Attached Growth Design: mbbr
mbbr volumetric rate bod secondary min to mbbr volumetric rate no3 predenitrit min
Attached growth biological treatment design parameters — trickling filter (low rate, high rate, partial BOD, nitrification), TFSC, TFAS, IFAS, MBBR carrier properties and removal/volumetric fluxes, and BAF volumetric loadings, oxygen transfer, denitrification loadings, and backwash rates. Source: Metcalf & Eddy Wastewater Engineering 5th Ed., Chapter 9.
| process type | parameter id | parameter name | unit | value min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mbbr | mbbr volumetric rate bod secondary min | BOD volumetric removal rate - secondary treatment minimum | kg/m³·d | 1.7 |
| mbbr | mbbr volumetric rate nh4 nit max | NH4-N volumetric removal rate - nitrification maximum | kg/m³·d | 0.4 |
| mbbr | mbbr volumetric rate nh4 nit min | NH4-N volumetric removal rate - nitrification minimum | kg/m³·d | 0.1 |
| mbbr | mbbr volumetric rate no3 postdenitrit max | NO3-N volumetric removal rate - postdenitrification maximum | kg/m³·d | 0.6 |
| mbbr | mbbr volumetric rate no3 postdenitrit min | NO3-N volumetric removal rate - postdenitrification minimum | kg/m³·d | 0.3 |
| mbbr | mbbr volumetric rate no3 predenitrit max | NO3-N volumetric removal rate - predenitrification maximum | kg/m³·d | 0.3 |
| mbbr | mbbr volumetric rate no3 predenitrit min | NO3-N volumetric removal rate - predenitrification minimum | kg/m³·d | 0.1 |
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