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  • Process Modeling

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  • Activated sludge models require accurate operational data for reliable coefficient estimation.
  • Challenges in measuring full-scale process flows lead to inaccurate operational data.
  • Erroneous data complicates model calibration and parameter adaptation.

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  • To introduce a method for gross error detection in operational data.
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  • To demonstrate the benefits of reconciled data in model calibration.

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  • Evaluating mass balance residuals for gross error detection.
  • Utilizing data reconciliation techniques to minimize balance residuals.
  • Applying the method to a full-scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) model.

Main Results:

  • Data reconciliation significantly improves the accuracy of operational data.
  • Reconciled datasets align precisely with system mass balances.
  • Simplified and more reliable model calibration procedures are achieved.

Conclusions:

  • Gross error detection and data reconciliation are essential for activated sludge modeling.
  • Accurate data enhances the reliability of model coefficients and predictions.
  • The proposed method streamlines calibration and improves WWTP process understanding.