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CSTR and PFR Mass Balance Calculations for Substrate Removal

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Rearrange:

\( k_s + S = \mu S \)

\( S(\mu - 1/\theta) = k_s/\theta \)

\( S = \dfrac{k_s}{(\mu\theta - 1)} \)

Mass balance on S

\( Q(S_0 - S) + V r_s = 0 \)

\(-r_s = \dfrac{S_0 - S}{\theta} = \dfrac{\mu X}{Y} \)

\( X = \dfrac{Y(S_0 - S)}{\mu \theta} \)

\( \mu = 1 \)

\( X = Y(S_0 - S) \)

c) \( \tau = \tau_{min},\ S = S_0 \)

\( 1/\tau_{min} = 2d(250)/(50 + 250) \)

\( \tau_{min} = 0.6d \)

b) for \( S = 25 \text{ mg/L} \)

\( \tau(S) = \dfrac{k_s + S}{\mu S} = \dfrac{50 + 25}{2(25)} d = 1.5d \)

\( V = 10^4 \text{ m}^3/d \times 1.5d = 1.5 \times 10^4 \text{ m}^3 \)

c) \( X(1.5d) = X = 0.6(250 - 25) = 135 \text{ mg COD}_x/\ell \)

\( \dfrac{dX}{d\tau} = \hat{\mu}X \dfrac{S}{(K_s + S)} \qquad \text{where } X_0 > 0 \)

numerical solution for \( 5 \le X_0 \le 50 \)

\( X_0 \) (mgCODx/l)

5

10

25

50

\( \tau_{PFR} (S=25 \text{ mgCODx/l}) \) (d)

1.9

1.6

1.1

0.8

(See numerical solution tables and graphs following)

Problem 1d, comparison of ideal CSTR and PFR results from numerical solution of coupled mass balances for S and X, assuming values for \( X_0 \) 5, 10, 25, and 50 mgCODx/l for \( S \) effluent = 25 mg/L COD

\( \tau_{CSTR} \) (d)

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Note that for \( X = 10 \text{ mgCODx/l} \) coupled mass balance solution is close to assuming \( X_{avg} = 67.5 \text{ mgCODx/l} \)

\( X_{avg} = 135/2 = 67.5 \text{ mg CODx/l} \)

\[

\int_{S_0}^{S} \frac{K_s + S}{S} \, dS

=

-\left(\frac{\hat{\mu}X}{Y}\right)\int_0^\tau d\tau

\]

\( K_s \ln S + (S - S_0) = -\hat{\mu} X_{avg}\tau \)

\[

\tau = \dfrac{Y}{\hat{\mu}X_{avg}}

\left(

K_s \ln \dfrac{S_0}{S} + S_0 - S

\right)

\]

If using this note that \( \tau \) is very sensitive to \( X_{avg} \)

for \( X_{avg} = 67.5 \) and \( S = 25 \text{ mg/L COD} \)

\[

\tau_{PFR} =

\dfrac{0.6}{2(67.5)}

\left(

50\ln\left(\dfrac{250}{25}\right) + (250 - 25)

\right)

= 1.5d

\]

\(\approx \tau_{CSTR}\) from 1b

for \( X_{avg} = 100 \)

\[

\tau_{PFR} =

\dfrac{0.6}{2(100)}

\left(

50\ln(10) + 225

\right)

= 1.0d \ (33\% \text{ less})

\]

Alternative solution to 1d, solve for \( \tau \), assuming \( X_{avg} \) constant

\( X = 135/(2.5, 67.5 \text{ mg/l}) \)

\[

\tau_{pf} =

\dfrac{Y}{\hat{\mu}X_{avg}}

\left(

K_s \ln(S_0/S) + (S_0 - S)

\right)

\]

\[

\tau_{cst} = 1/\mu = 1/((K_s+S)/S)

\]

\( V = 1.8d(300 \text{ m}^3/d) = 540 \text{ m}^3 \)

\[

X = \dfrac{\theta}{\tau}Y\frac{(S_0 - S)}{(1 + b\theta)}

\]

\( X = 1.8(10^4 \text{ m}^3/d)(0.6)\dfrac{225}{540 \text{ m}^3(1 + 0.1(1.8))} \)

\( X = 3800 \text{ mgCODx}/\ell \)

c. compare

CSTR recycle \( \tau_{90\%}(d) \) \( V_{90\%}(d) \) \( X_{90\%}(\text{mgCODx}/\ell) \)

recycle 0.054 \( 1.5\times10^4 \) 135

no recycle 1.5 540 3800

\( V_{norecycle}/V_{recycle} = 28 \), \( X_{recycle}/X_{norecycle} = 28 \)

Cell recycle increases biomass by factor of 28

and reduces required reaction time

and volume by factor of 28.

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