A black-box model for generation of site-specific WWTP influent quality data based on plant routine data

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Contributors

  • Markus Ahnert - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Conrad Marx - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Peter Krebs - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Volker Kuehn - , Dresden City Drainage Ltd. (Author)

Abstract

This paper presents a simple method for the generation of continuous influent quality datasets for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) that is based on incomplete available routine data, only, without referring to any further measurement. In the approach, Weibull-distributed random data are fitted to the available routine data, such that the resulting distribution of influent quality data shows the identical statistical characteristics. Beside the description of the method, this paper contains a comprehensive analysis of robustness and universality of the approach. It is shown that incomplete datasets with only 10% remaining influent quality data can be filled with this method with nearly the same statistical parameters as the original data. In addition, the use with datasets of different WWTP plants sizes results always in a good agreement between original and filled datasets.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2978-2986
Number of pages9
JournalWater Science and Technology
Volume74
Issue number12
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2016
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMed 27997407
ORCID /0000-0001-9033-1847/work/139669798

Keywords

Keywords

  • Activated sludge modelling, Influent load generation, Routine data, WWTP