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Activated Sludge
Sybil Sharvelle
Review
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Aeration Tank
(Biological Reactor)
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QW
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Flow Scheme
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Process Types
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Process Types
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1/4Q 1/4Q 1/4Q 1/4Q
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Process Types
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Process Types
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Process Types
Completely Mixed
Conventional
High Rate Aeration
Maintain high cell concentration 4,000 10,000 mg/L MLSS
High Aeration Rate
Pure oxygen
When oxygen demand is very high
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Design
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Design
Reactor volume
Sludge production (mass dry weight solids/day)
Oxygen Requirements (mass/day)
Recycle Activated Sludge (volume/day)
Secondary Clarifier Design
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Step 1
min
x lim
Yq b
1 Economical, with safety factor
S min Kb xmin lim
How low can concentration go
before reactions are limited?
Step 5
x SF min
x
lim
Xv Xi Xa
x Y (S 0 S )
Xa
1 b x
Estimate MLSS
Inorganic solids associated with MLSS
MLVSS = 0.8 0.9 MLSS
Inorganic content, 10-20%
Inorganic solids in influent
Typical = 20 mg/L
Increased by solids concentration factor
20*(x/)
MLSS = Xv + Xv(10/90) + Inorganic Solids in influent
Inorganic portion of MLVSS
Step 10
Reactor volume
Sludge production (mass dry weight
solids/day)
Oxygen Requirements (mass/day)
Recycle Activated Sludge (volume/day)
Secondary Clarifier Design
Thinking Question