| Main Title |
Selected applications of instrumentation and automation in wastewater-treatment facilities / |
| Author |
Molvar, Allen E.
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| CORP Author |
Raytheon Co., Portsmouth, R.I.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, Ohio. Wastewater Research Div. |
| Publisher |
Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
| Year Published |
1976 |
| Report Number |
PB-263 777; EPA-600/2-76-276; EPA-68-03-0144 |
| Stock Number |
PB-263 777 |
| OCLC Number |
123185759 |
| Subjects |
Sewage disposal plants--Equipment and supplies ;
Sewage disposal plants--Automation
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| Additional Subjects |
Sewage treatment ;
Automatic control equipment ;
Benefit cost analysis ;
Digital computers ;
Weather ;
Activated sludge process ;
Cost effectiveness ;
Data acquisition ;
Storms ;
Runoff ;
Manpower ;
Pumping ;
Interfaces ;
Feedback control ;
Data processing
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBD |
EPA 600-2-76-276 |
c.1 |
Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
03/31/2014 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-2-76-276 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD |
EPA 600-2-76-276 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/14/2017 |
| ESAD |
EPA 600-2-76-276 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
| NTIS |
PB-263 777 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
xiv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
The application of modern control systems to the operation of wastewater-treatment plants is discussed. Control strategies for the commonly used wet- and dry-weather treatment processes and their collection systems are described. Wherever possible, the benefits derived from, as well as the operating problems associated with, the actual or proposed control strategies are documented. Cost/benefit analysis indicates that many untried feed forward mass proportional control schemes are economically attractive because of the low payback periods. Centralized control with semigraphic display should be used in treatment plants since it saves on operating labor, improves operation, and increases the safety of wastewater treatment. Automatic data acquisition systems are cost effective and should be used in medium and large sized plants. Direct digital control and computerized control can only be economically justified in large dry-weather treatment plants and large storm-water control networks. |
| Notes |
"December 1976; contract no. 68-03-0144." Includes bibliographical references. |
