Optimal design of distributed wastewater treatment networks
Abstract
This paper deals with the optimum design of a distributed wastewater network where multicomponent streams are considered that are to be processed by units for reducing the concentration of several contaminants. The proposed model gives rise to a nonconvex nonlinear problem which often exhibits local minima and causes convergence difficulties. A search procedure is proposed in this paper that is based on the successive solution of a relaxed linear model and the original nonconvex nonlinear problem. Several examples are presented to illustrate that the proposed method often yields global or near global optimum solutions. The model is also extended for selecting different treatment technologies and for handling membrane separation modules.
- Authors:
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- Univ. de Cantabria Santander (Spain). Dept. of Chemistry
- Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 669989
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 37; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; DESIGN; WASTE WATER; NETWORK ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; OPTIMIZATION
Citation Formats
Galan, B, and Grossmann, I E. Optimal design of distributed wastewater treatment networks. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web. doi:10.1021/ie980133h.
Galan, B, & Grossmann, I E. Optimal design of distributed wastewater treatment networks. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie980133h
Galan, B, and Grossmann, I E. 1998.
"Optimal design of distributed wastewater treatment networks". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/ie980133h.
@article{osti_669989,
title = {Optimal design of distributed wastewater treatment networks},
author = {Galan, B and Grossmann, I E},
abstractNote = {This paper deals with the optimum design of a distributed wastewater network where multicomponent streams are considered that are to be processed by units for reducing the concentration of several contaminants. The proposed model gives rise to a nonconvex nonlinear problem which often exhibits local minima and causes convergence difficulties. A search procedure is proposed in this paper that is based on the successive solution of a relaxed linear model and the original nonconvex nonlinear problem. Several examples are presented to illustrate that the proposed method often yields global or near global optimum solutions. The model is also extended for selecting different treatment technologies and for handling membrane separation modules.},
doi = {10.1021/ie980133h},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/669989},
journal = {Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research},
number = 10,
volume = 37,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}