Prob:
Assuming suitable design criteria, design a facultative waste stabilization pond to treat 4 MLD
flow of waste having 300 mg/L of BOD5. Desires effluent BOD5 is 30 mg/L. Assume BOD
removal rate constant as 0.1 per day at 20 C. The ponds are to operate at an altitude of 1000 m
and 15C respectively. Individual ponds area and depth should not be more than 3 Ha and 1.5 m
respectively. K x t = 5 for 90% BOD removal and dispersion factor of 1.
Prob 2:
Design an aerobic waste stabilization pond to treat 4 MLD flow of waste water having 200 mg/L
BOD5 for a desired effluent BOD5 of 20 mg/L. Assume BOD removal rate constant to be 0.20 per
day at 20C and the pond dispersion factor as 0.5. The watewater temperature in summer and
winter are 35C and 25 C respectively. Individual pond area and depth should not be more than 3
ha and 1.2 m respectively. K x t = 4 for 90% BOD removal and dispersion factor 0.5, compute
detention time for winter and summer.
Prob:
Design a conventional actiavted sludge plant to treat 28000 kl/d of settled wastewater of BOD
220 mg/L. The effluent BOD is 15 mg/L. F/M ratio is 0.22, MLSS is 3000 mg/L, diffusion aeration
system SVI - 90. Air requirement - 100 m3/d/kg of BOD removed. Standard diffusion plate of
0.3x0.3x25 mm passing 1.2 m3 of air/m2, pore size 0.3 mm
Environmental Biotechnology
Problems
1..Design a conventional activated sludge plant to treat 28000 kl/d of settled wastewater of BOD
220 mg/L. The effluent BOD is 15 mg/L. F/M ratio is 0.22, MLSS is 3000 mg/L, diffusion
aeration system SVI - 90. Air requirement - 100 m /d/kg of BOD removed. Standard diffusion
3
plate of 0.3x0.3x25 mm passing 1.2 m of air/m , pore size 0.3 mm.
3 2
[Link] suitable design criteria design a trickling filter to treat domestic wastewater flow of
10 MLD having influent BOD5 equal to 250 mg/L. The desired effluent BOD5 is 25 mg/L or
less. Recirculation ratio is 2. f = 0.9
Hints: Calculate treatment efficiency 1st (90%).
Max treatment efficiency of a single TF is normally not more than 85%, so we need two stage
TF system,
Assuming equal efficiency of two filters, E1=E2. E1 = E2(1-E1) = E, so cal E1 and E2.
cal BOD applied. Calculate Volume of reactor; calculate diameter. then cal vol of 2nd reactor.
calculate organic loading for both reactors.
Environment Pollution Control Problems
[Link] a conventional activated sludge plant to treat 28000 kl/d of settled wastewater of BOD
220 mg/L. The effluent BOD is 15 mg/L. F/M ratio is 0.22, MLSS is 3000 mg/L, diffusion
aeration system SVI - 90. Air requirement - 100 m /d/kg of BOD removed. Standard diffusion
3
plate of 0.3x0.3x25 mm passing 1.2 m of air/m , pore size 0.3 mm.
3 2
[Link] total sludge produced, HRT, SRT, size of reactor, volume, volumetric organic
[Link] upflow velocity=.5m/s; Flow rate =5 MLD;Influent BOD=320mg/L;Influent
COD=850mg/L;Influent TSS=400mg/L;Influent VSS=300mg/L;Desired effluent
BOD=100mg/L or [Link]=80%.Percentage of BOD removed in production of new cells
produced=15%;Influent non bio-degradable VSS =50%;Depth of reactor=5m;Depth of sludge
blanket=2.5m;Flow rate=.5m/h;Concentration of sludge=60kg/m ;Efficient factor of the
3
system=.80;Rectangular reactor width=17m.
[Link] a sludge drying bed for digested sludge of activated sludge plant of capacity for 2 lakh
[Link] in digested mixed sludge-60g/head/d,% of solids-6 & [Link] of
solids:[Link] dimensions:8m width and 30m [Link] of cycles/yr are [Link] solids for total
population=(60.200000)/1000kg/d.
[Link] suitable design criteria, design a facultative waste stabilization pond to treat 4 MLD
flow of waste having 300 mg/L of BOD5. Desired effluent BOD5 is 30 mg/L. Assume BOD
removal rate constant as 0.1 per day at 20 °C. The ponds are to operate at an altitude of 1000 m
and 15°C respectively. Individual ponds area and depth should not be more than 3 Ha and 1.5 m
respectively. K x t = 5 for 90% BOD removal and dispersion factor of 1.
[Link] an aerobic waste stabilization pond to treat 4 MLD flow of wastewater having 200
mg/L BOD5 for a desired effluent BOD5 of 20 mg/L. Assume BOD removal rate constant to be
0.20 per day at 20°C and the pond dispersion factor as 0.5. The wastewater temperatures in
summer and winter are 35°C and 25°C respectively. Individual pond area and depth should not
be more than 3 ha and 1.2 m respectively. K x t = 4 for 90% BOD removal and dispersion factor
0.5, compute detention time for winter and summer.
[Link] suitable design criteria design a trickling filter to treat domestic wastewater flow of
10 MLD having influent BOD5 equal to 250 mg/L. The desired effluent BOD5 is 25 mg/L or
less. Recirculation ratio is 2. f = 0.9
Hints: Calculate treatment efficiency 1st (90%).
Max treatment efficiency of a single TF is normally not more than 85%, so we need two stage
TF system,
Assuming equal efficiency of two filters, E1=E2. E1 = E2(1-E1) = E, so cal E1 and E2.
cal BOD applied. Calculate Volume of reactor; calculate diameter. then cal vol of 2nd reactor.
calculate organic loading for both reactors.
[Link] is proposed to design an activated sludge plant to treat 5MLD of domestic wastewater,
reducing the concentration of settled BOD5 from 200 mg/L to 20 mg/L. Finding the volume of
aeration tank & hydraulic detention time if F/M=0.3d . X =3000mg/L,Q=2200m /d[Flow of
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MLVSS
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activated sludge from the secondary settling tank]
[Link] activated sludge plant is designed to reduce 90% of influent BOD-250 mg/L
Compute (a) net sludge (solids) produced per day, (b) mean cell residence time (c)hydraulic
retention time, and (d) the F/M ratio for the assumed design data given below.
(i) Wastewater flow = 2 MLD
(ii) Volume of the aeration tank = 500 m 3
(iii) MLVSS in the aeration tank = 2500 mg/L
(iv) Kinetic coefficients, Y = 0.5 and K = 0.08 d
d
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9. Assuming an organic loading on waste stabilization pond equal to 250 kg BOD5/ha/d and
detention time equal to 15 days, compute the pond area and the liquid depth in the pond if the
wastewater flow is 1 MLD having influent BOD5 equal to 200mg/L.
10. Assuming the surface loading (overflow) rate of 35 m/d and solids loading rate -130 kg/m -d, 2
determine the size of the final settling tank (SST) for an activated sludge plant to be designed for
following criteria/data.
(i) Wastewater flow = 5 MLD
(ii) Recycled flow = 3000 m /d 3
(iii) MLSS in the reactor = 3000 mg/L
11. Determine the volume of an oxidation ditch proposed to design for the following
conditions.
(i) Flow of sewage = 1500 m /d 3
(ii) Influent BOD = 175 mg/L
(iii) MLVSS in reactor = 4000 mg/L
(iv) Desired effluent BOD = 25 mg/L
(v) True yield coefficient = 0.45
(vi) Endogenous decay coefficient = 0.04 d -1
[Link] the terminal velocity for a settling particle having a diameter of 0.2 mm and
specific gravity of [Link] the temperature of wastewater to be 30°[Link] no 100. In
case of Laminar flow use C =24/Re , Transitional flow, use C =24/Re+3/(Re) +.3; For Turbulent
D D
.5
flow, use C =.4.
D
[Link] 1 day of BOD and 1st stage of BOD;BOD5 at 20°C is 180mg/L;k =0.225d 1
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14.1st stage of BOD of a sample-52ppm and 5 day BOD at 20°[Link] the rate
constant if the sample temperature is 30°C.
[Link] of BOD for 1day at 37°C of wastewater where standard BOD5 is 80ppm.K =0.1 20
16. If 3 day BOD at 15°C is 220mg/[Link] 7 day BOD at 25°[Link] K =0.1d . 20
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