building a continuous flow wastewater treatment plant
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Building a Continuous Flow Wastewater Treatment Plant. Aliza. Dan. Dave. Motivations for this Project. Full-scale WWTP = continuous flow Previous groups unsuccessful. Anticipated Hurdles. Movement of solids Adequate residence time Coordinating necessary valves with available ports. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Building a Continuous Flow Wastewater Treatment Plant
Motivations for this Project Full-scale WWTP = continuous flow
Previous groups unsuccessful
Anticipated Hurdles Movement of solids
Adequate residence time
Coordinating necessary valves with available ports
Peristaltic pump
FRIDGE
reactor
BOD
BOD
. .
..
Air flow regulator
aerationwaste
waste
Settling basin
sludge recycle
sludge recycle
to drain
Treated effluent
aeration and stirring
Clean water (to dilute BOD)
1
2
4
3
5
A
Centrifugal pump
B
CONTROLSPort 1: airflow into accumulatorPort 2: airflow out of accumulatorPort 3: centrifugal pump on/offPort 4: treated effluent removalPort 5: organic feedPort 6: clean water (feed dilution)
6
clean water
air source
Controlso BOD flow in
o Water flow in
o Sludge recycle
o Effluent Removal
o Default
Only Conditions5
pump in short bursts to better regulate flow (low flow rates are less accurate)
Solids retention
Increase residence time
Control StatesAirflow
into accumulator
Airflow out of
accumulator
Centrifugal pump
Sludge removal
Organic feed
Clean water
BOD flow inH2O flow inSludge recycle
Sludge removalDefault
Port: 1 2 3 4 5 6
State Change “Rules” Limited by software capabilities
Can not run continuous while loops Sludge recycle and BOD feed not independent
Simulate a continuous flow reactor Reactor always stirring and aerating Sludge recycle/disposal and BOD addition states
change based on
Our Major Problem Solids did not settle
Resulted in contaminated effluent
Attempted Solutions Addition of ferric chloride (coagulant)
Big flocs….that floated
Removed plastic ‘shield’ from clarifier Limited sticking to walls
Mixing of solids in clarifier Outflow pipe facilitated re-suspension Better flocculation = better settling
VSS Analysis Volatile Suspended Solids
Measure of effluent quality
Filtration Evaporation Combustion
ResultsOrganics in Effluent
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
Brett'seffluent
Dale'seffluent
Our normal Oursuperclean
NRP
VSS
(mg/
10 m
l)
Brett's effluent
Dale's effluent
Our normal
Our superclean
% Removal of Solids (from Reactor to Effluent)
84
8688
9092
94
9698
100
Brett Dale Our potential Our normal
NRP
% R
emov
al
Conclusions Semi-continuous
flow achieved Mixing promotes
clarification Solids retention and
movement possible Continuous flow not
possible with equipment provided
Future Research and Improvements
Clarifier dimensions Long and shallow
A second peristaltic pump for sludge recycle Better control with more accurate flow rates Approaching continuous flow
Larger activate sludge tank Increase residence time
Any Questions?
This would not have even have been remotely POSSIBLE without the help of…
Monroe Weber-Shirk, The handy guys in the basement shop, Jeff, Matt Fountain, Nick Wobbrock, Roslyn, Alex, Peter, John’s big ball of putty, All the other people in the lab, Jesus, NSF, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield, My dog Kelsey, M. Todd Walter, Accel computing facility, Alexander the Great, Bill Gates, Labview, My parents, Edward Norton, Ned Nederlandy, The Big Guy Upstairs (Bisogni), The High-Noon Runner’s Club, Jill’s late-night massages, Dairy Bar, Farva, Harry Potter, Dave’s hair, The oven, Vietnam, Spicy Italian Bagels…