2.406 3.765 5.639
0.033 0.083 0.182 0.262 0.395 0.716
0.028 0.094 0.300 0.682 1.669 3.744
0.065 0.220 0.699 1.591 3.894 8.735
0.005 0.043 0.286 0.951 3.536 13.706
0.152 0.392 1.215 4.276 15.901 48.815
0.222 0.656 2.200 6.818 23.331 71.256
0.684 0.598 0.552 0.627 0.682 0.685
0.024 0.066 0.130 0.139 0.152 0.192
0.292 0.336 0.318 0.233 0.167 0.123
1.095 0.940 1.020 1.539 2.290 3.515
1.627 1.524 1.702 2.302 3.185 4.730
0.017 0.126 0.557 1.184 2.723 8.152
0.138 0.417 1.389 3.125 7.576 17.857
2.411 0.996 0.748 1.056 1.530 1.533
0.302949 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.55 0.7
 Variables defining all rea
Basic data
1 Flow to be treated
2 Retention timr\e HRT
3 Vel in digest zone vdi
4 Vel in sett zone vs
5 inclination α
6 Tangente tanα
7 overlap O
8 free board Hb
9 height sett zone Hse
Derived data
10 Volume Vtot
11 diam. digestion zone Ddi
12 diam separator (base) Ds
13 diam separator (top) Dss
14 diam sep liquid surface Dsf
15 External diameter Dde
16 Separator tangent tanβ
17 angle separator β
18 height separator Hse
19 height settling zone Hde
20 height transition zone Htr
21 height digestion zone Hdi
22 total height Htot
23 Fract. digestion zone fdi
24 fraction transition zone ftr
25 fraction settling zone fde
26 Max. velocity settler vmax
Variables defining all reactor dimensions

1 3 10 30 100 300 m3/d

6 6 6 6 6 6h
0.3 0.3 0.35 0.45 0.6 0.9 m/h
0.25 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.55 0.9 m/h
45 45 45 45 45 45
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 m
0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 m
0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 n

0.25 0.75 2.5 7.5 25 75 m3

0.42 0.73 1.23 1.88 2.97 4.21 m
0.46 0.80 1.35 2.07 3.27 4.63 m
0.15 0.40 0.68 1.03 1.64 2.31 m
0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 m
0.05 0.21 0.61 1.42 3.55 7.10 m2
4 2 1 1 1 0
78 69 56 44 45 45
0.03 0.08 0.18 0.26 0.39 0.72 m
4.32 2.50 1.48 0.97 0.61 0.43 m
0.03 0.08 0.18 0.26 0.39 0.72 m2
1.09 0.94 1.02 1.54 2.29 3.51 m3
1.63 1.52 1.70 2.30 3.18 4.73 m2
0.68 0.60 0.55 0.63 0.68 0.69 -
0.02 0.07 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.19 -
0.29 0.34 0.32 0.23 0.17 0.12 -
2.41 1.00 0.75 1.06 1.53 1.53 m/h
Calculation procedure for a conventional UASB reactor (UASBc) treating municipal sewage

Colour coding
xxx Red variables: basic design data
xxx Green variable: to be defined by the designer
xxx Black variables: calculated values
xxx Blue variables: verification data: it should be verified if the values are in accordance with recommendations

No. Block 1: Sewage characterization Type

10 Contributing population given
11 Per capita contribution given
12 Average daily sewage flow rate (Qi) calculated
13 Influent COD concentration (Sti) given
14 Organic load (MSti) calculated
15 Sulphate concentration given
16 COD concentration oxidized by sulphate calculated
17 Available organic load for anaerobic digestion calculated
18 Temperature (T) given
19 Ultimate inert soluble COD fraction (anaerobic) at 35 deg C (fus35) given
20 Ultimate inert particulate COD fraction (anaerobic) at 35 deg C (fnp35) given
21 Ultimate inert soluble COD fraction (anaerobic) at T deg C (fust) calculated
22 Ultimate inert particulate COD fraction (anaerobic) at T deg C (fnpt) calculated
23 Block 2: Applied organic load Type
24 Applied volumetric organic loading rate selected
25 Specific organic sludge production (mEv) -> change until equal to line 35 selected
26 Organic biomass fraction (fv) selected
27 Average UASB reactor sludge concentration (Xt) selected
28 Total volume (Vt) calculated
29 Required sludge mass (MXt) calculated
30 Hydraulic retention time (Rh) calculated
31 Organic sludge production (MEv) calculated
32 Anaerobic sludge age (Rs) verification
33 Feed COD fraction ending up in effluent (fs) calculated
34 Feed COD fraction ending up in sludge (fx) calculated
35 Theoretical specific organic sludge production (mEv) calculated
36 Digested feed COD fraction (fd) calculated
37 Minimum required methanogenic activity verification
38 Fraction of produced excess sludge lost with effluent calculated
39 Soluble and not retained sludge fraction calculated
40 COD fraction discharged with the excess sludge from reactor calculated
41 COD concentration in effluent ("raw COD") calculated
42 COD concentration in discharged sludge calculated
43 COD load for sludge production (MSxv) calculated
44 COD load in effluent (MSte) calculated
45 Digested COD load (MSd) calculated
46 Block 3: UASB reactor design Type
47 - 3A: reactor geometry
48 Volume of individual reactors calculated
49 Number of reactors selected
50 Volume per reactor calculated
51 Reactor height selected
52 Reactor area calculated
53 Reactor length calculated
54 Reactor width calculated
55 - 3A: phase separator geometry
56 Height gas box selected
57 Width gas box selected
58 Freeboard selected
59 Number of separator elements (= number of gas boxes) selected
60 Fraction of surface available for apertures between separators selected
61 Number of deflectors calculated
62 Width of separator elements (at bottom element) calculated
63 Width between elements (= aperture width) calculated
64 Angle separator (gas collection plate) selected
65 Angle deflector selected
66 Tangent separator element calculated
67 Tangent deflectors calculated
68 Height inclined part of separator (= projected height gas collection plate) calculated
69 Height separator element verification
70 Maximum allowed height between separators and deflectors calculated
71 Selected height between separators and deflectors selected
72 Overlap selected
73 Width deflectors calculated
74 Area between deflectors calculated
75 Ratio area apertures/area reactor verification
76 Height deflector calculated
77 Height of gas chamber selected
78 Liquid column under gas-liquid interface in separators verification
79 Width of gas-liquid interface calculated
80 Area of gas-liquid interface calculated
81 Biogas release rate at interface calculated
82 Level of hydraulic seal (= pressure in gas chamber) calculated
83 Block 4: Design verification Type
84 Velocity in digestion zone verification
85 Velocity at deflector base verification
86 Velocity at separator base (= aperture velocity) verification
87 velocity at effluent discharge level (overflow) verification
88 Ratio between required area of separator material/reactor area calculated
89 Ratio between area deflector/area reactor calculated
90 Ratio of deflector + separator area/reactor area calculated
91 Height of settling zone calculated
92 Height of transition zone calculated
93 Height of digestion zone calculated
94 Total liquid height calculated
95 Liquid volume fraction for settling verification
96 Liquid volume fraction for transition verification
97 Liquid volume fraction for digestion verification
98 Block 5: Devices in UASB reactor Type
99 - 5A: Feeding device
100 Area per feed inlet point selected
101 Number of feed inlets per reactor calculated
102 Flow per feed well (final turndish) calculated
103 Number of feed wells selected
104 Inlet diameter of feed pipe to feed well selected
105 Velocity in inlet well feed pipe calculated
106 Number of inlet feed points per feed well calculated
107 Width of feed distribution box selected
108 Internal perimeter length of feed well calculated
109 Internal diameter of feed well calculated
110 Length of distribution boxes calculated
111 External diameter of feed well calculated
112 Height of weir of inlet distribution box calculated
113 Width of weir (45 degrees angle assumed) calculated
114 Depth of distribution boxes selected
115 Height of feed well base above liquid level in reactor selected
116 Average feed flow rate per second calculated
117 Average flow rate per feed inlet point calculated
118 Height of liquid level above weir calculated
119 Maximum possible flow over weir calculated
120 Ratio between maximum and average flow calculated
121 Diameter distribution tube selected
122 Velocity in distribution tube calculated
123 - 5B: Effluent discharge device
124 Numer of effluent collection points selected
125 Number of collection pipes calculated
126 Collection points per pipe calculated
127 Internal collection pipe diameter selected
128 Diameter of orifices selected
129 Velocity in the effluent pipeline (max) calculated
130 Velocity in the effluent pipeline (min) calculated
131 Velocity in the orifices calculated
132 Distance between orifices calculated
133 Average distance between collection pipes calculated
134 - 5C: Sludge discharge
135
136 Discharge pipe diameter selected
137 Low level sludge discharge selected
138 High level sludge discharge selected
139 Number of sludge discharge points per level selected
140 - 5D: Biogas collection
141 Biogas outlets per separator element selected
142 Diameter from biogas outlet pipe selected
143 Reactor gas pipe selected
144 Common biogas line selected
145 Flare diameter selected
146 Bloc 6: Biogas prodution and composition Type
147 Methane distribution coefficient given
148 Nitrogen distribution coefficient given
149 Hydrogen sulphide distribution coefficient given
150 Methane production calculated
151 Methane production (collected) - initial estimate calculated
152 Ratio of gas/liquid flow - initial estimate calculated
153 Effluent pH selected
154 Effluent alkalinity selected
155 Partial CO2 pressure in biogas / volume fraction calculated
156 PartialH2O pressure in biogas / volume fraction calculated
157 Partial N2 pressure in biogas / volume fraction calculated
158 Partial CH4 pressure in biogas / volume fraction calculated
159 Methane in the effluent calculated
160 Methane losses (leakages etc.) selected
161 Collected methane in biogas calculated
162 Methane flow (2nd estimate) calculated
163 Methane release rate at interface calculated
164 Energy dissipation calculated
165 Potential for electric energy production calculated
166 Per capita energy production calculated
167 Block 7: Sludge drying beds Type
168 - 7A: Design data and calculation of bed productivity
169 Time required to fill the bed (T1) selected
170 Percolation rate constant given
171 Applied solids loading rate selected
172 Sludge concentration selected
173 Percolation time (T2) calculated
174 Water evaporation rate given
175 Initial sludge humidity after percolation selected
176 Final (desired) sludge humudity selected
177 Relative water evaporation rate calculated
178 Required time for evaporation (T3) calculated
179 Time required to clean the bed after drying (T4) selected
180 Total cycle time calculated
181 Drying bed productivity calculated
182 - 7B: Design of the drying beds
183 Sludge mass in reactor calculated
184 Daily excess sludge production calculated
185 Sludge age calculated
186 Maximum fraction or reactor sludge mass discharged selected
187 Maximum batch of sludge mass discharged calculated
188 Maximum period between discharges calculated
189 Selected interval between discharges calculated
190 Discharged sludge mass per batch (from all reactors) calculated
191 Total required drying bed area calculated
192 Minimum required number of beds calculated
193 Selected number of beds selected
194 Area of single drying bed calculated
195 Length of drying bed selected
196 Width of drying bed calculated
197 Reserve capacity selected
198 Number of reserve beds calculated
199 Total drying bed area (including reserve bed) calculated
200 Total number of beds calculated
201 Height of sludge batch after discharge (on drying bed) calculated
202 Sludge mass remaining after drying calculated
203 Per capita dried sludge mass production calculated
204 Bloc 8: Post treatment in polishing ponds Type
205 - 8A: Basic data & pond retention time
206 Decay constant at 20 degrees (kbh20) given
207 Arrhenius coefficient for decay given
208 Temperature T given
209 Pond liquid depth H selected
210 Decay constant at temperature T (kbht) calculated
211 Desired TT removal efficiency selected
212 Mimimum required pond retention time (R hp) calculated
213 - 8B: Without a transfer pond
214 Pond fill time (Rhf) selected
215 Pond discharge time (Rhd) selected
216 Number of ponds (Np) calculated
217 Volume polishing pond calculated
218 Area perpolishing pond calculated
219 Total area of the polishing ponds calculated
220 - 8C: With a transfer pond
221 Pond fill time (Rhf) selected
222 Pond discharge time (Rhd) selected
223 Number of ponds (Np) calculated
224 Depth of transfer pond selected
225 Retention time in the transfer pond selected
226 Volume transfer pond calculated
227 Area of the transfer pond calculated
228 Total area of polishing ponds calculated
229 Total area calculated
230 Bloc 9: aerobic post treatment Type
231 Basic dat for aerobic post treatment
232 Vesilind constant k given
233 Vesilind constant v0 given
234 Yield coefficient given
235 Temperature selected
236 Decay constant of active sludge given
237 fraction of endogenous residue given
238 COD/VSS ratio (fcv) given
239 Inert soluble COD fraction in in raw sewage (fns) given
240 Inert particulate COD fraction in raw sewage (fnp) given
241 COD utilization constant given
242 basic calculations
243 COD load in UASB effluent calculated
244 Raw sewage COD (Sti) given
245 UASB effluent COD concentration (Stu) calculated
246 Inert soluble [COD] in UASB effluent (Snsu) calculated
247 Inert soluble fraction in UASB effluent calculated
248 Inert particulate fraction in UASB effluent given
249 Biodegradable COD concentration in UASB effluent calculated
250 Sludge age selected
251 Fraction of COD in UASB effluent oxidized for exogenous respiration calculated
252 Fraction of COD in UASB effluent oxidized for endogenous respiration calculated
253 Oxidised fraction of COD in UASB effluent calculated
254 Daily oxygen consumption calculated
255 Biodegradable COD load in UASB effluent calculated
256 COD load in final effluent (MSte) calculated
257 COD load in excess sludge (MSxv) calculated
258 Volatile excess sludge production (MEv) calculated
259 Volatile fraction in aerobic sludge (fv) given
260 Total excess sludge production (MEt) calculated
261 Retention time optimization
262 Retention time selected
263 Unit reactor volume selected
264 Flow per unit reactor volume calculated
265 Liquid height of reactor selected
266 Batch volume per unit reactor volume selected
267 Active sludge concentration calculated
268 Endogenous residue concentration calculated
269 Volatile sludge concentration calculated
270 Total sludge concentration calculated
271 Aeration time calculated
272 Settling time calculated
273 Feed time selected
274 Discharge time selected
275 Batch cycle time calculated
276 Number of batches per day calculated
277 Treatment capacity per unit reactor volume calculated
278 Difference between flow- and treatment capacity per unit reactor volume calculated
municipal sewage

with recommendations

Unit Value Value Value Value Minimum Maximum

PE 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000
L/(PE.d) 120 120 120 120
m3/d 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
kg COD/m3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
kg COD/d 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000
g SO4-S/L 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
g COD/L 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
kg COD/d 16,800 16,800 16,800 16,800 72
degrees C 20 20 20 20
(-) 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.20
(-) 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.05 0.20
(-) 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16
(-) 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.11
Unit Value Value Value Value Minimum Maximum
kg/(m3.d) 3.5 3 2.5 2 2 4
kg VSS/kg COD 0.1062 0.0915 0.0823 0.0775 0.02 0.18
g VSS/g TSS 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.55 0.7
kg TSS/m3 25 25 25 25 15 30
m3 4800 5600 6720 8400
kg TSS 120,000 140,000 168,000 210,000
d 0.16 0.19 0.22 0.28
kg VSS/d 1784 1537 1383 1302
d 45 61 81 108 60 100
g COD/g COD 0.21 0.18 0.17 0.16
g COD/g COD 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.12
kg VSS/kg COD 0.1062 0.0915 0.0823 0.0775
(-) 0.63 0.68 0.71 0.72
mg COD/(mg VSS.d) 0.132 0.130 0.113 0.093 0.1 0.2
(-) 0.521 0.446 0.372 0.298
g COD/g COD 0.294 0.246 0.214 0.194
g COD/g COD 0.076 0.076 0.078 0.082
g COD/L 0.176 0.148 0.129 0.117
g COD/L 0.046 0.046 0.047 0.049
kg COD/d 1,282 1,276 1,302 1,372
kg COD/d 4,941 4,133 3,599 3,265
kg COD/d 10,577 11,391 11,899 12,163
Unit Value Value Value Value Minimum Maximum

m3 4800 5600 6720 8400

(-) 3 3 3 4
m3 1600 1867 2240 2100 4000
m 5 5 5 5 4 6
m2 320 373 448 420 500
m 17.9 19.3 21.2 20.5 25
m 17.9 19.3 21.2 20.5 25

m 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30

m 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.3 0.7
m 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.3 0.5
(-) 8 8 10 10
% 44% 44% 44% 44% 45%
(-) 8 8 10 10
m 1.26 1.36 1.20 1.16
m 0.97 1.05 0.92 0.89
o 50 50 50 50 45 60
o 45 45 45 45 45 60
1.19 1.19 1.19 1.19
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
m 0.57 0.63 0.53 0.51
m 0.87 0.93 0.83 0.81 0.8
m 0.26 0.28 0.25 0.24
m 0.13 0.14 0.12 0.12 0.2
m 0.15 0.16 0.14 0.13 0.10 0.15
m 1.26 1.37 1.20 1.16
m2 7.77 8.40 9.20 8.90
(-) 43% 43% 43% 43% 45%
m 0.63 0.68 0.60 0.58
m 0.55 0.60 0.50 0.50 0.50
m 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.31 0.30
m 0.66 0.74 0.57 0.57
m2 94 115 120 117
m3/d 5.3 4.6 3.7 3.9
m 0.55 0.60 0.50 0.50 0.2 0.5
Unit Value Value Value Value Minimum Maximum
m/h 1.30 1.12 0.93 0.74 0.5 1
m/h 3.00 2.57 2.14 1.71 1.5 2.5
m/h 2.99 2.57 2.14 1.71 1.5 2.5
m/h 1.50 1.27 1.08 0.87 0.8 1.2
(-) 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
(-) 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
(-) 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6
m 0.67 0.73 0.63 0.61
 m 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
m 3.4 3.2 3.4 3.5
m 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8
% 14 15 13 13 15
% 16 17 15 15 10
% 70 68 72 73 60
Unit Value Value Value Value Minimum Maximum

m2 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 <2

(-) 160 187 224 210
m3/d 5,000 5,000 3,333 2,500
(-) 2 2 3 3
m 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
m/s 0.30 0.82 0.55 0.41 0.3 1.0
(-) 80 93 75 70 <100
m 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
m 20.0 23.3 18.7 17.5
m 6.4 7.4 5.9 5.6
m 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30
m 7.0 8.0 6.5 6.2
m 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10
m 0.20 0.20 0.20 0.20
m 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
m 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.3
m3/s 0.347 0.347 0.347 0.347
m3/s 0.00072 0.00062 0.00052 0.00041
m 0.049 0.046 0.043 0.039
m3/s 0.0042 0.0042 0.0042 0.0042
(-) 6 7 8 10
m 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.08
m/s 0.164 0.140 0.117 0.094 0.3

(-) 160 187 224 210

(-) 16 16 20 20
(-) 10 12 11 10
m 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
m 0.0125 0.0125 0.0125 0.0125 0.01 0.02
m/s 0.41 0.41 0.33 0.25
m/s 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02
m/s 5.94 5.09 4.24 3.39
m 1.63 1.53 1.73 1.78
m 1.12 1.21 1.06 1.02

m 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15

m 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.3
m 1 1 1 1 1 2
 (-) 4 4 4 4

(-) 2 2 2 2
m 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04
m 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
m 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075
mm 150 150 150 150
Unit Value Value Value Value Minimum Maximum
(-) 0.034 0.034 0.034 0.034
(-) 0.017 0.017 0.017 0.017
(-) 2.857 2.857 2.857 2.857
kg CH4/d 2644 2848 2975 3041
m3 CH4/d 3973 4279 4470 4569
m3/m3 0.132 0.143 0.149 0.152
(-) 7 7 7 7 6.5 8.5
meq/l 8 8 8 8 2 10
5% 5% 5% 5%
2% 2% 2% 2%
9% 8% 8% 8%
84% 85% 85% 85%
kgCH4/d 557 560 562 563
kgCH4/d 529 570 595 608
kgCH4/d 1559 1718 1817 1869
m3/h 2382 2625 2777 2857
m3/(m2.h) 0.35 0.32 0.32 0.26
W/m3 0.20 0.18 0.17 0.14
kW 312 344 363 374
W/hab. 1.25 1.37 1.45 1.50
Unit Value Value Value Value Minimum Maximum

d 1 1 1 1 1
(-) 220 220 220 220
kg TSS/m2 20 20 20 20 15 25
kg TSS/m3 60 60 60 60 20 70
d 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3
mm/d 4 4 4 4
% 80% 80% 80% 80% 0.8 0.9
% 50% 50% 50% 50% 0.2 0.5
(-) 63% 63% 63% 63%
d 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0
d 2 2 2 2 2
d 29 29 29 29
kg TSS/(m2.d) 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68

kg TSS 120,000 140,000 168,000 210,000

kg TSS/d 1,276 1,270 1,296 1,365
 d 45 61 81 108
% 50% 50% 50% 50%
kg TSS 60,000 70,000 84,000 105,000
d 22.5 30.5 40.7 54.0
d 21 21 21 21
kg TSS 55,921 48,181 43,336 40,809
m2 1,870 1,862 1,900 2,001
(-) 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
(-) 8 8 8 8
m2 234 233 237 250
m 20 20 20 20
m 11.7 11.6 11.9 12.5
% 25% 25% 25% 25%
(-) 2 2 2 2
m2 2,338 2,327 2,375 2,502
(-) 10 10 10 10
m2 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.33
ton/d 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.7
kg/hab/d 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.011
Unit Value Value Value Value Minimum Maximum

1/d 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35

(-) 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07
deg C 20 20 20 20
m 1 1 1 1
1/d 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35
% 99.99 99.99 99.99 99.99
d 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8

d 1 1 1 1 1
d 1 1 1 1 1
(-) 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
m3 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
m2 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
m2 270,000 270,000 270,000 270,000

d 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

d 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
d 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8
m 2 2 2 2 2
d 2 2 2 2 2
m3 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000
m2 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
m2 234,674 234,674 234,674 234,674
m2 264,674 264,674 264,674 264,674
Unit Value Value Value Value Minimum Maximum
 L/g TSS 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
m/h 10 10 10 10
mg VSS/mg COD 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45
oC 20 20 20 20
1/d 0.24 0.24 0.24 0.24
% 20% 20% 20% 20%
mg COD/mg VSS 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
% 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.06 0.25
% 0.113 0.113 0.113 0.113 0.06 0.20
g COD/(g VSS.d) 3 3 3 3 2 5

kg COD/d 4,941 4,133 3,599 3,265

kg/m3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
kg/m3 0.18 0.15 0.13 0.12
kg/m3 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09
% 0.53 0.63 0.72 0.80
% 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.05
kg COD/m3 0.080 0.054 0.035 0.023
d 8 8 8 8 5 10
g COD/g COD 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32
g COD/g COD 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36
g COD/g COD 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68
kg O2/d 2,828 2,312 1,922 1,679
kg COD/d 2,394 1,635 1,062 704
kg COD/d 2,794 2,794 2,794 2,794
kg COD/d 872 523 340 225
kg VSS/d 581 349 227 150
g VSS/g TSS 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
kg TSS/d 727 436 283 188

d 0.1153 0.0711 0.0664 0.0634

m3 1 1 1 1
(m3/d)/m3 8.67 14.06 15.06 15.77
m 6 6 6 6 4 6
m3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
g VSS/m3 853 945 657 456
g VSS/m3 328 363 252 175
g VSS/m3 1,247 1,363 958 675
g TSS/m3 1,559 1,703 1,197 844
h 0.37 0.23 0.22 0.21
h 0.41 0.42 0.38 0.36
h 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
h 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
h 1.38 0.85 0.80 0.76
(-) 17.34 28.15 30.13 31.54
(m3/d)/m3 8.67 14.08 15.06 15.77
(m3/d)/m3 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
 Width
Top reactor collector
Free board

Seal
pressure

Collector width
Separator element
Reactor top
Free board
Discharge biogas Disch
efflu
Water level v4

Seal
v3
pressure Overlap

v2
Rising velocity :
v1 = in digestion zone
Influent v2 = between deflectors
v3 = between separators
v1
v4 = at discharge level

GLS separator UASBr reactor

Henry coefficient of CO2 1.47 (-)
Dissociation constant of CO2 (pK1) 6.33 (-)
 Width
collector
ard
Water level
Seal
pressure

Separator element

biogas Discharge
effluent

v4 Settling
zone
v3
Overlap
Transition
zone
Rising velocity :
v1 = in digestion zone Digestion
v2 = between deflectors zone
v3 = between separators
v4 = at discharge level Sludge
discharge

SBr reactor