Wasted sludge treatment contributions in the WWTP total cost

WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 655-662

  Espirito Santo I A C P ^a   Fernandes, E M G P ^a   Araujo M M ^a   Ferreira, E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cost function minimization; Secondary settler modeling; Sludge treatment; WWTP optimal design

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; DESIGN; LAND FILL; OPTIMIZATION; SEWAGE SETTLING TANKS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DOUBLE EXPONENTIAL MODEL; SECONDARY SETTLER MODELING; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 34247389165     PISSN: 17900832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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