Journal
BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 339-348Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-005-0412-6
Keywords
filamentous bulking; image analysis; system identification; activated sludge systems; ARX and state space models
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The performance of the activated sludge process is limited by the ability of the sedimentation tank (1) to separate the activated sludge from the treated effluent and (2) to concentrate it. Apart from bad operating strategies or poorly designed clarifiers, settling failures can mainly be attributed to filamentous bulking. Image analysis is a promising technique that can be used for early detection of filamentous bulking. The aim of this paper is therefore twofold. Foremost, correlations are sought between image analysis information (i.e., the total filament length per image, the mean form factor, the mean equivalent floc diameter, the mean floc roundness and the mean floc reduced radius of gyration) and classical measurements (i.e., the Sludge Volume Index (SVI)). Secondly, this information is both explored and exploited in order to identify dynamic ARX and state space-type models. Their performance is compared based on two criteria.
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