Pollack Periodica
Volume/Issue:
Volume 15: Issue 1
Sizing of a decentralized wastewater treatment unit supported by biokinetic modeling
Authors:
Barnabás Bába Department of Hydraulic Structures, Faculty of Water Science National University of Public Service, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky u. 12-14, H-6500 Baja, Hungary

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Tamás Karches Department of Hydraulic Structures, Faculty of Water Science National University of Public Service, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky u. 12-14, H-6500 Baja, Hungary

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Pages:
103–111
Online Publication Date:
Apr 2020
Publication Date:
01 Apr 2020
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/606.2020.15.1.10
Keywords:
Activated sludge model; Biokinetic modeling; Decentralized wastewater system; Onsite sewage treatment
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Abstract

Decentralized wastewater systems treat, dispose and reuse the wastewater in the vicinity of source, reducing the sewage transportation cost to minimal. As an alternative to centralized systems it can function as a satellite system or an individual wastewater treatment unit. Design an onsite facility applies the same sizing procedure compared the conventional large scale systems, whereas the input flow data and its variability, the model parameters could differ. In this study a small size treatment unit was designed by biokinetic modeling, where the model parameters were estimated using analytical methods. As a result of the calculation the biomass build-up and the quality of the treated effluent was predicted and the operation parameters were determined in summer and winter operation.

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