Mathematical Modelling of Sanitary water systems

The course is designed for professionals actively involved in the urban water cycle and/or wastewater treatment or those who have an interest in model application from a research point of view.

Basic knowledge of urban drainage and sewerage, wastewater treatment processes, biochemistry and microbiology is required for successful completion of the course.

After completion of the course, the participants:

have an understanding of urban drainage, sewerage and treatment processes and systems;
understand the possibilities, potential and mechanisms of a mathematical model for research, design or optimization for wastewater collection and wastewater treatment systems;
select the appropriate model and simulation software for a specific case.

Modelling is increasingly used in design, optimisation, troubleshooting, research and management of sanitation systems. Various models have been developed over the last two decades.

This course focuses on presentation the urban water cycle followed by modelling of urban drainage and sewerage and a selection of sanitation systems for which models have been developed.

For each system the state of the art of the process will be provided as well as the model achievements so far.

Case studies will be presented to illustrate the applicability of the models, and assignments using STOAT and BIOWIN will be done by course participants to apply the gained knowledge for a pre-defined situation.



Course content

Introduction to modelling of Sanitation Systems
Urban drainage and sewerage
Activated sludge systems
Membrane Bioreactors (MBR)
Anaerobic digestion
Biofilm systems
Ponds and wetlands