SPREADSHEET DEWATS MODULE

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Introduction
This file "modul spread sheet" replaces the previously released "general spread sheet", as well as
the tables described in the book "DEWATS - Decentralised Wastewater Treatment in Developing
Countries" by Ludwig Sasse, published by BORDA in 1998. It is available from BORDA. The content
of this book should be well understood before using the calculations in this file. Please note that no
other parameter than COD and BOD reduction are taken care off.

The treatment systems described in the following tables (spread sheets) should be understood as
moduls of combined systems. Effluent (outflow) values of a modul are to be used as input data for
the unit (modul) following next. Preferable combinations are indicated below.
This file consists of the following tables (spread sheets)
1. This "introduction"
2. "ww-mix"; to be used in case wastewaters from different sources are to be treated in one system.
3. "per capita"; to be used if the amount or strength of wastewater is not known but has to be
calculated on the base of number of persons who use and pollute water.
4. "Imhoff"; to be used when an Imhoff-tank is used as a separate unit.
5. "septic tank"; to be used when a septic tank is used as a separate unit.
6. "settler 1 ch"; to be used as pre-treatment unit before a baffled reactor or anaerobic pond.
7. "settler 2 ch"; to be used as pre-treatment unit before an anaerobic filter, rarely before a gravel
bed.
8. "baffled reactor (BR)"; to be used as anaerobic treatment unit, preferably in combination with
sheet 6,11 and 13.
9. "suppl to BR"; to be used as alterantive post treatment unit after the bafled reactor; preferably
used when a gravel bed follows as the next treatment step.
10. "anaerob filter (AF)"; to be used as anaerobic treatment unit, preferably in combination with table
7,(11) and 13.
11. "gravel bed"; underground gravel filter, either bare or as planted filter; preferably used in
combination with a baffled reactor (tables 6,8,9 and 13).
12. "anaerob pond"; used as anaerobic treatment unit in sufficient distance to human settlements,
preferably used in combination with table 6 and 13.
13. "aerobic pond"; used as final and post treatment; preferably used in combination with either 6,8
(and 9,11); 7, 10 (and 11) or 6 and 12.
All spread sheets are protected without a password.
Neither BORDA nor the author take liability for correctnes of calculation.

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SPREADSHEET DEWATS MODULE

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This table is to calculate average organic loading rates for wastewater from mixed sources

COD-BOD values of total mix

Source
flow in m/d COD given BOD given
BW 1
30.64
1900
790
BW 2
42.74
1900
790
GW 1
46.36
300
150
GW 2
47.26
300
150

Total flow
m/d
167.00

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avg COD
mg/l
1003
COD/BOD=

avg BOD
mg/l
431
2.33

COD/BOD ratio known or wanted

COD
COD/BOD
BOD
given

given

calculated

1900
300

2.4
1.7

COD

BOD

792
176
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
COD/BOD

given

given

calculated

300
1900

176
792

1.7
2.4
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

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SPREADSHEET DEWATS MODULE

Wastewater production per capita

user
given
number
300

wastewater
daily flow of
product. per user wastewater
given
calcul.
litres/day
m/day
95
28.5

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Sesuaikan dengan
jumlah Pengguna ( jiwa )
Pakai angka : 100
liter/hari sebagai asumsi

lihat tabel MP2-T4

Tabel produksi air
limbah percapita

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SPREADSHEET DEWATS MODULE

General spread scheet for single septic tank, input and treatment data
daily
waste
water flow
given
m/day
28.5

time of
max flow
most
at peak
waste
hours
water flow
given
calcul.
h
m/h
12
2.38

COD
inflow

BOD5
inflow

HRT
inside
tank

settleable
SS / COD
ratio

COD
removal
rate

COD
outflow

BOD5
outflow

given
mg/l
#REF!

given
mg/l
#REF!
#REF!

chosen
h
2.0

given

calcul.
%
25%

calcul.
mg/l
#REF!

calcul.
mg/l
#REF!
1.06

COD/BOD5->

1.5 - 2 h

mg/l / mg/l

0.42

0,4-0,55 domestic

BODrem.->

dimensions of septic tank

desludging
interval

inner
width of
septic
tank

chosen
months
12

chosen
m
3.00

minimum
water
depth at
outlet
point
chosen
m
2.00

inner length of first

chamber

length of second
chamber

requir.
m
5.00

requir.
m
2.50

chosen
m
5.00

chosen
m
2.50

sludge l/g BODrem.

cross section

volume
incl.
sludge
requir.
m
#REF!
0.0042

calcul.
m/d
#REF!

outlet

2.15

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check !
m
45.00

longitudinal section
inlet

3.00

actual
biogas
volume of 70%CH4;
septic
50%
dissolved
tank

2.00

5.00

2.50

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General spread scheet for one-chamber settler (ST)

daily
waste
water flow
given
m/day
28.5

time of
most
waste
water flow
given
h
12

COD
inflow

BOD5
inflow

HRT
inside
tank

given
mg/l
665

given
mg/l
350
1.90

chosen
h
2.0

COD/BOD5->

1,5-2,0 h

settleable settleable
SS / COD SS / COD
inflow
outflow
given

calcul.

mg/l / mg/l

mg/l / mg/l

0.45

0.41

0,4-0,55 domestic

COD
outflow

BOD5
outflow

calcul.
mg/l
490

calcul.
mg/l
257
1.007

BODrem.->

dimensions
desludging
interval

max flow
at peak
hours

inner
width of
septic
tank

chosen
months
24

calcul.
m/h
2.38

chosen
m
5.00

minimum
water
depth at
outlet
point
chosen
m
2.50

volume
incl.
sludge

inner length of
chamber
requir.
m
0.88

chosen
m
1.00

sludge l/g BODrem.

cross section

COD
removal
rate

check !
m
12.50

calcul.
%
26%

longitudinal section
inlet

outlet

2.65

5.00

requir.
m
11.05
0.0033

actual
volume of
septic
tank

2.50

1.00

General spread scheet for tow-chamber settler (ST)

daily
waste
water flow
given
m/day
28.5

time of
max flow
most
at peak
waste
hours
water flow
given
calcul.
h
m/h
12
2.38

COD
inflow

BOD5
inflow

HRT
inside
tank

given
mg/l
665

given
mg/l
350
1.90

chosen
h
2.0

COD/BOD5->

settleable settleable
SS / COD SS / COD
inflow
outflow

1,5-2,0 h

given

calcul.

mg/l / mg/l

mg/l / mg/l

0.45

0.43

0,4-0,55 domestic

COD
outflow

BOD5
outflow

calcul.
mg/l
490

calcul.
mg/l
253
1.06

BODrem.->

dimensions
desludging
interval

inner
width of
septic
tank

chosen
months
24

chosen
m
6.00

minimum
water
depth at
outlet
point
chosen
m
2.00

inner length of first

chamber

length of second
chamber

requir.
m
0.63

requir.
m
0.32

chosen
m
1.60

chosen
m
0.80

sludge l/g BODrem.

cross section

volume
incl.
sludge
requir.
m
11.38
0.0033

COD
removal
rate

check !
m
28.80

calcul.
%
26%

longitudinal section
inlet

outlet

2.15

6.00

actual
volume of
septic
tank

2.00

1.60

0.80

General spread sheet for baffled reactor

general data
time of
avg. daily
most
waste
waste
water flow
water flow
given
given
m/day
h
28.50
12

COD
inflow

given
mg/l
490
COD/BOD ratio

dimensions

BOD5
inflow

settleable
SS / COD
ratio

lowest
digester
temp.

given
mg/l
257
1.90

given
chosen
m
C
0.40
28
2.50
0,35 -0,45 for domestic ww

depth at
outlet

given

mg/l / mg/l

length of chambers
required
max.!
1.00

chosen
m
0.80

length of
downflow
shaft

width of chambers

number of
upflow
chambers

chosen
required chosen
chosen
m
min.!
m
No.
0.00
2.97
5.00
5
min 12 cm, or 0 in case of down pipes

intermediate and secondary results

upflow
velocity
best below 1
m/h

chosen
m/h
1

BOD rem
max peak
rate
factors to calculate BOD removal rate of baffled reactor
flow per
calcul. by
hour
factors
calculated according to graphs
70%
max.!
f-overload f-strength
f-temp
f-chamb.
f-HRT
applied
m/h
0.74
1.05
0.92
0.98
70%
1.00
2.38

actual
upflow
velocity
calcul.
m/h
0.59

procedure of calculation

actual
volume of
baffled
reactor
calcul.
m
50.00

HRT in
baffled
tank

org. load
(BOD5)

calcul.
h
40

calcul.
kg/m3*d
0.29

total COD
COD out
rem.rate
calcul.
%
63%

principal longitudinal section

cross section

4 baffled tanks are shown, actual number chosen is 5

gas release
inlet

outlet

2.65

2.50

2.50

20

baffled reactor
0.80

0.80
0.00

0.80
0.00

outside length 5.44

5 chambers included

70%; 50%
dissolved)

calcul.
m/d
2.95

treatment efficiency

1. Fill in all figures in bold (until A12) 2. Check your effluent quality whether CODout or
COD /
BODout is sufficient. 3. Check whether the total length of the tank suits your site. 4. If the total BOD5
BOD
result is not satisfying increase or reduce the number of chambers (M6) first. 5. If the
rem.rate removal
result is still not satisfying increase or reduce the depth (G6).
factor
calcul.
calcul.
%
70%
1.11

0.00

biogas
(ass: CH4

0.80
0.00

5.00

inside

5.48 outside

calcul.
mg/l
180.92

BOD out
calcul.
mg/l
76.69

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Proposal:
To reduce turbidity of effluent of baffled reactors, it may be advisable to add a last chamber to the calculated number of
baffled chambers. This may either be a post sedimentation tank or an upstream filter. BOD (COD) content of the
effluent may be reduced by 10% of calculated values (see table below for calculation).

Alternative I

gas release

inlet

outlet

outflow baffle

baffled reactor

post settler

COD

181

BOD5

77

outflow post chamber

Alternative II

gas release

inlet

outlet

COD

163

BOD5

69

V
filter

baffled reactor

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General spread scheet for anaerobic filter (AF)

general data
dimensions
daily
waste
water flow

time of
most
waste
water flow

COD
inflow

BOD5
inflow

SSsettl. /
COD ratio

lowest
digester
temper.

given
m/day
28.50

given
h
12

given
mg/l
181

given
mg/l
77

given
mg/l / mg/l

given
C
28

COD/BOD5

2.36

0.40
normal
0,35-0,45 (domestic)

specific
surface of voids in
depth of length of number of width of
filter
filter mass filter tanks each tank filter tanks filter tanks
medium
given
given
chosen
chosen
chosen
chosen
m/m
%
m
m
No.
m
100
40%
2.50
2.00
3
5.00
range
range
cal.max
80 -120
30-45
2.50

treatment data
HRT
max.
inside AF velocity in
reactor filter voids
check!
check !
h
m/h
41.2
0.59
normal
max.
24 - 48 h
2.00

factors to calculate COD removal rate of anaerobic filter

f-temp
1.05

calculated according to graphs

f-load
f-strenght f-surface
f-HRT
1.00
0.89
1.00
0.71

f-chamb.
1.12

COD
removal
rate
calcul.
%
74%

intermediate calculations
max. peak BOD/COD
flow per
rem.
hour
Factor AF
calcul.
m/h
2.38

calc.
ratio
1.12

org.load
on AF
COD

filter
height

calcul.
kg/m*d
0.11

calcul.
m
1.45

net
biogas
volume of
profilter tanks duction
calcul.
m
48.90

calcul.
m/d
0.95

anaerobic filter

gas release
inlet

cross section AF
outlet

fix>
2.80

2.50

0.40
1.45
5
0.60

2.00
0.25

2.00
0.25

2.00

inside 5.00

0.25

outside 8.07
3 chambers are shown, however, included in total length are: 3

outside 5.48

BOD5
removal
rate
calcul.
%
83%

BOD5
COD
outflow of outflow of
AF
AF
calcul.
calcul.
mg/l
mg/l
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General spread sheet for planted gravel filter, input and treatment data
average
flow

COD in

BOD5 in

given
m/d
6.3

given
mg/l
140

given
mg/l
70

COD/BOD

ratio
calcul.
mg/l / mg/l

2.00

min.
hydraulic
annual
conduct.
Temp.
Ks
wanted
given
given
mg/l
C
m/d
30
27
200
Ks in m/s=> 2.31E-03
outfl.
BOD5

bottom
slope
chosen
%
1.0%

depth of
filter at
inlet
chosen
m
0.50

BOD5
COD rem. COD out
rem. rate
calcul.
%
57%

BOD rem.factor via graph->

calcul.
%
53%
1.079

dimensions
HRT
factor
acc. to
k20=0,3
calcul.
via graph
0.37

results

HRT

HRT in
35% pore
space

cross
section
area

width of
filter basin

chosen
width

surface
length of
area
filter basin
required

length
chosen

calcul.
days
3.94

calcul.
days
1.38

calcul.
m
3.15

calcul.
m
6.3

chosen
m
6.3

required
m
50

chosen
m
7.9

max BOD5on cross sectional area-->

calcul.
m
7.9

actual
surface
area
chosen
check !
m
50

150

hydr. load org. load

on
on
chosen
chosen
surface
surface
calcul.
calcul.
g/m BOD5
m/d
0.127
8.9
max. loads-->

plan

calcul.
mg/l
66

10

longitudinal section
plantation, preferably phragmites

6.30

inlet

outlet

rizomes
h= 0.50

1.0%
bottom slope

7.90

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7.90

0.50

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General spread sheet for anaerobic and sedimentation ponds

daily flow

COD in

BOD5 in

HRT

given
m/d
260

given
mg/l
2000

given
mg/l
850

chosen
h
120

settleable
SS / COD
ratio
given
mg/l / mg/l

0.42

ambient
temp.C
given
C
25

desludging
interval
chosen
months
48

BOD5 removal factors

calculated acc. to graphs
f-HRT
f-temp
f-number
0.69
100%
108%

domestic-> 0,35-0,45

treatment data
COD /
BOD5
calcul.
ratio
2.35

BOD5
removal
rate
calcul.
%
75%

BOD /
COD
remov.
calc.
factor
1.12

COD
removal
rate
calcul.
%
67%

COD out

BOD5 out

calcul.
mg/l
670

calcul.
mg/l

214

org. load odourless

BOD5 on
limit of
total vol. org. load
calcul.
max.!**)
g /m*d
g /m*d
541
263

sludge
accum.

sludge
volume

calcul.
l/g BOD
0.0024

calcul.
m
566

**) if org.load is too high increase pond size or reduce desludging interval

dimensions

biogas potential

depth of
pond

total area
of pond

width of
ponds

total
length of
pond

number of
ponds

chosen
m
2.0

calcul.
m
933

chosen
m
7.50

required
m
124.43

chosen
number
2

inlet

length of
each
pond (if
equal)
required
m
62.22

length of
equal
ponds

methan
content

chosen
m
65.00

assumed
ratio
70%

longitudinal section

alternately split into several ponds

130.00 (total length without dams)

outlet

nondissolv.
methan
prod.
assumed
ratio
50%

potential
biogas
product.
calcul.
m/d
86.47

cross section

2.00

7.50

two ponds are shown, chosen number of ponds is: 2

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SPREADSHEET DEWATS MODULE

General spread sheet on aerobic - facultative ponds, input and treatment data
daily flow

COD in

given
given
m/d
mg/l
20,310
300
COD/BOD ratio-->

BOD5 in
given
mg/l
120
2.50

deBOD5 out min. water

sludging
temp.
(wanted)
interval
chosen
mg/l
30

given
C
25

chosen
months
120

depth of
ponds

BOD rem. COD rem

chosen
m
1.5

calcul.
%
75%

0,9-1,2 m

dimensions of aerobic - facultative ponds

accum.
sludge
volume
calcul.
m
16,451
0.0025

permit. total pond number of

org. load
area
main
BOD5
required
ponds
calcul.
g/m*d
28.2

calcul.
m
86,567

chosen
No
3

width of
ponds
chosen
m
150.00

length of
each
pond (if
equal)
required
m
192.37

calcul.
%
67%
normally

COD out
calcul.
mg/l
100

calcul
%
0.40

calcul.
days
6.3

0,05 -1,0

polishing pond

length of atual org.

equal
load BOD5
ponds

area of
polish
pond

width of
polish.
pond

chosen
m
200.00

calcul.
m
13,540

chosen
m
150.00

calcul.
g/m*d
27.1

BOD5 rem
HRT
factor for required
HRT

total

area of all
ponds
without
dams
required
calcul.
m
m
90.27
103,540

length of
polish.
pond

l/g BOD

plan of pond system

inlet

150.00

3 ponds are shown, however, total No. of main ponds is

1. pond

2. pond

3. pond

polishing
pond

200.00

200.00

200.00

150.00

90.27
minimum

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