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Title: ASDC: A microcomputer-based program for air stripper design and costing. Revision. Final report, March 1990-August 1991

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5045778

Packed-tower, counter-current air stripping is a treatment process that can be employed for removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from water and wastewater. The design of an air stripper is performed using a well-developed mathematical model of the process. However, the number of variables involved exceeds the number of constraining equations by two, with the result that a number of alternative air stripper designs exist for a particular water treatment goal. In selecting the optimum design among the various alternatives, it is important to consider the capital and operating costs associated with each alternative. This report describes an interactive, microcomputer-based program - the Air Stripper Design and Costing (ASDC) program - that enables rapid evaluation of alternative air stripper designs and approximate costs associated with these designs for user-specified treatment scenarios. The various components of the program are described in detail, a guide to program operation is provided along with example applications, and results of some verification tests are presented. Air Stripping, Computer design, Water Treatment, Volatile organic compound.

Research Organization:
Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering
OSTI ID:
5045778
Report Number(s):
AD-A-275724/3/XAB; R-92-204; CNN: F08635-90-C-0099
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Also included with AD-M000 308. Revision of report dated Dec 91
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English