Design of Sewage Pumping Station

Pumping Capacity at peak flow 15 MLD

15000 m3/day
10.41667 m3/min
0.173611 m3/s
Time for one pump cycle 15 min
Effective Volume of wet well 39.0625 m3
Possible Depth below invert of sewer 2m
Area required 19.53125 m2
Dia required 4.988043 m
 Inlet Chamber
Average Flow 50 MLD
50000 m3/day
2083.33333 m3/hr
0.5787037 m3/s
Peak Factor 3
Peak Flow 150 MLD
150000 m3/day
6250 m3/hr
1.73611111 m3/s
Retention Time 60 s
Volume Required 104.166667 m3
Depth 4m
Area 26.0416667 m2
L/W ratio 1
Length 5.1 m
Width 5.1 m
Dimensions L: 5.1 m W: 5.1 m D: 4 m
 Screen Chamber
Diameter of incoming sewer 1.4 m
Depth of Flow in sewer at peak flow 1.05 m
Velocity in sewer at peak flow 1.16 m/s
Drop of screen chamber floor to invert 0.08 m
Assumed width of rectangular bars 2 mm
Clear Spacing between bars 6 mm
Assume Depth of flow in screen chamber 1.05 m
Assume Velocity through rack openings 0.9 m/s
Clear Area of openings through rack 1.929 m2
Clear width of openings through the rack 1.84 m
No of clear spacings 306 No
No of Bars 305 No
Type of Bar Sharp Edged Rectangular Bar
Total Width of Screen 2.446 m
Angle of Inclination 75 degree
Applying Bernaulis equation
4
1.17800815494393
0
0.01797
4.75455444271436
d2 1.17 m
Actual Velociy throgh screen chamber 0.609 m/s
Velocity through clear opening of screen 0.811 m/s
Headloss 0.021 m
Headloass through bar rack 0.018 m Beta 2.43
Applying Bernaulis equation
1.16
0.03
0.00
d3 1.14 m
V3 0.6241 m/s

1.16912510328913
-0.198
0.005175912924258
d2' 1.29103693242854 m
V2' 0.550 m/s
Headloss through 50% clogged Screen 0.134 m OK
Total Width of Screen Chamber 2.5 m
Total Depth of Screen Chamber 1.700 m
Screen Chamber Dimensions W: 2.5 m D: 1.7 m
 Grit Chamber
No. of Grit Chamber 4 No.
Particle size to be removed 0.15 mm
Specific Gravity of Particle 2.65
Temperature 15 Degree
Kinematic viscosity 1.14E-06 m2/s
Applying Stoke's law, Settling velocity Vs 0.018 m/s
Check for Reyold's Number R 2.34
Settling Velocity 0.0168 m/s
Surface Overflow Rate (SOR) 0.0168 m/s
1451.68 m3/m2/day
Assumed Efficiency of grit Chamber 75.00%
Measure of settling performace,n 0.125
Actual Surface Overflow Rate 959.05 m3/m2/day
Plan Area 156.4 m2
Area of each grit chamber 39.1 m2
Length to Width ratio 4
Length 12.8 m
Width 3.2 m
Water Depth 1.1 m
Total Depth of grit Chamber 1.6 m
Grit Chmaber Dimensions L: 12.8 m W: 3.2 m D: 1.6 m
Detention Period at Average Flow 103.81 sec
Critical displacement Velocity Vc 0.16 m/s k 0.04
Horizontal Velocity Vh 0.12 m/s f 0.03
Design of Prpoportional Weir
Peak Flow through each werir 0.43402777778 m3/s
Base width of weir 0.80 m C 0.61
a 35
Assuming values of y, x y x
0.035 0.4
0.35 2.18278336758184
0.7 0.3062290659286
1.05 0.6024859631659
 Parshall Flume
Peak Design Flow 1736.111 lps
Discharge through Parshall Flume Q 1736.111 lps
Throat Width W 0.3 m
Channel at D 0.831 m
Liquid Depth at low Flow 1.869476 m
Liquid Depth at high flow m
Velocity at mouth, low flow 1.117523 m
Velocity at mouth, high flow m
Approach channel, liquid depth 1.869476 m
Approach channel width 0.831 m
Approach channel liquid depth m
width of throat 0.3 m
 Complete Mix Activated Sludge Process
Aeration Tank Inlet Parameters
Inlet BOD mg/L BOD 140
Thickener Overflow return MLD sBOD 70
Thickener overflow BOD mg/L COD 300
Centrate from dewatering unit Flow MLD sCOD 132
Centrate from dewatering unit BOD mg/L TSS 70
Influent BOD to aeration Tank 140 mg/L VSS 60
Y 0.4 g VSS/g bCOD TKN 35
µm 3.5 g VSS/g VSS.d NH4-N 25
Kd 0.088 g VSS/g VSS.d TP 6
SRT 5 day bCOD/BOD 1.6
fd 0.15 bCOD 266
Px,vss 3911.73 kg VSS/day nbCOD 34
Px,tss 6102.03 kg TSS/day sCODe 20
Mass of MLSS 30510.16 kg nbVSS 20
Mass of MLVSS 24558.64 kg iTSS 10
Assume Aeration tank MLSS 3000 mg/L S 1.793275
Volume of Aeration tank 10170.0536 m3 Ks 20
Aeration Tank Detention Time 4.88 hrs
MLVSS/MLSS Ratio 0.8
MLVSS 2400 mg/L Outlet Parameters
F/M 0.287 kg/kg-day BOD 10
Volumetric BOD loading 0.69 kg/m3/day COD 50
No. of Aeration Tank 2 No. TSS 10
Volume of Aeration tank 5085.03 m3 TKN 5
Liquid Depth 6.5 m TP 2
Width to Depth Ratio 2
Width 13 m
Area Required 782.312 m2
Length 60.18 m
Dimensions L: 60.18m W: 13m D: 6.5m

Sludge Calculations
Specific Yield 0.61 kg/kg BOD removed
BOD removed 6500 kg/day
Total sludge Generated 3965 kg/day
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 Extended Aeration
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 Design of Clarifier
Return sludge Mass concentration, Xr 8000 mg/L
Recycle Ration, R 0.6
Hydraulic Application Rate 22 m3/m2/day
Area Required 2272.727272727 m2
No. of Clarifier 4 Nos
Area of each clarifier 568.1818181818 m2
Dia of Clarifier 27.00 m
Solid Loading Rate 104.8465308904 kg MLSS/m2/hr
Depth of Clarifier 4m
Weir Loading Rate 98.29362270976
Dimensions Dia: 27m Depth: 4 m
 Chlorine Contact Tank
Contact Time 30 min
Volume required 1041.667 m3
No. of Chlorination Channels No.
Volume of each channel m3
 mg/L
dosage 10 min
Detention time 30
L/W 40
Gravity Thickener
 Air Requirement
No. of Tanks 1 No.
A Volume of Sewage Treated 50000 m3/day
B Theoretical kg O2 required per kg BOD 1.2
C Inlet BOD 250 mg/L
D Outlet BOD 10 mg/L
E BOD removed 240 mg/L
F kg of BOD removed in a day 12000 kg/day
G kg O2 required for BOD load 14400 kg/day
H Inlet Kjealdahl Nitrogen 30 mg/L
I Outlet Ammonical Nitrogen 5 mg/L

J Nitrogen Assimilated during BOD removal 12 mg/L

K Outlet Nitrate Nitrogen 3 mg/L
L NH3-N removed in a day 13 mg/L
M kg O2 required per kg of NH3-N 4.56
N kg of NH3-N removed in day 650 kg/day
O kg O2 required for NH3-N removal 2964 kg/day
kg O2 released per kg of Nitrate Nitrogen
P during Denitrification 2.86
Q kg of nitrate-nitrogen generated 650 kg/day
kg of Nitrate Nitrogen in the treated
R sewage 150 kg/day
Quantity of Nitrate nitrogen available for
S Denitrification 500 kg/day

Assuming Denitrification as % of available

T as % of available nitrate nitrogen 50 %
Quantity of Nitrate Nitrogen that is
U denitrified 250 kg/day
V kg O2 released during denitrification 715 kg/day
W Total kg O2 required 16649 kg/day
SOTR Calculation
Actual Oxygen Transfre Rate under field
A conditions 16649 kg/day
B Sewage Temperature T 25 degree
Aeration Tank depth 5m
Altitude of Site H 10 m

Cs,t , Oxygen saturation Concentrtaion in

Clean water at Temp T 8.24 mg/L
g 9.81 m/s2
Mole of Air, M 28.97 kg/kg-mole
Zb (Altitude H) 10 m
Za (Altitude zero) 0m
Universal Gas Constant, R 8314 Nm/kg-mole-K
Sewage temperature,T 298 K

Cs,t,h-Oxygen Saturation Concentration in

Clean water at temp T and altitude H 8.230554 mg/L
Pressure at zero altitude Pa 10.33 mWC
Patm,H 10.31816

Pressure at the depth od Air relesae Pd 15.31816 m

Pecentage of oxygen concentration leaving
tank, Ot 19
C's,t,h 9.794359 mg/L
Operating Oxygen concentrtion, Cl 2 mg/L

Dissolved oxygen saturation conc in clean

water at 20 degree and 1 atm, Cs,20 9.08 mg/L

Alpha, α-Oxygen transfer correction factor 0.6

Beta β- Salinity Surface tension correction
factor 0.95
F-Fouling factor 0.9
SOTR 34039.38 kg/day
SOTR per basin per day 34039.38 kg/day
SOTR per basin per hr 1418.307 kg/hr
No. of tanks
Top water Level in tank 6m
Bottom water level in tank 0m
Aeration depth 6
Height at which Diffusers are kept 0.25 m
Effective Aeration depth 5.75 m

SOTE for the above effective aeraton depth 25.1 %

fraction of O2 in air 23 %
Density of air at standard condition 1.293 kg/m3

Air required at field conditions per basin 456017.5 Nm3/day/basin

Hours of aeration per basin per day 24 hr/day/basin
Air required per hour per basin 19000.73 Nm3/hr/basin
No. of operating Air Blowers per basin 2 Nos.
Capacity of Air blowers required 9500.365 Nm3/hr
capacity of air blowers provided 9500.365 Nm3/hr
Calculation of Air flow requirement for
actual field condition
Air flow 9500.365 Nm3/hr
Field temperature,T 45 degree
Field temperature,T 318 K
Relative Humidity, RH 80 %
Altitude, H 10 m
molar mass of water, MH2O 18.02 g/mol
Molar mass of dry air, Mdry 28.96 g/mol

Water Vapour saturation pressure, Pws 9482.529 Pa

Atmospheric pressure at given altitude, P 10.32403 mWC

101175.5 Pa
Partial pressure of water vapour in moist
air, Pw 7586.023
Humidity ratio,x 0.050415 kg/kg
Density of air at temp T and altitude H 1.109238 kg/m3
Density of moist air at T & H 1.077737 kg/m3
Air flow at field condition required m3/hr
Raw Sewage Flow 10 MLD
Raw Sewage BOD 140 mg/L
Raw Sewage SS 400 mg/L
Raw sewage VSS 60 mg/L
Raw sewage ISS 40 mg/L
Secondary Clarifier effluent BOD 10 mg/L
Consider primary clarifier alone
BOD removal in percent 30 %
Effluent BOD 98 mg/L
ISS removal 90 %
VSS removal 93 %
TSS removal 91.8 %
VSS removed 2232 kg/day
ISS removed 1440 kg/day
TSS removed 3672 kg/day
% solids in primary sludge 4%
Specific gravity of primary sludge 1
Sludge removed 91.8 m3/day
BOD removed 420 kg/day
kg VSS/kg BOD removed 5.314286
kg ISS/kg BOD removed 3.428571
kg TSS/kg BOD removed 8.742857
ISS carry over 160 kg/day
Consider conventional secondary stage alone
clarifier effluent BOD 10 mg/L
Secondary clarifier VSS 85 %
Secondary clarifier ISS 15 %
Aeration Kd 0.06
Y 0.5
SRT 5 days
kg VSS/kg BOD removed, Yobs 0.385
BOD removed 880 kg/day
VSS removed 338.4615 kg/day
SS removed 398.19 kg/day
Inert sludge carry over 1600 kg/day
TSS carried over 1998.19 kg/day
% of solids in sludge 0.75
Specific Gravity 1
Sludge removal 266.4253 m3/day
kg VSS/kg BOD removal 0.384615
kg TSS/kg BOD removed 2.270671
Consider Extended aeratio Alone
Clarifer Effluent BOD 10 mg/L
Aeration Kd 0.06
Y 0.5
SRT 15 days
kg VSS/kg BOD removed, Yobs 0.263158
BOD removed 1300
kg VSS removed 342.1053
Inert sludge carry over 1600
kg TSS removed 1942.105
% of solids in sludge 0.75
specific gravity 1
Sludge Removed 258.9474
kg VSS /kg BOD removed 0.263158
kg TSS/kg BOD removed 1.493927
Plant design Flow 50 MLD
Elevation of site above MSL 30 m
Opertaing temperature 30 degree
Primary Clarifier effluent 230 mg/L
Thickener Oveflow return as fraction of plant flow 0.15
Thickener Overflow return 7.5 MLD
Thickener overflow reurn BOD 500 mg/L
Centrate from sludge dewatering as fraction of plant flow 0.006
Centrate from sludge dewatering return 0.3 MLD
Centrate from sludge dewatering return BOD 380 mg/L
Influent BOD to Aeration Tank 265.8131 mg/L
Effluent BOD 20 mg/L
Weighted BOD to be removed in the aeration tank 245.8131 mg/L
MLSS 3000 mg/L
F/M 0.35
F 14208
40594.29
Aration Tank Volume calculated from F/M 13531.43 m3
Mean cell Residence Time 5 days
Y 0.4
Kd 0.088
Aeration Tank volume Calculated from MCRT 5690.119 m3
HRT for average flow 4.88 hrs
Aeration Tank Volume Calculated from HRT 10166.67 m3
Maximum of three volumes of Aeration Tank 13531.43 m3
Liquid Depth 5.5 m
BOD removed in aeration tank 14208 kg/day
kg Oxygen/kg of BOD removed 0.9
kg of oxygen needed per day 12787.2 kg/day
Residual DO in aeration 2 mg/L