We developed and evaluated a framework for the continuous use of dynamic models in daily management and operation of WWTPs. The overall aim is to generate knowledge and build in-house capacity for the reliable use of dynamic models in practice (within a regional water authority in The Netherlands). To this end, we have adopted a life cycle approach, where the plant model follows the different stages that make up the typical lifespan of a plant. Since this approach creates a framework in which models are continuously reused, it is more efficient in terms of resources and investment than the traditional approach where one always makes a new model for the plant whenever it is needed. The methodology was evaluated successfully at a 50,000 PE domestic EBPR plant (Haaren, The Netherlands). It is shown that the continuous use and update of models in a cyclic manner creates a learning cycle, which results in experience and knowledge generation about the plant's modelling that accumulates and translates into improvements into the modelling quality and efficiency. Moreover, a model is now always on-the-shelf for process optimization.
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May 01 2008
Developing a framework for continuous use of models in daily management and operation of WWTPs: a life cycle approach
Gürkan Sin;
1BIOMATH, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
E-mail: gsi@kt.dtu.dh
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Dirk J. W. De Pauw;
Dirk J. W. De Pauw
1BIOMATH, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
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Stefan Weijers;
Stefan Weijers
2Waterschap De Dommel, P.O. Box 10.001, 5280 DA, Boxtel, The Netherlands
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Peter A. Vanrolleghem
Peter A. Vanrolleghem
1BIOMATH, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000, Gent, Belgium
3modelEAU, Dépt. génie civil, Université Laval, Québec, QC, G1K 7P4, Canada
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Water Sci Technol (2008) 57 (9): 1301–1307.
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Gürkan Sin, Dirk J. W. De Pauw, Stefan Weijers, Peter A. Vanrolleghem; Developing a framework for continuous use of models in daily management and operation of WWTPs: a life cycle approach. Water Sci Technol 1 May 2008; 57 (9): 1301–1307. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2008.225
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