ENV-39

Oxygen deficit

Reaeration-only deficit decay.

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GoverningOxygen deficit

Governing equation

D=D_0 e^{-k_a t}

where

D0: D0 (mg/L)
ka: ka (1/d)
t: t (d)
D: Oxygen deficit (mg/L)

Lecture brief

Historical brief

Streeter–Phelps (1925) oxygen sag, settling theory and Guldberg–Waage kinetics made water and air quality a rate problem. The lab computes sag, overflow and a snapshot of reactor mass balance. This sheet (ENV-39 — Oxygen deficit) is the form associated with Oxygen deficit. Working symbols: $D0$ , $ka$ , $t$ $\rightarrow$ $D$ . Reaeration-only deficit decay. Pedagogical SI sheet with a live model and a swept parameter.

Purpose

Purpose: compute

D

from

D0

ka

t

in Environmental via

D=D_0 e^{-k_a t}

Reaeration-only deficit decay. Use it when a real environmental question must be answered in SI before a code check.

Live realistic example

In symbols

Live case. Given

D0 = 6.000\,\mathrm{mg/L}

ka = 0.400\,\mathrm{1/d}

t = 2.000\,\mathrm{d}

, the governing relation

D=D_0 e^{-k_a t}

yields

D = 2.696\,\mathrm{mg/L}

. One governing identity, SI units, a single sweep on the sheet. Move a slider: the numbers are this situation, not a canned story.

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Inputs

D0 D06 mg/Lka ka0.4 1/dt t2 d

Outputs

Oxygen deficit D2.696 mg/L

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One governing identity, SI units, a single sweep on the sheet.

Reaeration-only deficit decay. Pedagogical SI sheet with a live model and a swept parameter.

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