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2009 - Prof Eng - WWTP Design Excel
2009 - Prof Eng - WWTP Design Excel
Copyright 2007 - JGM van der Lubbe and Adrianus van Haandel
System configuration consists of an aeration tank, final settler, sludge thickener and anaerobic digester
It is assumed that nitrification does not develop
2. Influent composition
3. Financial data
Cr = 175 i= 0.06 Cel = 0.15 p= 3.0 % of the investments costs per year
Cd = 300 n= 20 Csd = 200 o= 1.0 % of the investments costs per year
Cth = 400 Ch = 0.35 m= 2.0 % of the investments costs per year
Cdi = 350 fac = 1.6 n= 0.3 % of the investments costs per year
Cae = 3500 fi = 1.35
Rs 1 COD removal is substantially complete at lower values of Rs: higher value is required to obtain a sludge that settles well
A - Optimisation of the System Consisting of the Aeration Tank and the Final Settler
q= 1413
MEt = 3391
12.0 9.1 82.4 282.6 185 7,065 2,546,730 0.07 2.47 2.55
12.5 9.7 72.0 271.3 212 6,782 2,458,616 0.08 2.37 2.46
13 10.2 62.5 260.9 244 6,521 2,380,125 0.10 2.28 2.38 3.50 k = 0,46 l.g -1 TSS
13.5 10.8 54.1 251.2 282 6,280 2,310,787 0.11 2.20 2.31
v0 = 144 m.d -1
14 11.3 46.6 242.2 327 6,056 2,250,333 0.13 2.12 2.25
14.5 11.8 40.1 233.9 381 5,847 2,198,687 0.15 2.05 2.20
3.00
15 12.4 34.3 226.1 445 5,652 2,155,972 0.18 1.98 2.16
15.5 12.9 29.3 218.8 520 5,470 2,122,513 0.21 1.91 2.12
16 13.4 25.0 211.9 611 5,299 2,098,860 0.24 1.85 2.10
2.50
16.5 13.9 21.2 205.5 719 5,138 2,085,814 0.29 1.80 2.09 Total costs
17 14.4 18.0 199.5 848 4,987 2,084,459 0.34 1.75 2.08
17.5 15.0 15.2 193.8 1,002 4,844 2,096,206 0.40 1.70 2.10
18 15.5 12.9 188.4 1,186 4,710 2,122,855 0.47 1.65 2.12 2.00
18.5 16.0 10.8 183.3 1,407 4,583 2,166,663 0.56 1.60 2.17
19 16.5 9.1 178.5 1,672 4,462 2,230,433 0.67 1.56 2.23 Digester
19.5 17.0 7.7 173.9 1,990 4,348 2,317,624 0.80 1.52 2.32 1.50
20 17.5 6.4 169.6 2,372 4,239 2,432,488 0.95 1.48 2.43
20.5 18.0 5.4 165.4 2,832 4,136 2,580,229 1.13 1.45 2.58
21 18.5 4.5 161.5 3,386 4,037 2,767,212 1.35 1.41 2.77 1.00
21.5 19.0 3.8 157.7 4,053 3,943 3,001,206 1.62 1.38 3.00
22 19.6 3.1 154.1 4,857 3,854 3,291,690 1.94 1.35 3.29
Thickener
0.50
Optimal (minimal costs) solution = 2,084,459
Xthr = 17 !! Enter in the cell to the left the value of Xthr for which the construction costs are mimimum !!
0.00
Vth = 848 Rhth = 14.4 qth = 199 Xrth (kg TSS.m-3)
12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
Vdi = 4987 Rdi = 25.0 q - qth = 1213
C - Finalization of System Design
Annualized treatment costs Per yer US$ ct per m3 US$ ct per P.E. Fraction
Nl = influent Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration removed with the excess sludge mg N/l
Nld = influent Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration in digested sludge (i.e. released to liquid phase) mg N/l
Nle = influent Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration removed with the stabilized excess sludge mg N/l
Nte = effluent total nitrogen concentration mg N/l
Nte,max = maximum nitrogen effluent concentration (all released nitrogen recycled to aeration tank) mg N/l
Nte,min = mimimum nitrogen effluent concentration (no recyle of released nitrogen to aeration tank) mg N/l
Nti = influent Kjeldahl nitrogen concentration mg N/l
o= operational costs % of I per year
OUR = oxygen uptake rate mg O2/(l.h)
p= personnel costs % of I per year
P.E. = people equivalents ---
Pb,avg = average blower capacity kW
Pb,max = maximum blower capacity kW
Pch4 = power recovered from sludge digestion kW
Pdiss = dissipated power W/m3
Pl = influent phosphorus concentration removed with the excess sludge mg P/l
Pl = influent phosphorus concentration removed with the excess sludge mg P/l
Pld = influent phosphorus concentration in digested sludge (i.e. released to liquid phase) mg P/l
Ple = influent phosphorus concentration removed with the stabilized excess sludge mg P/l
Pte = effluent total phosphorus concentration mg P/l
Pte,max = maximum phosphorus effluent concentration (all released phosphorus recycled to aeration tank) mg P/l
Pte,min = mimimum phosphorus effluent concentration (no recyle of released phosphorus to aeration tank) mg P/l
Pti = influent phosphorus concentration mg P/l
q= excess sludge flow m3/d
qth = thickened excess sludge flow m3/d
Rdi = hydraulic retention time in sludge digester days
Rdn = degree of solids conversion inert and endogenous sludge (-)
Symbol Description Unit of measure