A benchmark study of controlled emptying of equalization basins
(2005) In Water Science and Technology 52(12). p.113-121- Abstract
- Storm tanks, or equalization basins, have been used for many years in sewer or wastewater treatment systems to reduce the amount of combined sewer overflows. In this paper, a systematic control of an equalization basin is used not only to dampen or reduce the hydraulic load, but also to systematically improve the effluent quality in a nitrogen removal plant. It is demonstrated that the effluent ammonia concentration is the key component. The Benchmark Simulation Model 1, implemented in MATLAB/Simulink, has been used to perform the evaluations. It has been extended with systematic rainfall generations. Intuitively, it is apparent that the equalization basin should be emptied before a rainfall. This requires a prediction capacity. It is... (More)
- Storm tanks, or equalization basins, have been used for many years in sewer or wastewater treatment systems to reduce the amount of combined sewer overflows. In this paper, a systematic control of an equalization basin is used not only to dampen or reduce the hydraulic load, but also to systematically improve the effluent quality in a nitrogen removal plant. It is demonstrated that the effluent ammonia concentration is the key component. The Benchmark Simulation Model 1, implemented in MATLAB/Simulink, has been used to perform the evaluations. It has been extended with systematic rainfall generations. Intuitively, it is apparent that the equalization basin should be emptied before a rainfall. This requires a prediction capacity. It is shown that the choice of prediction time is by no means trivial and it is not true that a long prediction horizon is a,ways advantageous. (Less)
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- Bolmstedt, Jon LU and Olsson, Gustaf LU
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- 2005
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- integrated control, control strategies, equalization basins, wastewater
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- Water Science and Technology
- volume
- 52
- issue
- 12
- pages
- 113 - 121
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- IWA Publishing
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- pmid:16477978
- scopus:31844432225
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- 0273-1223
- language
- English
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- yes
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title = {{A benchmark study of controlled emptying of equalization basins}},
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volume = {{52}},
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