Control of the aeration volume in an activated sludge process using supervisory control strategies

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1668-1676

  Ekman, Mats ^a   Björlenius, Berndt ^b   Andersson, Mikael ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm Water Company   (Sweden)

^c Benima Mellan AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activated sludge process; Aeration energy; Automatic control benchmark; Nutrient removal; Supervisory control

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; DECISION MAKING; OXYGEN; SEWAGE AERATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUBSTRATES;

AERATION ENERGY; AUTOMATIC CONTROL BENCHMARKS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; SUPERVISORY CONTROLS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; DECISION MAKING; OXYGEN; SEWAGE AERATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUBSTRATES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMMONIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN; RESPIRATION; SENSOR; WASTEWATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SIMULATION; SLUDGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 33646518122     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.02.019     Document Type: Article

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