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University of Gondar

Institute of Technology

School of civil and hydraulics

Department of Hydraulic and Water Resource Engineering

Final Examination [50%] Time allotted = 3፡30 hr

Course Name: Sewage Treatment [CEng 4151] Academic Year: 2019/20,


Semi: I
Credit Hr: 3 [ECTs -5 CP] Target Group: 5th year Civil Extension

Part one: Short answer

1. Classify all types of Biological wastewater treatment system as attached and suspended
growth process? [2pts]
2. Explain the Role of Microorganisms in Wastewater Treatment? [2pts]
3. Explain what will happen in Activated sludge treatment plant when F/M is high and low?
[2pts]
4. What are the factors which affects sludge digestion process? [2pts]

Part two: Workout


1. Estimate the BOD removal efficiency (for each Trickling filter and overall) and effluent
BOD5 of a two stage trickling filter using the following given conditions. Also determine
Hydraulic loading rate and Organic loading rate for each filter. [10pts]
 Wastewater temperature = 20oC
 Plant flow (Q) = 7570 m3
 BOD5 in raw waste = 300 mg/L
 Volume of filter (each) = 453 m3
 Depth of filter (each) = 2.13 m
 Recirculation for filter 1 = 1.5 Q
 Recirculation for filter 2 = 0.8 Q
 35% of BOD of raw wastewater is removed by primary settling.
2. A certain college discharges 17,360 m3 /d of treated wastewater into a nearby river. The
treated wastewater has a BOD5 of 12 mg/L and kd of 0.12 d-1 at 20oC. The river has a flow
rate of 0.43 m3 /s and an ultimate BOD of 5.0 mg/L. The DO of the river is 6.5 mg/L and
the DO of the wastewater is 1.0 mg/L. Saturation dissolved oxygen can be read from
table, thus at 20oC, DOs = 11.33 mg/L. Use re-oxygenation constant of 0.24/d at 20 oc.
The average speed of the stream flow in the river is 0.03 m/s and the depth is 5.0 m.
Determine the DO concentration at a point 5 km downstream from the college discharge
into the river. Also determine the critical DO and the distance downstream at which it
occurs. Based on the above result sketch DO-sag curve. [16pts]

3. An average operating data for conventional activated sludge treatment plant is as


follows: Wastewater flow,

 Q = 37000m3/d
 Volume of aeration tank, V = 10700m3
 Influent BOD, Yo = 280mg/l
 Effluent BOD, YE = 30 mg/l
 Mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS), Xt = 2800mg/l
 Effluent suspended solids,XE = 35mg/l
 Waste sludge suspended solids, XR = 9900mg/l
 Quantity of waste sludge, Qw = 250m3/d

Based on the information above data, determine:

(a) Aeration period (hrs) [1pt]

(b) Food to microorganism ratio (F/M) [2pts]

(c) Percentage efficiency of BOD removal [1pt]

(d) Sludge age (days) [2pts]

4. An activated-sludge system has an influent flow of 23,700 m3 /d with suspended solids of


86 mg/L. Three aeration tanks hold 1600 m3 each with MLSS of 2500 mg/L. Calculate
the sludge age for the system. [10pts]

GOOD LUCK

By: Arega G

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