Optimal flow distribution over multiple parallel pellet reactors: A model-based approach

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 493-501

  van Schagen, Kim M ^a,b   Babuska R ^b   Rietveld, L C ^c   Baars, E T ^d  

^a ROYAL HASKONINGDHV   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control; Cost reduction; Drinking water; Flow distribution; Modelling; Optimisation; Plant configuration

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COST REDUCTION; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; OPTIMAL MODEL; PARALLEL PELLET REACTORS;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DRINKING WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; COST CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR; SAFETY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; COST SAVINGS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33646739698     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.160     Document Type: Article

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