Designing Aeration Systems using Baseline Mass Transfer Coefficients For Water and Wastewater Treatment

The book is about the discovery of a Standard Specific Baseline Mass Transfer Coefficient (KLa0)20 that represents a revolutionary change in the understanding, designing, and operation of aeration equipment, as well as providing a baseline for future research and development for water and wastewater treatment systems. It discusses the use of the Standard Model for oxygen transfer to determine the baseline, and its major finding is to show that the gas transfer model is a consistent relativistic theory of molecular interactions. Previously, the challenge was the appearance of divergences in the mass transfer coefficient estimations that defies aeration design. This normalization to a baseline is a great achievement in physics and engineering.

Prologue. Mass Transfer Coefficient and Gas Solubility. Development of a Model to Determine Baseline Mass Transfer Coefficients in Aeration Tanks. The Lee-Baillod Equation. Baseline Mass Transfer Coefficients and Interpretation of Non-steady State Submerged Bubble Oxygen Transfer Data. Is Oxygen Transfer Rate (OTR) in Submerged Bubble Aeration Affected by the Oxygen Uptake Rate (OUR)? Recommendation for Further Testing and Research. Epilogue.

Johnny Lee graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1978. He was a drainage engineer in England for many years, designing surface water and sanitary sewer systems in large drainage projects. He is currently an independent researcher and a member of the Oxygen Transfer Standards Committee in the US. He has numerous publications on Mass Transfer Coefficient and Gas Solubility, and is active in upgrading the standards for oxygen transfer.