Design of Tanks and Chambers
Design of Tanks and Chambers
Design of Tanks and Chambers
Receiving chamber is the structure to receive the raw sewage collected through Under Ground Sewage
System. It is a rectangular-shaped tank constructed at the entrance of the sewage treatment plant. The
main sewer pipe is directly connected with this tank.
= 0.005 (180)
= 0.9 mᶟ
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒
A= 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ
0.9𝑚ᶟ
= 1𝑚
A = 0.9m²
0.9 = 2B²
B = 0.671m, take B = 0.7m
= 0.011 m²
Vertical projected gross area of screen
Thickness = 10mm
Width = 25mm
Clear spacing = 30mm
25 + 10
Therefore, 𝐴 = 0.011( 25 ) = 0.0154 m²
The screen is inclined @ 45°
𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎
Horizontal gross sectional area of screen = 𝑠𝑖𝑛 45°
0.0154
=
𝑠𝑖𝑛 45°
= 0.0218 m²
Assumptions:
= 18 × 2= 36 m3
41.4 𝑚3
Surface area/ tank = 3
= 13.8 m²
2× Breadth2 = 13.8 m2
Bulk of the wastewater from the condominium will be coming from residential units. The
residents are profiled to be mostly working in Makati. Business hours in Makati is 24 hours. Some of the
residents work in graveyard shifts, while some work during the day. Since the building is currently under
construction and there is no actual data, typical domestic wastewater parameters are used to determine
its flow dynamics and parameters pertinent to the design.
𝑚3
432
𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑄𝑎𝑣𝑒 =
ℎ𝑟
24
𝑑𝑎𝑦
3
𝑄𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 18 𝑚 ⁄ℎ𝑟
3
𝑄𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 = (18 𝑚 ⁄ℎ𝑟) 2
3
𝑄𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 = 36 𝑚 ⁄ℎ𝑟
3 1
𝑄𝑚𝑖𝑛 = (18 𝑚 ⁄ℎ𝑟)
2
3
𝑄𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 9 𝑚 ⁄ℎ𝑟
Table Error! No text of specified style in document.-1 Flow Rate
Flowrate, Q: 432 m³/day
Average, Qave: 18 m³/hr
Peak, Qpeak 36 m³/hr
Minimum, Qmin 9 m³/hr
Table Error! No text of specified style in document.-2 Typical Domestic Wastewater Characteristics vs.
Effluent target for the Design
Typical Domestic
Parameter Effluent Target
Wastewater
BOD5 300 mg/L 30 mg/L
COD 600 mg/L 60 mg/L
TSS 400 mg/L 40 mg/L
Oil & Grease 50 mg/L 3 mg/L
𝑚3 𝑚𝑔 1 𝑘𝑔 1,000 𝐿
𝐵𝑂𝐷 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 = (432 𝑑𝑎𝑦) (300 𝐿
) (1,000,000 𝑚𝑔) ( 1 𝑚3
)
𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝑔
𝐵𝑂𝐷 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 = 129.6 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦 = 130 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝑚3 𝑚𝑔 1 𝑘𝑔 1,000 𝐿
𝑇𝑆𝑆 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 = (432 𝑑𝑎𝑦) (400 𝐿
) (1,000,000 𝑚𝑔) ( 1 𝑚3
)
𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝑔
𝑇𝑆𝑆 𝐿𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 = 172.8 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦 = 173 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦
3.4.1 Screening and Equalization Tank
The entry point of all wastewater generated by the condominium into the treatment facility is
the equalization tank through a fabricated stainless steel bar screen. It is a physical unit operation that
removes large particles, such as paper, plastics, rags, that contribute to the clogging of pipes. It also
helps in preventing damage to the equipment, piping, and other appurtenances downstream. The bar
screen will block solids with diameter greater than 1.0 cm from entering the EQT. The removal rate of
the screen basket will be the basis for the calculation of BOD and TSS entering the equalization tank.
During screening, about 15% and 25% of BOD and TSS is removed respectively.
BOD Removal:
TSS Removal:
The EQT dampens the flowrate variations so that it is nearly constant for the next steps in the
treatment process. According to the Water and Wastewater Calculations Manual, 30% of BOD and
55% of the COD entering the equalization tank is retained. The other percentage of these values
passes through and enters the next process.
𝑉𝐸𝑄𝑇 = (𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒) 𝑥 (𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤)
𝑚3
𝑉𝐸𝑄𝑇 = 18 𝑥 2 ℎ𝑟 = 36 𝑚3
ℎ𝑟
𝑉𝐸𝑄𝑇
𝐴𝐸𝑄𝑇 =
𝑤𝑒𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ
173.36 𝑚3
𝐴𝐸𝑄𝑇 = = 𝑚2
3𝑚
The equalization tank requires mixing and air. To maintain an aerobic condition for the EQT,
the air supplied should be 0.01 to 0.015 m³/m³·min (Metcalfp. 344).
3
𝑂2(𝐴𝐼𝑅−𝐸𝑄𝑇) = 0.015 𝑚 ⁄ 3 𝑥 𝑉𝐸𝑄𝑇
𝑚 ∙ 𝑚𝑖𝑛
3 3
𝑂2(𝐴𝐼𝑅−𝐸𝑄𝑇) = 0.015 𝑚 ⁄ 3 𝑥 41.4 𝑚3 = 0.621 𝑚 ⁄𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑚 ∙ 𝑚𝑖𝑛
BOD Removal
𝐵𝑂𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 = 39
𝐵𝑂𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 = 130 – 39
𝑘𝑔
𝐵𝑂𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 = 91 𝑑𝑎𝑦
TSS Removal
𝑇𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 = 95.15
𝑘𝑔
𝑇𝑆𝑆𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 = 77.85 𝑑𝑎𝑦
For this design, two (2) SBR basins will be used. This is to draw water out of the EQT more
frequent, making the process appear almost continuous.
𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 2𝑚
= = 40 %
𝑊𝑒𝑡 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ 5𝑚
3
𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 54 𝑚 ⁄𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒
𝑉𝑆𝐵𝑅 = = = 135 𝑚3 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝐵𝑅 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑥 2 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠
% 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 40%
𝑉𝑆𝐵𝑅 135 𝑚3
𝐴𝑆𝐵𝑅 = = = 27 𝑚2 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑆𝐵𝑅 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑥 2 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠
𝑤𝑒𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ 5𝑚
ℎ𝑟
(# 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝐵𝑅 𝑇𝑎𝑛𝑘𝑠)(𝑉𝑆𝐵𝑅 ) (24 )
𝐻𝑅𝑇 = 𝑑
𝑄
ℎ𝑟
2(135 𝑚3 ) (24 )
𝑑𝑎𝑦
𝐻𝑅𝑇 = = 15 ℎ𝑟
𝑚3
432
𝑑𝑎𝑦
In Metcalf and Eddy’s Wastewater Engineering, Treatment and reuse, typical kinetic coefficients
for an activated sludge process are as follows:
Table Error! No text of specified style in document.-3 Typical Kinetic Coefficients for Activated Sludge
Process
Substrate utilization rate, k k = 5 gCOD/gVSS·day
Half velocity constant, KS KS = 60 mg/L BOD
Yield coefficient, Y Y = 0.6 mg VSS/mg BOD
Decay coefficient, kd kd = 0.1 g VSS/g VSS·day
Mixed Liquor Suspended Solid, MLSS MLSS = 3,500 mg/L = 3,500 g/m³
Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solid, MLVSS MLVSS = 0.8MLSS = 2,830 g/m³
(𝑉𝑇𝑆𝐵𝑅 )(𝑀𝐿𝑆𝑆)
𝑃𝑋,𝑇𝑆𝑆 =
𝑆𝑅𝑇
𝑔
𝑃𝑋,𝑇𝑆𝑆 (𝑆𝑅𝑇) = (292.44 𝑚3 ) (3,500 )
𝑚3
3 𝑔 𝑔 𝑔
(520 𝑚 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦)(0.6 ⁄𝑔)(178.5 ⁄ 3 −30 ⁄ 3 )(𝑆𝑅𝑇) 3 𝑔
1,023,540 𝑔 = 𝑚 𝑚
+ (520 𝑚 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦) (68 ⁄ 3 ) (𝑆𝑅𝑇) +
[1+0.1(𝑆𝑅𝑇)](0.85) 𝑚
𝑚 3 𝑔 𝑔 𝑔 𝑔 𝑚 3 𝑔 𝑔 𝑔
(520 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦)(0.18 ⁄𝑔)(28 ⁄ 3 )(𝑆𝑅𝑇) (0.15 ⁄𝑔)(0.10 ⁄𝑔 )(520 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦)(0.6 ⁄𝑔)(178.5 ⁄ 3 −30 ⁄ 3 )(𝑆𝑅𝑇 2 )
𝑚 𝑚 𝑚
𝑔 + 𝑔 +
[1+(0.068 ⁄𝑔 )(𝑆𝑅𝑇)](0.85) [1+(0.10 ⁄𝑔 )(𝑆𝑅𝑇)](0.85)
3 𝑔 𝑔
(520 𝑚 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦) (300 ⁄ 3 − 220 ⁄ 3 )(𝑆𝑅𝑇)
𝑚 𝑚
3 𝑔
𝐹 𝑄𝑆𝑂 (520 𝑚 ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦)(178.5 ⁄ 3 ) 𝑔
𝑚
𝑀
= 𝑉𝑋
= 𝑔 = 0.0907 ⁄𝑔 ∙ 𝑑𝑎𝑦
(292.44 𝑚3 )(3,500 )
𝑚3
For checking, a food to microorganism ratio of 0.0907 for an SBR process is ideal for a
suspended growth activated sludge process. This level ensures that nutrients are consumed by the
microorganisms, nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates.
3.4.3 Oxygen Requirement for each SBR Tank
For every kg of BOD of wastewater, 1.2 kg. of oxygen is required and for kilogram of total
Kjedahl Nitrogen in the wastewater, 4.6 kg. of oxygen is needed to attain a complete reaction.
Oxygen Requirement, OR
𝑘𝑔 𝐵𝑂𝐷 𝑘𝑔 𝑇𝐾𝑁
𝑂𝑅 = [(1.2 𝑘𝑔 𝑂2 ) ( ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘 )] + [(4.6 𝑘𝑔 𝑂2 ) ( ⁄𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘 )]
𝑘𝑔 𝑂2 𝑘𝑔 𝑂2
𝑂𝑅 = 93.6 + 41.86
𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘
𝑘𝑔 𝑂2
𝑂𝑅 = 135.46 ( )
𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘
𝑘𝑔 𝑂2
135.46 ( )
𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘
𝑂𝑅𝐴𝐼𝑅 =
𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 ∙ 𝜔𝑂2
𝑘𝑔⁄
𝐴𝑖𝑟 𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦, 𝜌𝑎𝑖𝑟 = 1.225 ; 𝑂 𝑤𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝜔𝑂2 = 0.232
𝑚3 2
𝑘𝑔 𝑂2
135.46 ( )
𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘
𝑂𝑅𝐴𝐼𝑅 =
𝑘𝑔
(1.225 ⁄ 3 ) (0.232)
𝑚
𝑚3 𝑎𝑖𝑟
𝑂𝑅𝐴𝐼𝑅 = 476.636172
𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘
𝑚3
476.636172 3 ℎ𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 6 𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠 ℎ𝑟
𝑑𝑎𝑦 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑘
𝑂𝑅(min) = ; 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ( ) = 18
18 ℎ𝑟 60 𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑦𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑦
( )( )
𝑑𝑎𝑦 ℎ𝑟
𝑚3
𝑂𝑅(min) = 0.441330
𝑚𝑖𝑛
Standard Oxygen Requirement, SOR
𝑂𝑅𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑆𝑂𝑅 = ; 𝑒 = 0.56
𝐶𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
𝑚3
0.441330 𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑆𝑂𝑅 =
0.56
𝑚3
𝑆𝑂𝑅 = 0.788089
𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑆𝑂𝑅𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑇𝑂𝑅 = ;
𝐷𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑟 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦
𝑚3
0.788089 𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑇𝑂𝑅 =
0.35
𝑚3
𝑇𝑂𝑅 = 2.251683 𝑚𝑖𝑛⁄𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛
𝑇𝑂𝑅
𝐹𝐵𝐷 =
𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑟
𝑚3
2.251683 𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝐹𝐵𝐷 =
𝑚3
0.08495 𝑚𝑖𝑛