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RECORD NUMBER: 30 OF 30| Main Title | Total energy consumption for municipal wastewater treatment / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Author | Smith, Robert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CORP Author | Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH. Wastewater Research Div. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory ; for sale by the National Technical Information Service, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Published | 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Report Number | EPA-600/2-78-149 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB-286 688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 04325559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISBN | pbk. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Subjects | Water treatment plants--United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Sewage treatment ; Energy consumption ; Electric power demand ; Industrial plants ; Packaged sewage plants ; Sludge disposal ; Sludge digestion ; Space heating ; Buildings ; Construction ; Heat recovery ; Electric power consumption | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Collation | viii, 43 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Quantities of all forms of energy consumed for collection and treatment of municipal wastewater are estimated. Heat energy is equated to electrical energy by a conversion factor of 10,500 Btu/kwh. Total energy consumption, expressed as kwh/mg of wastewater treated, ranges from 2300-3700 kwh/mg. Energy used for construction of the treatment plant and the seweage system represents 35-55% of the total energy consumed. The remainder used for plant operation is predominately (65-75%) electrical energy. The use of high efficiency aeration devices combined with good maintenance practices appears to offer the best opportunity for conservation of energy within the plant. |
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| Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 40-42). August 1978. |
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| Contents Notes | Introduction -- Conclusions -- Electrical energy for plant operator -- Energy for sewer and plant construction -- Energy for manufacture of process chemicals -- Heat energy used at the plant -- Potential for energy recovery. Quantities of all forms of energy consumed for collection and treatment of municipal wastewater are estimated. Heat energy is equated to electrical energy by a conversion factor of 10,500 Btu/kwh. Total energy consumption, expressed as kwh/mg of wastewater treated, ranges from 2300-3700 kwh/mg. Energy used for construction of the treatment plant and the sewerage system represents 35-55% of the total energy consumed. The remainder used for plant operation is predominately (65-75%) electrical energy. The use of high efficiency aeration devices combined with good maintenance practices appears to offer the best opportunity for conservation of energy within the plant. Recovery of energy from the sludge produced at the plant can be accomplished by anaerobically digesting the sludge and using the digester gas as fuel for internal combustion engines. In large plants, when the sludge is sufficiently dewatered, it is also possible to recover energy by incinerating the dewatered sludge with production of steam in a waste heat boiler. The steam can then be used within the plant or expanded through a steam turbine to produce mechanical or electrical energy. |