Ecosystem Approach to the Simulation and Control of an Oil Refinery Waste Treatment Facility
- 1 March 1976
- journal article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control
- Vol. 98 (1) , 20-29
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3426979
Abstract
Ecosystems of a series of linked treatment ponds for oil refinery effluent are modeled by state variable techniques and simulated using a digital computer. The model response verifies the observed behavior of the pond series. A control philosophy, using pond series flow rate and feedback aeration, and a measure of system performance, using biological indicators, are both developed. A computer optimization search is conducted in order to maximize system performance.Keywords
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