Biological Treatment Process Modeling
Biological Treatment Process Modeling covers wastewater treatment plant evaluation and design using commercial software, focusing on biological treatment kinetics and process optimization.
Summary
What you’ll be able to do
Configure wastewater treatment plant processes and input data utilizing a commercial modeling program for design
Define the wastewater characterization requirements for calibrating a model for a given treatment scenario
Utilize models for planning, design, and operations problem statements
Utilize a model to evaluate alternatives for treatment considering carbon availability, chemical use, energy requirements, and sludge production
Analyze possibilities for new and innovative control strategies
Determine the most significant factors affecting plant design and use the model to do a sensitivity analysis for changes in these factors
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Modeling for wastewater treatment plant evaluation and design using a commercial modeling program. Focus on biological treatment processes and the kinetics of biological growth and substrate degradation. Set up and calibrate model, configure and size plant processes, and explore the impact of configuration and kinetic parameters on treatment efficiency. Evaluate impacts and tradeoffs for advanced treatment scenarios with regards to chemical use, energy needs, sludge production, and plant footprint.
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Topics
- Biological treatment processes and kinetics of growth and substrate degradation.
- Impact of configuration and kinetic parameters on treatment efficiency.
- Tradeoffs in advanced treatment scenarios including chemical use, energy, sludge, and footprint.
Skills
- Configuring wastewater treatment plant processes and inputting data using commercial modeling programs.
- Setting up, calibrating, and configuring models to size plant processes and evaluate treatment efficiency.
- Evaluating treatment alternatives based on carbon availability, chemical use, energy, and sludge production.
- Conducting sensitivity analyses on factors affecting plant design.
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