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Grit Chamber

The document describes the design of a grit removal chamber. Grit removal chambers are used to remove grit (particles larger than 0.2 mm) from wastewater. There are two main types - conventional horizontal flow chambers and aerated grit chambers. The conventional chamber is designed to maintain a horizontal flow velocity of 0.3 m/s. Key design considerations include the length, width, depth, surface loading rate, and use of a proportional weir to maintain constant velocity at varying flow rates. Aerated grit chambers also remove oil and grease while maintaining a horizontal velocity of 0.25-0.3 m/s and helical velocity of 0.1-0.2 m/s

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Grit Chamber

The document describes the design of a grit removal chamber. Grit removal chambers are used to remove grit (particles larger than 0.2 mm) from wastewater. There are two main types - conventional horizontal flow chambers and aerated grit chambers. The conventional chamber is designed to maintain a horizontal flow velocity of 0.3 m/s. Key design considerations include the length, width, depth, surface loading rate, and use of a proportional weir to maintain constant velocity at varying flow rates. Aerated grit chambers also remove oil and grease while maintaining a horizontal velocity of 0.25-0.3 m/s and helical velocity of 0.1-0.2 m/s

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Grit removal chamber

Grit consists of:


Gravel, sand, silt or other material having a specific gravity greater than of
organic matter. (particle size ≥ 0.2 mm)
purpose :
It is a sedimentation tank , the velocity through which is so controlled to
allow settlement of sand & silt of 0.2 mm diameter without allowing
settlement of organic matter.
The sedimentation tank is not used for the removal of particles ≥ 0.2 mm:
1- To improve the quality of sludge.
2- Decrease the quantity of sludge.
3- Decrease the load on the sedimentation tank to decrease the construction
cost.
Types of grit removal chamber:
1- Rectangular ( conventional type (horizontal flow)).
2- Aerated grit chamber.
3- Vortex.
1- Conventional type (horizontal flow) grit removal chamber:
Design criteria:
1- Velocity of flow 0.25 – 0.35 m/s taken 0.3 m/sec
2- Retention period T = 1 min
3- Length ( L ) = 18 - 20 m
4- Surface loading rate ≤ 1200 m³/m²/day
5- No. of grit chamber n ≥ 2
6- Depth (d) = 0.6 – 1 m.
7- width (b) = 1 - 2 d
8- Amount of grit removed = 100 – 250 l / 1000 m³ of Qd /day.
Inorder to keep the velocity constant we either use:
1- Rectangular section + proportional weir.
proportional weir:
Purpose:
Keep the velocity constant at different discharge rates (Q).
3
Qd  4 BH 2
1
BH 2  Cons tan t

H = depth of wastewater in grit chamber (d) – 0.1


B = width of water in proportional weir at height H.
2- Parabolic section.
1 3 1 A
V  R2S 2 R
n P
To get constant velocity the hydraulic radius must be constant at different
flow rates.
The ratio of A/p remains constant in case of parabolic section at different
flow rates.

Grit removal chamber

2- Aerated grit removal chamber:


Purpose:
1- Removal of oil and grease.
2- Removal of particles of size ≥ 0.2 mm.
Design criteria:
1- Velocity of flow 0.25 – 0.3 m/s
2- Helical velocity 0.1 – 0.2 m/s
3- Retention period T = 2 - 5 min
4- Length ( L ) = 7.5 - 20 m
5- Surface loading rate ≤ 1000 m³/m²/day
6- No. of grit chamber n ≥ 2
7- Depth (d) = 3 – 5 m.
7- width (b) ≤ 2 m
8- Rate of aeration = 0.3 – 0.7m³/minute/m of chamber length (average 10
m³/hour/ m³ of the chamber)
9- Amount of grit removed = 100 – 250 l / 1000 m³ of Qd /day.
Example:
A city of population 200000 capita and average sewage flow of 200 l/c/d.
Design conventional grit removal chamber.
Solution:
average sewage flow  population
Qave 
1000  24  60  60
200  200000
  0.46 m 3 / s
1000  24  60  60

Qd  1.5  (1.2  Qave )


 1.5 1.2  0.46  0.83 m3 / s

Assume T = 1 min = 60 sec


V = Qd x T
= 0.83 x 60 = 49.68 m3
V=nxLxbxd
Horizontal velocity = 0.3 m/s
Qd = A (cross sectional area) x v
Qd 0.83
A   2.77 m 2
v 0.3
V 49.68
L   17.93  18 m
A 2.77
Assume S .L.R  1200 m3 / m 2 / d
Q
S .L.R  d
S.A
Qd 0.83  24  60  60
S.A    59.76 m2
S .L.R 1200
V 49.68
d   0.83 m
S . A 59.76

Assume b  d
S.A  n  b  L
59.76
n 4
0.83  18
59.76
b   0.83 m
4  18
n  4 L  18 b  0.83 d  0.83
Design of proportional weir:
H max  d  0.1
 0.83  0.1  0.73 m
3
Q for one chamber  4 BH 2

3
Q for one chamber  4  Bmin  ( H max ) 2
3
0.83
 4  Bmin  (0.73) 2
4
Bmin  0.08 m

1
BH 2  Cons tan t
1 3
Bmin H 2
max  0.08  (0.73)  0.05
2

Equation of weir :
0.05
B 1
H2

H 0.39 0.34 0.29 0.24 0.19 0.14 0.1


B 0.08 0.086 0.09 0.1 0.11 0.13 0.16

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