Nitrogen removal with intermittent aeration

For nitrogen removal with intermittent aeration, the ratio between anoxic phases and aerobic phases
(VD/VAT) is equal to (ATV-DVWK-A 131E, 2000):

VD S 2.9
= NO 3, D ×
VAT CBOD , IAT 0.75 × OU C , BOD

where:

§ SNO3,D is the denitrified nitrogen concentration;

§ CBOD,IAT is the influent BOD5 concentration;
§ OUC,BOD is the specific oxygen uptake for carbon removal per unit load of BOD5 (ATV-DVWK-A
131E, 2000):

0.15 ×1.072T -15 × tSS

OU C , BOD = 0.56 +
1 + 0.17 ×1.072T -15 × tSS

§ tSS is the sludge age.

The cycle time (tT) can be determined as follows (ATV-DVWK-A 131E, 2000):

S NO 3, EST
tT = t R × ³2h
S NH 4, N

where:

§ tR is the hydraulic retention time inside the intermittent aeration tank;

§ SNO3,EST is the effluent nitrate concentration;
§ SNH4,N is the nitrified ammonia concentration.

Therefore, the duration of anoxic (tD) and aerobic phases (tN) is equal to:

VD
t D = tT ×
VAT
æ V ö
t N = tT × ç 1 - D ÷
è VAT ø

To calculate the hourly oxygen uptake (OUh), the presence of anoxic phases should be considered (ATV-
DVWK-A 131E, 2000):

OU d
OU h =
æ V ö
24 × ç1 - D ÷
è VAT ø

where OUd is the daily oxygen uptake.