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Activated Sludge Waste Water Treatment Calculations - U.S. Units

The document provides information and calculations for the operation of an aerated activated sludge wastewater treatment system. It includes inputs like primary effluent flow and concentrations, aeration tank volume and mixed liquor suspended solids, and calculations of recycle and waste sludge flow rates, aeration tank volume, and food-to-microorganism ratio based on standard equations. The document also provides the same information and calculations converted to SI units.

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Activated Sludge Waste Water Treatment Calculations - U.S. Units

The document provides information and calculations for the operation of an aerated activated sludge wastewater treatment system. It includes inputs like primary effluent flow and concentrations, aeration tank volume and mixed liquor suspended solids, and calculations of recycle and waste sludge flow rates, aeration tank volume, and food-to-microorganism ratio based on standard equations. The document also provides the same information and calculations converted to SI units.

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Activated Sludge Waste Water Treatment Calculations - U.S.

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2. Aeration Tank Operation Calculations

Inputs Calculations

Prim. Effl. Flow Rate, Qo = 10 MGD Recycle Activated


Sludge Flow Rate, Qr = 3.6 MGD
Prim. Effl. BOD, So = 150 mg/L
Aeration tank vol. VMG = 2.99 MG
Prim. Effl. TSS, Xo = 200 mg/L

Waste Activated Sludge

Waste/recycle activated Flow Rate, Qw = 0.071 MGD

sludge SS conc., Xw = 7,000 mg/L


Aeration tank F:M = 0.33

Aeration tank vol., V = 400,000 ft3 (lb BOD/day/lb MLVSS)

Aeration tank MLSS, X = 2000 mg/L

% volatile MLSS, %Vol = 75%

Sludge ret. time, SRT = 12 days

Equations used for Calculations:

Qr = Qo(X - Xo)/(Xw - X)

Qw = (8.34*V*X)/(8.34*SRT*Xw)

VMG = V*7.48/1,000,000

F:M = (8.34*So*Qo)/(8.34*%Vol*X*VMG)
Unit Conversion Note:

(8.34)(mg/L) = lb/MG, so lb/day of BOD or TSS can be calculated as:

(8.34)(mg/L)(MGD) = lb/day
Activated Sludge Waste Water Treatment Calculations - S.I. units

2. Aeration Tank Operation Calculations

Inputs Calculations

Prim. Effl. Flow Rate, Qo = 38,000 m3/d Recycle Activated

Sludge Flow Rate, Qr = 13,680 m3/d

Prim. Effl. BOD, So = 150 g/m3

Waste Activated Sludge

Prim. Effl. TSS, Xo = 200 g/m3 Flow Rate, Qw = 271 m3/d

Waste/recycle activated Aeration tank F:M = 0.33

sludge SS conc., Xw = 7,000 g/m3 (kg BOD/day/kg MLVSS)

Aeration tank vol., V = 11,400 m3

Aeration tank MLSS, X = 2000 g/m3

% volatile MLSS, %Vol = 75%

Sludge ret. time, SRT = 12 days

Equations used for Calculations:

Qr = Qo(X - Xo)/(Xw - X)

Qw = (V*X)/(SRT*Xw)

F:M = (So*Qo)/(%Vol*X*VMG)

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