WWTPD Lab Job 03

Tayyaba Baig
2015-EN-37
Equalization Tank Design
Overview:
Effluent from the collection tank comes to the equalization tank in wastewater
treatment. The main function is to act as buffer. To collect the incoming raw
effluent that comes at widely fluctuating rates and position to the rest of the ETP at
steady (Average) flow rate. During the peak hours ETP comes at high flow rate.
The equalization tank stores this effluent and lets it out during the non-peak time
when there is no /little incoming effluent.

Main use of Equalization tank

 To reduce the temperature in Equalization tank
 For homogeneous mixing
 To give the optimum dosing of HCl for neutralizing
 To increase the Bacteria growth in FBBR
 To reduce the insoluble BOD and COD in the System
 To avoid the solids cloaking in the air distribution system in Equalization
tank
 To increase the air volume in equalization tank in wastewater treatment
 To remove the odor in Equalization tank due to anaerobic reaction
 To increase the efficiency of Biological system

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 To reduce the current and electrode consumption in EC system

Design of EQT:
Assume the required data as follows;

Accumula Accumula
Volum Accumula Outflo Accumula
Sr. Tim Flow tive Outflow tive Out
e tive w tive Out
N e (gal/m volume (gallons/ Volume
(gallo volume (gallo Volume
o. (hr) in) (gallons × min) (gallons ×
ns) (gallons) ns) (gallons)
1000) 1000)
1 2 87 10440 10440 10.44 164.5 19740 19740 19.74
2 4 93 11160 21600 21.6 164.5 19740 39480 39.48
3 6 210 25200 46800 46.8 164.5 19740 59220 59.22
4 8 230 27600 74400 74.4 164.5 19740 78960 78.96
5 10 221 26520 100920 100.92 164.5 19740 98700 98.7
6 12 270 32400 133320 133.32 164.5 19740 118440 118.44
7 14 240 28800 162120 162.12 164.5 19740 138180 138.18
8 16 95 11400 173520 173.52 164.5 19740 157920 157.92
9 18 253 30360 203880 203.88 164.5 19740 177660 177.66
10 20 209 25080 228960 228.96 164.5 19740 197400 197.4
11 22 116 13920 242880 242.88 164.5 19740 217140 217.14
12 24 90 10800 253680 253.68 164.5 19740 236880 236.88
13 26 78 9360 263040 263.04 164.5 19740 256620 256.62
14 28 230 27600 290640 290.64 164.5 19740 276360 276.36
15 30 167 20040 310680 310.68 164.5 19740 296100 296.1
16 32 220 26400 337080 337.08 164.5 19740 315840 315.84
17 34 190 22800 359880 359.88 164.5 19740 335580 335.58
18 36 150 18000 377880 377.88 164.5 19740 355320 355.32
19 38 85 10200 388080 388.08 164.5 19740 375060 375.06
20 40 69 8280 396360 396.36 164.5 19740 394800 394.8
21 42 90 10800 407160 407.16 164.5 19740 414540 414.54
22 44 80 9600 416760 416.76 164.5 19740 434280 434.28
23 46 200 24000 440760 440.76 164.5 19740 454020 454.02
24 48 275 33000 473760 473.76 164.5 19740 473760 473.76

Outflow:
= 473760 gallons
= 473760 / 48 gallons/hr
= 9870 gallons/hr
= 9870 / 60 gallons/min
= 164.5 gallons/min
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Graphical Representation:
Time is taken in X-axis, while Accumulative volume of Inflow and Outflow is
taken on Y-axis, a relative change and deviation is shown graphically as follows;

Accumulated Vol. vs. Time

500

450

400
Acc. Vol. (gallons × 1000)

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48

Time (hr)

Accumul ated vol. Accumul ated Vol (outfl ow)

Equalization Tank Operation & Maintenance

 Always Keep air mixing on.
 Ensure that the air flow /mixing is uniform over the entire floor of the tank.
Adjust the placement of diffusers and the air- flow rate needed.
 Keep the equalization tank in wastewater treatment nearly empty before the
expected peak load hours (otherwise it will over flow)
 Check and clean clogged diffusers at regular intervals.
 Manually evacuate settled much/sediments at least once in a year.

References:
https://autogarment.com/equalization-tank-in-wastewater-treatment/
https://www.aboutcivil.org/flow-equalization-tank-design-uses.html

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