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Solids separation parameters for secondary clarifiers
Efficient separation of solids and supernatant is crucial in an activated‐sludge system because the performance of the system depends on the return of active biological solids to the biological reactor. For optimization and planning of the process, dynamic models describing the settling process are available. To use these models for simulations, parameters that characterize biomass settling must be known. The one‐dimensional model used in this work requires characteristic settling parameters from repeatedly performed batch tests. However, the model, together with its characteristic parameters, applies better to deep circular clarifiers than to rectangular ones. This work describes a new method to find the alternative settling parameters VA and nA, from dynamic measurements in a full‐scale rectangular clarifier, to be used for simulations of the same clarifier. Results from simulations of the movement of sludge blanket height in different clarifiers using the parameters VA and nA agreed well with full‐scale performance.
Solids separation parameters for secondary clarifiers
Efficient separation of solids and supernatant is crucial in an activated‐sludge system because the performance of the system depends on the return of active biological solids to the biological reactor. For optimization and planning of the process, dynamic models describing the settling process are available. To use these models for simulations, parameters that characterize biomass settling must be known. The one‐dimensional model used in this work requires characteristic settling parameters from repeatedly performed batch tests. However, the model, together with its characteristic parameters, applies better to deep circular clarifiers than to rectangular ones. This work describes a new method to find the alternative settling parameters VA and nA, from dynamic measurements in a full‐scale rectangular clarifier, to be used for simulations of the same clarifier. Results from simulations of the movement of sludge blanket height in different clarifiers using the parameters VA and nA agreed well with full‐scale performance.
Solids separation parameters for secondary clarifiers
Hasselblad, Serena (author) / Xu, Shulan (author)
Water Environment Research ; 70 ; 1290-1294
1998-11-01
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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