The simplified equations of motion proposed by Morton to determine
the extent of vertical travel of a forced plume in a linear
density stratified environment were re-written and solved in a way
which allowed them to be applied to any non linear profile of density.
For application to any specific...
Since the development of the activated sludge process in 1913
many attempts have been made to improve it. One approach has been
to increase the oxygen available to the bio-mass. This study combined the use of elevated pressure and high-shear mixing to increase
the oxygen transfer.
The conventional method of...
The purification capacity of an activated sludge process is highly
dependent of the rate of oxygen transfer from the air to the microorganisms.
This rate can be increased in an air diffusion system by
subjecting the culture to high shear and high pressure.
A study of the effects of high...
An investigation was conducted to ascertain if certain concepts
of microbial metabolism, derived from studies using simple
soluble substrates, are applicable to the biological assimilation of
complex, partially colloidal suspensions. A mixture containing one
gram of Carnation dry-skim milk is considered to be a complex,
partially colloidal substrate and was...
The treatment of waste water from a corn freezing process by
activated sludge with the aid of alum coagulation was investigated.
Both high and low energy level systems were observed with good
flocculation occurring at the low energy level. Because poor flocculation
occurs at high energy level conditions, alum was...
The degradation of kraft pulping wastes in estuarine waters
was measured in terms of the following parameters: five-day 20°C
B.O.D., the Pearl-Benson Index, and toxicity to the bay mussel
(Mytilus edulis L.). The waste tested was the total effluent from a
combined pulp and paper mill producing 430 tons of...
A study to determine the oxygen transfer rates in selected
waste liquids and to compare these rates with that of distilled water
was performed. Tests using treated sewage and pulp and paper mill
effluent were conducted in a model aeration tank. From the data, a,
a ratio of the rate...