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

Water Environment Research

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1322-1338

  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; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOMATION; BIOSENSOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; REVIEW; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84896713185     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143013X13698672322228     Document Type: Review

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