Benchmark simulation models, quo vadis?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-15

  Jeppsson, U ^a   Alex, J ^b   Batstone, D J ^c   Benedetti, L ^d   Comas, J ^e   Copp, J B ^f   Corominas, L ^e   Flores Alsina, X ^a,g   Gernaey, K V ^g   Nopens, I ^h   Pons, M N ⁱ   Rodriguez Roda I ^e   Rosen, C ^j   Steyer, J P ^k   Vanrolleghem, P A ^l   Volcke, E I P ^h   Vrecko, D ^m  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Ifak e V Magdeburg   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d WATERWAYS srl   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^f Primodal Inc   (Canada)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^h GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^j Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies   (Sweden)

^k LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^l UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^m JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

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Author keywords

Benchmarking (BSM); Control; Evaluation; Modelling; Process monitoring; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARK SYSTEM; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS; EVALUATION; EVALUATION TOOL; PROCESS MODIFICATIONS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL; MODELS; PROCESS MONITORING; TOOLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BENCHMARKING;

DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; RAIN; STORM WATER; SULFATE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENCHMARKING; CONTROL SYSTEM; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; WASTE FACILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BENCHMARK SIMULATION MODEL; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROL STRATEGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY YIELD; NITROUS OXIDE EMISSION; NUTRIENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL; PROCESS MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWER; SIMULATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BENCHMARKING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 84881188985     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.246     Document Type: Article

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