Modelling and simulation of the steady-state of secondary settlers in wastewater treatment plants

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 39-46

  Queinnec, I ^a   Dochain, O ^b  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Parameter identification; Sludge thickening; Steady state

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

SECONDARY SETTLERS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; MODELING; SETTLING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; LABORATORY; MODEL; PARAMETER; SIMULATION; SLUDGE SETTLING; SLUDGE THICKENING; SOLID; STEADY STATE; THEORY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0035024097     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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