Probabilistic analysis of wastewater treatment and disposal systems

Kothandaraman, Veerasamy

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Description

Title

Probabilistic analysis of wastewater treatment and disposal systems

Author(s)

Kothandaraman, Veerasamy

Contributor(s)

• Ang, A.H-S.
• Ewing, Ben B.

Issue Date

1968-05

Keyword(s)

• Water resource development--Illinois
• Water resources development
• Wastewater
• Waste water
• Dissolved oxygen
• Reaeration
• Model studies
• Astatistical methods
• Monte Carlo
• Deoxygenation coefficients
• Probabilistic variation

Geographic Coverage

Illinois (state)

Abstract

This work attempts to predict dissolved oxygen deficits in a stream with known initial conditions by taking into account the variations in deoxygenation and reaeration coefficients. A hypothetical stream situation is used to establish the significance in predicting dissolved oxygen deficit. Statistical models are formulated and tested for the variations in these coefficients using published data. Simulation techniques using the Monte Carlo method are employed in predicting the probabilistic variation in dissolved oxygen deficits for known initial conditions and the results are verified with the survey data observed for the Ohio River Cincinnati Pool reach. The predicted results using probabilistic model are found to agree with the observed values within practical limits and give more consistent results than conventional methods.

Publisher

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Water Resources Center

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/90312

Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

• U.S. Department of the Interior
• U.S. Geological Survey

Copyright and License Information

Copyright 1968 held by Veerasamy Kothandararnan

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