Research Article
Jun 1982
Rotating Biological Contactor System Design
Authors: Yeun C. Wu, M.ASCE, and Ed D. Smith, M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 108, Issue 3
Abstract
Practical application of Wu's model for the prediction of soluble BOD removal in RBC systems is discussed extensively for various operating conditions. The model was tested by the use of more than 80 data sets obtained from the operation of six full-scale RBC plants. Also, nomograms were constructed to demonstrate a method for selecting the design surface hydraulic loadings. More importantly, the hydraulic loading rates predicted/calculated on the basis of the criteria employed for four full-scale RBC plant designs were compared with the actual design hydraulic loadings. No significant difference between the predicted and the designed hydraulic loading was found.
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Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division
Volume 108 • Issue 3 • June 1982
Pages: 578 - 588
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© 1982 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jun 1982
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Yeun C. Wu, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., 944 Benedum Hall, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15261
Ed D. Smith, M.ASCE
Environmental Engr., Construction Engrg. Research Lab., Dept. of the Army, Champaign, Ill. 61820
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