title: An advanced simulation model for membrane bioreactors: development, calibration and validation.
abstract: Membrane wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have several advantages compared with conventionally designed WWTPs with classical purification techniques. The filtration process is the key to their commercial success in Germany with respect to energy consumption and effectiveness, enabled by the optimization of filtration using a dynamic simulation model. This work is focused on the development of a robust, flexible and practically applicable membrane simulation model for submerged hollow-fibre and flat-sheet membrane modules. The model is based on standard parameters usually measured on membrane WWTPs. The performance of the model is demonstrated by successful calibration and validation for three different full-scale membrane WWTPs achieving good results. Furthermore, the model is combinable with Activated Sludge Models.
authors.affiliation: Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Automation and Industrial IT, Steinmuellerallee 1, 51643 Gummersbach, Germany. thomas.ludwig@fh-koeln.de
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gaida
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keysers
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pinnekamp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bongards
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kern
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Sousa Brito
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial