Modelling a Water Treatment Plant

Peter Dannenmann
Dr. Peter Dannenmann
Modelling and Simulation using MATLAB 2
Equations for Modelling a (Grit or Activated Carbon) Filter
Whereas:
c
out
is the concentration of the
(organic) dry matter at the
outflow of the filter
c
in
is the concentration of the
(organic) dry matter at the
inflow of the filter (see
water parameters)
z is the thickness of the
layer of filtering material
(2m)
is an efficiency parameter
of the filter
z
in out
e c c
*
*

=
Modelling the concentration of (organic) dry matter after filtering:

Dr. Peter Dannenmann

Modelling and Simulation using MATLAB 3
Equations for Modelling a (Grit or Activated Carbon) Filter
Whereas:
is the current load of the
filter
is the saturation load of
the filter (20 kg/m)
is the initial efficiency
parameter of the filter
0
* ) 1 (

s
=
Modelling the parameter :

Dr. Peter Dannenmann

Modelling and Simulation using MATLAB 4
Equations for Modelling a (Grit or Activated Carbon) Filter
Whereas:
c
des
is the desired
concentration of the
(organic) dry matter at the
outflow of the filter
c
in
is the concentration of the
(organic) dry matter at the
inflow of the filter
z is the thickness of the
layer of filtering material
c
des
/ c
in
is assumed to be 0.1
z
c
c
in
des
ln
0
=
Modelling the initial effectiveness parameter :
0

Dr. Peter Dannenmann

Modelling and Simulation using MATLAB 5
Equations for Modelling a (Grit or Activated Carbon) Filter
0 ) 0 ( =
Modelling the current load of the filter:
Whereas:
is the current load of the
filter
c
out
is the concentration of the
(organic) dry matter at the
outflow of the filter
c
in
is the concentration of the
(organic) dry matter at the
inflow of the filter (see
water parameters)
z is the thickness of the
layer of filtering material
(2m)
v
f
is the velocity at which the
water flows through the
filter

du v
z
u c c
t t t
f
t t
t
out in
*
) (
) ( ) (

+

+ = +
Dr. Peter Dannenmann
Modelling and Simulation using MATLAB 6
Equations for Modelling a (Grit or Activated Carbon) Filter
W L
Q
v
f
*
=
Modelling the velocity at which the water passes through the filter:
Whereas:
Q is the volumetric flow rate
(see water parameters);
here its unit is m/s
L is the length of the filter
basin (10 m)
W is the width of the filter
basin (5 m)
v
f
is the velocity at which the
water flows through the
filter
Dr. Peter Dannenmann
Modelling and Simulation using MATLAB 7
Modelling a (Grit or Activated Carbon) Filter: Exercise
Expand your Simulink

model of the previous unit in the following way:

Implement a subsystem in your model representing a Grit Filter, using the formulas
presented in this unit.
The Grit Filter filters out dry matter. Update the concentration of dry matter in the bus using its
newly computed concentration.
Additionally update the organic dry matter in the bus. Up to now, organic dry matter has not
been treated separately. This will be the case in the Activated Carbon Filter. For that reason we
have to use a correct value of organic dry matter.
Therefore, set the value of organic dry matter at a third of the value of dry matter.
Dr. Peter Dannenmann
Modelling and Simulation using MATLAB 8
Modelling a (Grit or Activated Carbon) Filter: Exercise
Expand your Simulink

model from the previous unit in the following way:

Additionally implement a subsystem that represents an Activated Carbon Filter.
It will be an exact copy of the Grit Filter with the following exceptions:
It computes a new value for organic dry matter
Therefore, the computation of the organic dry matter as done in the Grit Filter is obsolete.
The filter parameters are:
Length: 5m, Width: 4m, Height: 2m
Saturation load: 100 kg/m
Instrument your model at will.
Make sure that all units are consistent in your formulas (i.e. not mixing e.g. mm and m or g
and kg).