Abstract
The relative accuracy of static and dynamic water treatment works (WTWs) models was examined. Case study data from an operational works were used to calibrate and verify these models. It was found that dynamic clarification, filtration and disinfection models were more accurate than static models at predicting the final water quality of an operational site but that the root mean square errors of the models were within 5% of each other for key performance criteria. A range of abstraction rates at which the WTWs was predicted to operate adequately were identified using both types of models for varying raw water qualities. Static clarification, filtration and disinfection models were identified as being more suitable for whole works optimisation than dynamic models based on their relative accuracy, simplicity and computational demands.
- accuracy
- dynamic
- model
- Monte-Carlo
- static
- water treatment works
- First received 28 January 2016.
- Accepted in revised form 19 August 2016.
- © IWA Publishing 2016
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