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Improvements In Modeling Dissolved Oxygen In Activated Sludge Systems, Jacek Makinia, Scott A. Wells
Improvements In Modeling Dissolved Oxygen In Activated Sludge Systems, Jacek Makinia, Scott A. Wells
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The aim of this research was to show the impact of the flow conditions and variations in the aeration intensity on changes in the predicted dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations in a full-scale activated sludge reactor. The Activated Sludge Model No. 1 was used to describe the biochemical processes. The studies were performed at the Rock Creek wastewater treatment plant in Hillsboro, OR (USA). The simulation results were compared with data originating from two 24-hour experiments. The model that best reflected the spatial and diurnal distributions of the DO concentrations was the one-dimensional advection-dispersion equation with a variable overall oxygen mass …