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The document provides instructions for 9 tutorials calculating headloss, surface area, detention time, and other metrics for screens, clarifiers, and grit chambers used in wastewater treatment plants. It includes determining headloss through clean and clogged bar screens, sizing primary clarifiers for average and peak flows, upgrading an existing clarifier, and dimensioning grit chambers factoring in average and peak flows and detention times.

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Tutorial 3

The document provides instructions for 9 tutorials calculating headloss, surface area, detention time, and other metrics for screens, clarifiers, and grit chambers used in wastewater treatment plants. It includes determining headloss through clean and clogged bar screens, sizing primary clarifiers for average and peak flows, upgrading an existing clarifier, and dimensioning grit chambers factoring in average and peak flows and detention times.

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Tutorial 3

1. Determine the headloss through a clean coarse screen. Assume the following conditions
apply:

Approach velocity = 0.5 m/s


Velocity through clean bar screen = 0.8 m/s
Open area for flow through clean bar screen = 0.23 𝑚2
Headloss coefficient for a clean bar screen = 0.7

2. Determine the headloss through a bar screen when 50 percent of the flow area is blocked
off due to the accumulation of coarse solids. Assume the following conditions apply:

Approach velocity = 0.5 m/s


Velocity through clean bar screen = 0.8 m/s
Open area for flow through clean bar screen = 0.23 𝑚2
Headloss coefficient for a clogged bar screen = 0.6

3. Determine the headloss through a bar screen when 80 percent of the flow area is blocked
off due to the accumulation of coarse solids. Assume the following conditions apply:

Approach velocity = 0.5 m/s


Velocity through clean bar screen = 0.8 m/s
Open area for flow through clean bar screen = 0.23 𝑚2
Headloss coefficient for a clogged bar screen = 0.6

4. Determine the headloss through a fine screen by assuming the following conditions
apply:

Coefficient of discharge for the screen = 0.60


Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/ s2
Discharge flowrate through screen = 0.75 m3 /s
Effective open area of submerged screen = 0.6 m2

5. The average flowrate at a small municipal wastewater-treatment plant is 30,000 m3/day.


The highest observed peak daily flowrate is 50,000 m3/day. Design rectangular primary
clarifiers with a channel width of 6m (20ft).

a) Determine the required surface area for average flow conditions assuming the
overflow rate is 35 m3/m2.d.
b) Determine the tank length.

c) Determine the detention time at average flow assuming the sidewater depth is 4m.

d) Determine the detention time and overflow rate at peak flow.

6. The average flowrate at a wastewater-treatment plant is 150 m3/day. The highest


observed peak daily flowrate is 200 m3/day. Design circular primary clarifiers with a
water level height of 4m.

a) Determine the required surface area and diameter of the clarifier for average flow
conditions assuming the overflow rate is 40 m3/m2.d.

b) Determine the detention time at average flow and peak flow.

7. A wastewater treatment plant with average flowrate of 350 m3/day will be upgraded to
treat an average flowrate of 500 m3/day. Calculate the overflow rate and detention time
using the new flowrate to determine if the existing circular primary clarifier that placed
before the secondary treatment can be remained in the plant for segregation of suspended
solid. The dimension of the clarifier is given as 4m of diameter and 4m of water height.

8. A grit chamber with average flowrate of 0.3 m3/s and peak flowrate of 0.5 m3/s.

a) Determine the grit chamber volume if the average detention time at the peak flowrate
is 3 min.
b) Determine the dimensions of the grit chamber. Use a width-to-depth ratio of 1.5 : 1
and assume that the depth is 3m.
c) Determine detention time of the grit chamber at average flowrate and peak flowrate.
d) Determine the air supply requirement by assuming that 0.45 m3/min.m of length will
be adequate.

9. A grit chamber with average flowrate of 0.6 m3/s and peak flowrate of 1.8 m3/s.

a) Determine the grit chamber volume if the average detention time at the peak flowrate
is 5 min.
b) Determine the dimensions of the grit chamber. Use a width-to-depth ratio of 1.2 : 1
and assume that the depth is 4m.
c) Determine detention time of the grit chamber at average flowrate and peak flowrate.
d) Determine the air supply requirement by assuming that 0.35 m3/min.m of length will
be adequate.

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