Modelling transportation and transformation of nitrogen compounds at different influent concentrations in sewer pipe

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1553-1563

  Pai, T Y ^a   Shyu, G S ^b   Chen, L ^c   Lo, H M ^d   Chang, D H ^d   Lai, W J ^d   Yang, P Y ^d   Chen, C Y ^e   Liao, Y C ^e   Tseng, S C ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Shuzen Junior College of Medicine and Management   (Taiwan)

^d CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heterotrophic biofilm; Mathematical model; Nitrogen compounds; Sewer; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITROGEN; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAMETER MODEL; HETEROTROPHIC BIOFILM; HETEROTROPHS; MODEL SIMULATION; NITRITE NITROGEN; ORGANIC NITROGEN; RE-AERATION; SEWER PIPES; TEST TIME; TRANSFORMATION; TRANSFORMATION PATHWAYS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

SEWERS;

EID: 84870253480     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2012.04.036     Document Type: Article

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