Part 3

Air Stripping and Aeration

Advanced Water Treatment Prof. Karimi
Eng. Najafzadeh
 What do we have?

Air Stripping and Aeration

1st 1st 1sd 2nd 2nd 3th 3th 3th

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Introduction to Gas–Liquid Classification of Fundamentals Analysis and Analysis of Analysis of Other Air-
Air Stripping Equilibrium Air-Stripping and of Packed- Design of Packed- Low-Profile Air Spray Aerators Stripping and
and Aeration Aeration Systems Tower Air Tower Air Strippers Aeration
Stripping Stripping Processes
 Design Variables

AIR-TO-WATER RATIO GAS PRESSURE DROP TYPE AND SIZE OF

PACKING MATERIAL

50-100

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Design Approach

1 Select an efficient packing material 7 Determine the HTU

2 Select a gas-phase pressure drop 8 Determine the NTU

3 Select an operating air-to-water ratio 9 Determine the height of the tower

4 packing type, stripping factor , … 10 Repeat for various values

5 allowable liquid loading rates 11 pilot test

6 Determine the KLa 12 operational flexibility

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 TEMPERATURE
Factors Influencing Packed-Tower Performance
DISSOLVED SOLIDS

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 TEMPERATURE

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 DISSOLVED SOLIDS

Precipitate Controlling
Cleaning
potential precipitate

Ca Mg Fe

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 3rd
session
Analysis of Low-Profile Air Strippers

99%

H=3m

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low-profile air strippers VS packed towers

Unit Compactness
Advantages
Fouling

Narrow Range of Air Flow Rates

Disadvantages
Higher Air-to-Water Ratios

Foaming

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 Design Approach
1 Minimum and maximum volume of water

2 Desired percent removed of the VOCs

3 The theoretical number of sieve trays

4 Tray efficiency and the number of trays

5 Size of the perforated plate

6 Pressure drop

7 Size of the air blower motor

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 Number of trays

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Example

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 Watching
Video
(air stripper)
 3rd
session
Analysis of Spray Aerators

Spray towers spray fountains

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 Description

Hollow cone Full cone Fan spray

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 Design Approach

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 Description

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Example

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 Continued

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Continued

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 3rd
session
Analysis of Spray Aerators

Spray Tower

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 Watching
Video
(spray tower)
 Diffused Aeration

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Watching
Video
(diffuse)
 Mechanical Aerator

Surface Submerged

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Watching
Video
(surface)
Thank You