CFD Modelling for Wastewater Treatment Processes
Julien Laurent, Randal Samstag, Jim Wicks, Ingmar Nopens, Randal Samstag, Jim Wicks, Randal Samstag, Edward Wicklein, Rainier Hreiz, Julien Laurent, Jim Wicks, Damien J. Batstone, Edward Wicklein, Anna M. Karpinska Portela, Usman Rehman, Jim Wicks, Julien Laurent, Tewodros Meless Teshome, Alonso Griborio, Maria Elena Valle-Medina, Ed Wicklein, Julien Laurent, Christopher T. DeGroot, Edward Wicklein, Stephen Saunders, David Fernandes del Pozo, Damien J. Batstone, Jim Wicks, Yang Min, David Fernandes del Pozo, Ingmar Nopens, Olivier Potier, Julien Laurent, Rainier Hreiz, Damien J. Batstone
Abstract
Abstract This Scientific and Technical Report (STR) provides in-depth fundamentals and guidelines regarding Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of Water Resources Recovery Facilities (WRRFs) unit processes (e.g. headworks, aerobic and anaerobic biological reactors, settling tanks, disinfection). Each unit process is described with respect to: Literature review and process descriptionRelevant CFD concepts and modelling approachCase studiesFuture research needs CFD Modelling for Wastewater Treatment Processes also opens the discussion on two fundamental topics: experimental validation of CFD simulations, and the complementarity between CFD and Chemical Reaction Engineering approaches. This book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in fields related to wastewater treatment and/or fluid mechanics, as well as researchers and engineers who conduct research and practices in modelling such unit processes. Water resource recovery modelling is not just about lab-scale processes. Now and in the future it is about improving our understanding of (and designing better) full-scale facilities!