TRICKLING FILTER

PRESENTATION by
Mohan JV(15CV066) Lalith Chandra (15CV056)
Srinidhi(16CV422) Vijay Kumar (14CV421)
 Trickling
 Tank is filled with solid media
Filter
 Rocks
 Plastic
 Bacteria grow on surface of media
 Wastewater is trickled over media, at top of tank
 As water trickles through media, bacteria degrade BOD
 Bacteria eventually die, fall off of media surface
 Filter is open to atmosphere, air flows naturally through media
 Treated water leaves bottom of tank, flows into secondary clarifier
 Bacterial cells settle, removed from clarifier as sludge
 Some water is recycled to the filter, to maintain moist conditions
Trickling Filter System
Trickling Filter Process
 Types of Trickling Filters

 Slow rate
 single stage or two-stage rock media units
 loading rates of 10-40 m3 wastewater/m2 filter cross-
sectional area-day
 re-circulation is not provided
 Types of Trickling Filters
High rate
 synthetic plastic media units
 modules or random packed
 specific surface areas 2-5 times greater than rock
 much lighter than rocks
 can be stacked higher than rocks
 loading rates of 40-200 m3 wastewater/m2 filter cross-
sectional area-day
 Recirculation ratio 1-3
 Design Criteria for Trickling Filters
T a b le 10 .5
T y p ic a l D e sig n C r ite ria fo r T r ic k li ng F il ters
Ite m L o w -rate filte r H ig h-ra te f ilter S up er- ra te f ilte r
H yd ra u l ic loa d in g (m 3 /m 2 -d ) 1-4 10 - 40 40 - 20 0
O rg an ic loa d in g (k g B O D 5 /m 3 -d) 0 .0 8 - 0 .32 0.3 2 - 1 .0 0.8 - 6.0
D e p th (m ) 1 .5 - 3 .0 1.0 - 2.0 4.5 - 12 .0
R ec irc u latio n ra tio 0 1-3 1-4
F ilter m e d ia R o c k , sla g, e tc. R o ck , sla g,
syn th e tic s
F ilter f lie s M any Fe w , larva e a re Fe w o r no ne
w ash e d aw a y
S lo ug h in g I nte rm itte n t C o nt in uo u s C o nt in uo u s
D o sin g inte rv a ls < 5 m in < 15 s C o nt in uo u s
E f flue n t U sua l ly fu l ly N itr ified a t low N itr ifie d a t low
n it rif ied lo ad in g s lo ad in g s
 Design Equation
1
Single stage E1  0.5
 QCin 
1  4.12 
 VF 
E1 = fraction of BOD5 removal for first stage at 20 oC, including recirculation
and sedimentation
Q = wastewater flow rate, m3/s
Cin = influent BOD5, mg/L
R = Qr/Q
V = volume of filter media, m 3

F = recirculation ratio 1 R
F 2
(1  0.1R )
Qr = recirculation flow rate, m /s3
 Design Equation (NRC)

Second stage 1
E2 
4.12  QCe 
1  
1  E1  VF 

E2 = fraction of BOD5 removal for second stage filter at 20 oC, including

recirculation and sedimentation

Ce = effluent BOD5 concentration from first stage, mg/L

ET  E20 (T  20)