Name : Bear

pong
Kwasi Gyimah
Index NE : 5862816
Environmental Quality Engineering

septictankdesignh-ssignme.at
Preamble :
Average
household size of 5 household
persons per
accumulation rate 0.04 my
sludge cap Gear

Per flow
'
Q= capita wastewater -
-
O Ohm
-

t -
wastewater retention time 3 days

I Desludging frequency
2.
years
-
-

f- -

sludge decomposition
factor I -

c) a) For a household of 75
Population
-
-
75×5=375 persons
volume of septic
Tank -

-
Nott NS Tf
=
(375×001243) t (375×0.04×3×1)
= 58.5 m3

Total Surface Area of Tank = Volume 1 Depth

Assuming a depth of 3m
surface Areas 58.5ms m2
=
19.5
37
Total surface Area = Total length K ) x width LW)

Assuming length to width ratio of 3 : l

Li 3W
'
Surface Area
-
-
3W

19.5 = 3Wh

f 3×2.55=7.65
w =
= 2.55in ; L -
-

in

Desiguingfrtwocompwtwents
Assuming length of 1st and 2nd
compartment
= 2 : l
't
l
compartment

%xTotal length =
43×7.65=5.102 -

Dimensions : 5. low X 2.55M x 3m

Zudlompwtuent
length -

-
Yzx 7.65 =
2.55€
Diversions =
2.55mi 2.55 -
XK
c) b) For a household of 30

Population
-
-
30×5=150 persons
volume of septic
Tank -

-
Nott NS Tf
=
( 150×0.01243 ) t (150×0.04×3×1)
= 23.4 m3

Total Surface Area of Tank = Volume / Depth

Assuming a depth of 2.5M

Surface Areas 23.4 '

m
=
9.36 m2

Total surface Area = Total length K ) x width LW)

Assuming length to width ratio of 3 : l

Li 3W
'
Surface Area
-
-
3W

9.36 = 3Wh

¥3 1.77 3×177
W =
= m ; L -
-

= 5.31 on

for Two
Designing Compartments

't
AsshfHtad2 compartment
= 2 : l

l
compartment

total length = 43×5.31 = 3.54

=
in

Dimensions : 3.54 mx 1.77 m x 2.5in

2nd
Compartment
length -5.311.77
Yzx = =

Diversions =
1.77 mx 1.77 - X 2.5in

household 15
c) For a
of

Population
-
-
15×5=75 persons
volume of septic
Tank -
-

Nott NS Tf
=
( 75×001243 ) t (75 × 0.04×3×1)
'
= 11.7 m

Total Surface Area of Tank = Volume / Depth

Assuming a depth of 2 m
 Surface Areas 11.7 '
m2
m
5.85
-2
-

Total surface Area = Total length K ) x width LW)

Assuming length to width ratio of 3 : l

Li 3W
'
Surface Area
-
-
3W

5.85 = 3Wh

f 3×1.40
W =
=
1.40 m ; L -
-

= 4.2 on

Desiguingfertwocompwtwents
Assuming length of 1st and 2nd
compartment
= 2 : l
't
l
compartment

total length = 43×42 = 2.80 in

Dimensions :
2.8 m X 1.4 m x 2in

2nd
Compartment

¥Yzx42=t€
Diversions = 1.4 mx 1.4 - X 2 in

d) For a household 7
of

Population
-
.
7×5=35 persons
Volume of septic
Tank -

-
Nat .
t NS Tf
=
( 35×001243 ) t (35 × 0.04×3×1)

= 5.46 m3

Total Surface Area of Tank = Volume / Depth

Assuming a depth of 2 m

surface Areas 5.46 m

'
2.73 m2

-2
-

Total surface Area = Total length K ) x width LW)

Assuming length to width ratio of 3 : l

Li 3W
'
Surface Area
-
-
3W

2.73 = 3Wh
 3×0.95 2.85
T
W =
= 0.95 m ; L -
-

= in

Desiguingfertwocompartwents
Assuming length of 1st and 2nd
compartment
= 2 : l
't
l
compartment

total length = 43×285 = 1.9 m

Dimensions :
1.9 m X 0.95 mX2m

2nd
Compartment
length -

-
→Yzx = 0.95

Divens 095 my 0.95 X 2

# = - in

Inlet

f- ,
outlet

e÷¥¥f÷÷i
*
I

tsunami
v_

kt
41 length Yz length

2) Family of ten Infiltrator race = IN Ll day

wastewater flow Drain trench effective
lwllpersunlday depth 0.7ns
-

-
=

Sludge accumulator rate =

0.04 my length to width ratio of tank 2 : I
year
=
person

water depth in tank = 1.5in Restudying frequency = 5

years
Retention time =3 days at startup
a) Volume of septic tank = NQT t NST
=
@ perplex lpersmldayx
3 days ) t ( 1040.04 n'
lperanlgarx 5 years
)
= 5ms
Depth of water
in tank 2in
1.5in = Total depth =

freeboard of 0.5in
Assuming
Surface Area
5%32=2.5
= m2

length to width ratio of tank = 2 : I

length =
2W
'
Surface Area =
2W -

2.5
'

W -
I 12 L 2.24M
; =
-

m
.
. .

1st Compartment

¥YyTutl length = 24×2.24=1.49 m

Dimensions -
1.49×1.12×2 on

2nd Compartment

¥hxTut length = Ya x 2-24 =

0.75 m

Divens .ms -

0.75×1 .
12×2 in

b) Pit Volare -

- NST
To allow for bulk anal -

cleansing materials = 0.55

Assume 2 users
cubicle
per
N 2 s 's 1.55=1.510.0454 person 1year ) b. Ob
'
I
lperwnlyew
-

users h m
-

Assume Desludging Age y 2

years
-
=

pit volume =
2 x 0.06×2=0.243

Assure depth of pit 2in =

Allow freeboard of Ufm

total
depth 2.5in
-

Surface Area = 024ms 0.096 m2

=

length to depth ratio = 2 : I

length 2W
Surface Area = 2W2= 0.096
W= 0.219 m
; L --
0.438in

Biren sins of middle pits

-
-

0.438×0.219×2
 t÷i÷÷i÷÷ iitn
-

0.212 2km 0.219in 0.2km loaf

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