The bio reactors with high efficiency using ejector are widely used in gas-liquid system, This is also due to the high efficiency in gas dispersion resulting in high mass transfer rate and low power requirements. Thus, the new liquid fertilizer manufacturing equipment composed with aeration tank, cycling tank and circulation pump using an ejector was developed. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of an ejector on the liquid fertilizer manufacturing equipment and to design the optimal ejector for actual application using CFD analysis and experimental method. The results show that the suction air mass flow rate is increased, as the diameter of driving ejector nozzle is smaller and the position of nozzle is toward the exit of an ejector.

This study was conducted to evaluate the treatment efficiency including reaction kinetics and hydraulic characteristics of food processing wastewater by using an ejector-type aeration system (ETAS) in activated sludge process. The oxygen transfer efficiency in ETAS can be changed in accordance with the depth of reactor. However, the optimum air velocity was found less than 1.82 m/hr at a superficial liquid velocity of 634 m/hr. The ETAS process showed higher organic material removal efficiency than that of the existing activated sludge process under hydraulic detention time ranged from 6 to 12 hours. This process, which can maintain MLVSS highly, is able to have high organic material removal efficiency at short HRT and deal with variable organic material loading.