Attached Growth Design: trickling filter
tf effluent bod nit to tf germain k refinery
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 max | value min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trickling filter | tf effluent bod nit | Effluent BOD - BOD removal and nitrification | mg/L | 20 | — |
| trickling filter | tf effluent nh4 low rate | Effluent NH4-N - low rate | mg/L | 5 | — |
| trickling filter | tf effluent nh4 nit | Effluent NH4-N - BOD removal and nitrification | mg/L | 3 | — |
| trickling filter | tf germain k domestic | Germain k value - domestic wastewater | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.21 |
| trickling filter | tf germain k fruit canning | Germain k value - fruit canning | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.181 |
| trickling filter | tf germain k kraft mill | Germain k value - kraft mill | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.108 |
| trickling filter | tf germain k meat packing | Germain k value - meat packing | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.216 |
| trickling filter | tf germain k pharmaceutical | Germain k value - pharmaceutical | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.221 |
| trickling filter | tf germain k potato processing | Germain k value - potato processing | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.351 |
| trickling filter | tf germain k refinery | Germain k value - refinery | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.059 |
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