Attached Growth Design: trickling filter
tf germain k sugar processing to tf hydraulic loading low rate
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 germain k sugar processing | Germain k value - sugar processing | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.165 |
| trickling filter | tf germain k synthetic dairy | Germain k value - synthetic dairy | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.17 |
| trickling filter | tf germain k textile mill | Germain k value - textile mill | dimensionless (L/s)^0.5/m² | — | 0.107 |
| trickling filter | tf headloss correction crossflow 100 | Headloss correction factor - plastic cross-flow 100 m²/m³ | dimensionless | — | 1.3 |
| trickling filter | tf headloss correction crossflow 140 | Headloss correction factor - plastic cross-flow 140 m²/m³ | dimensionless | — | 1.6 |
| trickling filter | tf headloss correction random 100 | Headloss correction factor - plastic random 100 m²/m³ | dimensionless | — | 1.6 |
| trickling filter | tf headloss correction rock 45 | Headloss correction factor - rock 45 m²/m³ | dimensionless | — | 2 |
| trickling filter | tf hydraulic loading high rate plastic | Hydraulic loading - high rate plastic | m³/m²·d | 75 | 15 |
| trickling filter | tf hydraulic loading high rate rock | Hydraulic loading - high rate rock | m³/m²·d | 40 | 4 |
| trickling filter | tf hydraulic loading low rate | Hydraulic loading - low rate | m³/m²·d | 4 | 1 |
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