Analysis and simulation of the sludge profile dynamics in a full-scale clarifier

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 523-530

  De Clercq, Jeriffa ^a   Devisscher, Martijn ^b   Boonen, Ivo ^b   Defrancq, Jacques ^a   Vanrolleghem, Peter A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Aquafin Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Clarifier; Dispersion; Mathematical modelling; Parameter estimates; Settling velocity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DATA COLLECTION; DISPERSION MODEL; SLUDGE CONCENTRATION; SLUDGE PROFILE DYNAMICS;

CLARIFIERS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; SETTLING VELOCITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; CALIBRATION; DISPERSION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEASUREMENT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PROCESS MODEL; SIMULATION; SLUDGE CLARIFICATION; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 18044383714     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1213     Document Type: Article

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