Respirometry Of Activated Sludge PDF Download

The respiration rate has generated much interest as a means of monitoring and controlling the activated sludge process because it is directly associated with both biomass growth and substrate removal. Respirometry has long been recognized as a valuable tool for controlling the activated sludge process, and as a result, many respirometry-based control strategies have been proposed in the literature. This study has developed a benchmark and methodology for conducting simulation studies to test the proposed control strategies within a complete and consistent set of process conditions. The benchmark consists of a complete set of influent conditions, a standard activated sludge plant configuration, models for the activated sludge process and the secondary clarification process, as well as values for the model parameters and initial values for the state variables. The benchmark provided the framework for the development of the simulation-based methodology. The methodology uses the benchmark, and includes a set of guidelines for implementing a control strategy in the benchmark plant and a set of tests for evaluating the performance and benefits of a proposed control system. The benchmark and methodology were then applied to test selected control strategies from the literature. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).