Submitted to:-

Presented By:-
Dr. A.B. Gupta
Rahul Garg
Professor
B.Tech. 5th sem
Department of Civil Engineering
2019UCE1714
MNIT Jaipur
Aeration is the process by which the area of
contact between water and air is increased
either by natural methods or by mechanical
devices”. In other words it is the method of
increasing the oxygen saturation of
the water.
Why We Use Aeration
 It reduces the undesirable gases like H2S, CO2, NH3, etc.
 It Increases DO content in water.
 Removes volatile liquids like phenol,humic acid etc.
 Removes the dissolved minerals like iron and manganese as
follows:
4Fe+2 +O2+10H2O 4Fe(OH)3 +8H+
2Mn+2+O2+2H2O  2MnO2 +4H+
 Flocculation of colloids in sewage influent
METHODS OF AERATION
 Passing water through air  Passing air through water
 When water is dispersed into the air, the interfacial area per volume of water
is maximized by minimizing the drop size.
 This will increase the desorption rate for supersaturated solutions or increase
the absorption rate for undersaturated solution.
 Rate of gas absorption :
dC/dt = Kg(Cs-Ct)
 ➢ dC/dt = change in concentration
 ➢ Cs = saturation conc. of gas in water
 ➢ Ct = conc. at time t

 Case 1 : For Absorption:

Co<Ct<Cs and both Ct-Co and Cs-Co are positive

 Case 2: For Desorption:

Cs<Ct<Co and both Ct-Co and Cs-Co are negative
Oxygen Transfer in Wastewater
 In ASP, the KLa value is determined by considering the
uptake of oxygen by microorganism.
dC/dt = KLa (Cs-C)-rM

C=conc. of oxygen in solution

Cs=conc. in equilibrium with gas as given by Henry’s law
rM = rate of oxygen used by the organism.
KLa=mass transfer coefficient

KLa = Kg
Variables Effecting Oxygen Transfer R
in Aeration
 Effect of temperature:
KLa(T) = KLa(20°C)ΘT-20

θ=1.024
KLa(T) = oxygen mass transfer coefficient at temp T
KLa(20°C) = oxygen mass transfer coefficient at temp 20°C
Types of aeration
 Conventional Aeration
 Tapered Aeration
 Step feed Aeration
 Extended aeration
CONCLUSION
Aeration systems are key to the success of any biological process. They
consume the most energy of any part of an aerobic process and the potential
energy savings warrants close attention to design and maintenance details.
The recent work at standardization of methodologies (ASCE standards) has
taken a lot of the guess work out of the design process. A key aspect of any
design is its practicality and workability. One does not want to force the plant
operators to operate in a certain way or region because of an inflexible
aeration system.
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Thank You!!