Improving wastewater treatment plant performance by applying CFD models for design and operation: selected case studies

Hydrodynamic simulation (CFD: computational fluid dynamics) is one of the major tools for planning the reconstruction and operation of the structures in wastewater treatment plants, and its routine use is commonplace because of the cost savings and efficiency gains that can be achieved. This paper p...

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Published in:Water science and technology 2021-07, Vol.84 (2), p.323-332
Main Author: Patziger, M
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aeration
Aeration tanks
Aerodynamics
Air intakes
Biogas
Carbon
Case studies
Chambers
Chemical oxygen demand
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer applications
Design
Design optimization
Ditches
Efficiency
Energy
Fluid dynamics
Geometry
grit chambers
Hydrodynamics
Mathematical models
mixing
Nutrient removal
operation
Oxidation
Oxidation ditches
Particle size
return sludge control
Sedimentation & deposition
Sedimentation tanks
Settling tanks
Sludge
Storage tanks
Storms
Tanks
Velocity
Wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment plants
water resources recovery
Water treatment
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Carbon
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Design optimization
Ditches
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Velocity
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