Modeling, instrumentation, automation, and optimization of wastewater treatment facilities

Water Environment Research

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1347-1363

  Sweeney, Michael W ^a   Kabouris, John C ^b  

^a Toho Water Authority   (United States)

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Instrumentation; Measurements; Modeling; Optimization; Process control; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; MEASUREMENTS; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; RECLAMATION;

INSTRUMENTATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOMATION; INSTRUMENTATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AUTOMATION; CARBON METABOLISM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EQUIPMENT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 84886744676     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143012X13407275695111     Document Type: Review

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