Design Example of Extended - Aeration Activated Sludge Process (Package Plant)

A prefabricated package modular plant is to be used to treat the wastewater from a newly developed housing area
consisting of X individual family residences villas as part of Ministry of Housing Projects.

The average occupancy has been estimated to be 2.9 persons per residence villa.
Use a flow of 230 L/person.day and a daily peaking factor of 2.5 for flow, BOD5 and SS.
Use an hourly peaking factor of 4 for sizing the sedimentation facilities. It is suggested to use Package-modular;
Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Process type of treatment plant and size the principal components of the plant.
Effluent BOD5 concentration of the process must be or lower than 30 mg/L.

Sample Solution for 550 villas...

1. The total number of person : No. of homes* no. of persons living per home:
(550 home)(2.9 person/home-given) = 1,595 person
2. The corresponding average flowrate :No. of persons* assumed/given usage (m3/d)
(1,595 person)(0.230 m3/person.day-given) = 366.85 m3/day
3. The corresponding peak daily flowrate : Average flowrate(m3/d)*Peak factor
(366.85 m3/day)(2.5-given) = 917.13 m3/day
4. The average BOD5 load : No. of people*Assumed BOD produced per person(g/person/day)
(1,595 persons)(80 g BOD5/person.day) = 127,600 g BOD5/day
5. The corresponding BOD5 concentration : Average BOD load(g/d)/Flowrate(m3/d)
(127,600 g/day) / (366.85 m3/day) = 348 g/m3 (mg/L)
6. The average SS load : No. of people*Assumed SS produced per person per day(g/person/day)
(1,595 persons)(90 g SS/person.day) = 143,550 g SS/day
7. The corresponding SS concentration: Average SS load(g/d)/Flowrate(m3/d)
(143,550 g/day) / (366.85 m3/day) = 391 g/m3 (mg/L)
8. The peak daily BOD5 load: Average BOD produced(kg/d)*peak factor
(127.60 kg BOD5/day)(2.5-given) = 319.00 kg BOD5/day
9. The peak daily SS load : Average SS produced(kg/d)*peak factor
(143.55 kg SS/day)(2.5-given) = 358.88 kg SS/day
10. An extended aeration activated sludge process package plant is selected (given)
11. The aeration time : 1.0 day/24hrs assume
12. The aeration tank volume: Average flow rate (m3/d)*aeration time(d)
(366.85 m3/day)(1.0 day) = 366.85 m3
13. The oxygen transfer efficiency : 6 % assume (assumed)
14. The specific weight of air : 1.26 kg/m3
15. The oxygen content : 23.2 %
16. The air requirement : Peak daily BOD load (kg/d)/Specific weight of air(kg/m3)*oxygen content*oxygen
transfer
(319.00 kg BOD5/day) / (1.26 kg/m3)(0.232)(0.06) = 18,187.83 m3/day
17. The peak hour factor for the settling tank : 4 (given)
18. The overflow rate for settling tank : 24 m3/m2.day (assumed)
19. The surface area of settling tank : Average flow rate (m3/d)*peak hour factor/overflow rate(m3/m2.day)
(366.85 m3/day)(4) / 24 m3/m2.day = 61.14 m2
20. The hydraulic detention time for settling tank : 0.5 h (assumed)
21. The volume of the settling tank : Average flow rate (m3/d)*peak hour factor*hydraulic detention time(d)
(366.85 m3/day)(4)(0.5 h) / 24 h/day = 30.57 m3

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