Direction: An activated sludge system (sketched below) is operating at equilibrium with the following information. Waste water related data: flow rate=500 m³/hour, influent BOD = 150 mg/l, effluent BOD = 10 mg/l. Aeration tank related data: hydraulic retention time = 8 hours, mean-cell-residence time = 240 hours, volume = 4000 m³, mixed liquor suspended solids = 2000 mg/l. Influent Aeration tank Secondary Effluent clarifier Sludge recycle Solids wasted 2. The mass (in kg/day) of solids wasted from the system is

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Direction: An activated sludge system (sketched below) is operating at equilibrium with the following
information. Waste water related data: flow rate=500 m³/hour, influent BOD = 150 mg/l, effluent BOD = 10
mg/l. Aeration tank related data: hydraulic retention time = 8 hours, mean-cell-residence time=240 hours,
volume = 4000 m³, mixed liquor suspended solids = 2000 mg/l.
Influent,
Aeration
tank
Secondary Effluent
clarifier
Sludge recycle
Solids
wasted
2. The mass (in kg/day) of solids wasted from the system is
Transcribed Image Text:Direction: An activated sludge system (sketched below) is operating at equilibrium with the following information. Waste water related data: flow rate=500 m³/hour, influent BOD = 150 mg/l, effluent BOD = 10 mg/l. Aeration tank related data: hydraulic retention time = 8 hours, mean-cell-residence time=240 hours, volume = 4000 m³, mixed liquor suspended solids = 2000 mg/l. Influent, Aeration tank Secondary Effluent clarifier Sludge recycle Solids wasted 2. The mass (in kg/day) of solids wasted from the system is
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