Dynamic simulation of submerged packed biofilters in wastewater treatment plants

• Published in: Computers & chemical engineering Vol. 18; pp. S639 - S643
• Main Authors: Jacob, J., Le Lann, J.M., Pingaud, H., Koehret, B., N’Guyen, K.M., Capdeville, B.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 1994; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Biofilter; Dynamic simulation and modelling; Exact sciences and technology; Numerical integrator; Partial Differential Algebraic Equations (PDAE); Pollution; Sewerage works: sewers, sewage treatment plants, outfalls; Wastewater treatment plant; Water treatment and pollution; Dynamic simulation and modelling; Wastewater treatment plant; Biofilter; Numerical integrator; Partial Differential Algebraic Equations (PDAE); Modeling; Sewage treatment plant
• ISSN: 0098-1354; 1873-4375
• DOI: 10.1016/0098-1354(94)80104-5

This study reports on the use of dynamic simulation for wastewater treatment units involving submerged packed biofilters. It enlights different aspects of the dynamic modelling of such non conventional systems (biological reaction scheme, …) and the numerical strategy used to solve the resulting set of Partial Differential Algebraic equations (PDAE). Illustrative applications in the case of denitrification and denitritation with pilot plant data comparison sketch the interest of dynamic simulation.