Aerator Field Capacity Design parameter

Design Parameter

Designers must choose equipment based on:

- O2 requirement
- capital costs
- operating costs
- non-economic factors

Therefore, she/he must know the field oxygen transfer capacity. Usually
expressed as:

lb O2 / hp hr or Kg O2 / Kwh

Manufacturers usually supply transfer capacity for their equipment

under standard conditions (1 atm, air, 20C, C=0) i n tap water.
Designers must correct this stated capacity to that expected in the field conditions.
M&E presents Eqn, 5-62, p. 447, for this correction.

C Walt C
N = No 1 . 024

L T 20

9 . 17

Where:
N = lb O2/hp-hr in the field
No = lb O2/hp-hr in water at 20C, C = 0
= salinity-surface tension factor
Cwalt = O2 saturation conc. for tap water at temp., alt.
CS20 = O2 saturation conc. for tap water at 20C
CL = operating O2 conc.
T = temp C
= O2 transfer coeff. for waste (M&E, Table 5-32)
However, O2 saturation is outdated , so :

CWalt C L
N = No 1.024T 20

C S 20

CS20 = 9.08 (from M&E, App. D)

 Equation 5-62 is derived as follows:

dC A
= K L (CS Ct ) = K L a (CS Ct ) Eqn. 4 30
dt V
Where:
Kla = overall mass transfer coeff.
CS = saturation conc. in soln.
Ct = conc. at time t

Correct standard K L a * for waste compositio n

K L a = ( K L a*) * denotes standard test conditions

K L a ( waste)
=
K L a (test )
-Correct standard Kla* for temperature

K L a = ( K L a*) T T20

-Correct CS* for temperature using Henrys Law

-Correct CS* for altitude (pressure) using Fig. 5-68, p 447

Corrected CS * = Cwalt
water temperature

altitude
-Correct for difference in saturation between tap water and wastewater

=
C S ( waste )
(same T, P)
C S (tap )

CWalt C L
N = No 1.024T 20

C S 20

Eqn. 5-62, p 447

 A more sophisticated equation: Eqn. 5-55, p. 429

Cs ,T , H CL
AOTR = SOTR (1.024T 20 )( )( F )

Cs , 20

Where:
AOTR = actual oxygen transfer rate under field conditions, kg/O2/h
SOTR = standard oxygen transfer rate in tap water at 20C, and
zero dissolved oxygen, kg O2/h
= salinity-surface tension correction factor, typically 0.95
to 0.98, see Eqn. 5-54.
Cs,T,H = average dissolved oxygen saturation concentration in
clean water in aeration tank at temp. T and alt. H, mg/L
T = operating temperature, C
= oxygen transfer correction factor for waste, Eqn. 5-31
F = fouling factor, typically 0.65 0.9

However, students should use Eqn. 5.62 for this class

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