Estimation of sludge sedimentation parameters from single batch settling curves

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 395-406

  Vanderhasselt, Alexis ^a   Vanrolleghem, Peter A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Batch settling curves; Flux curves; Parameter estimation; Sedimentation; Settling models

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEDIMENTATION;

BATCH SETTLING CURVES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEDIMENTATION; SETTLING VELOCITY; SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CURVE FITTING; DILUTION; DYNAMICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MODEL; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SLUDGE; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VELOCITY;

EID: 0034142530     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00158-X     Document Type: Article

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