GPS-X Technical Reference

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Modelling Fundamentals ......................................................................................................................... 16
Introduction to Modelling and Simulation .......................................................................................... 16
Benefits of Mathematical Modelling .................................................................................................. 19
Physical Plant Data ............................................................................................................................. 21
Operational Plant Data ........................................................................................................................ 22
Influent Wastewater Characteristics ................................................................................................... 23
Biological Reactor and Final Settler ................................................................................................... 23
CHAPTER 2 ............................................................................................................................................... 27
GPS-X Objects ........................................................................................................................................ 27
What is an Object .............................................................................................................................. 27
Types of Objects ................................................................................................................................. 28
CHAPTER 3 ............................................................................................................................................... 32
GPS-X State Variable Libraries .............................................................................................................. 32
What is a Library ............................................................................................................................... 32
Types of Libraries ............................................................................................................................... 32
State Variables .................................................................................................................................... 33
CHAPTER 4 ............................................................................................................................................... 39
GPS-X Composite Variable Calculations ............................................................................................... 39
What is a Composite Variable........................................................................................................... 39
Stoichiometry Settings ........................................................................................................................ 39
Stoichiometry Calculations ................................................................................................................. 39
State Variables in CNLIB ................................................................................................................... 41
Composite Variables in CNIPLIB ...................................................................................................... 44
Composite Variables in CNPLIB........................................................................................................ 44
Composite Variables in CNPIPLIB .................................................................................................... 52
Composite Variables in MANTIS2LIB .............................................................................................. 52
Composite Variables Calculated from Non-Modelled States ............................................................. 60
CHAPTER 5 ............................................................................................................................................... 61
Influent Models ....................................................................................................................................... 61
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 61
Influent Advisor .................................................................................................................................. 61
Influent Objects in CNLIB, CNPLIB, CNIPLIB, CNPIPLIB ............................................................ 64
Runoff Model ...................................................................................................................................... 66
Wastewater Influent Models ............................................................................................................... 68
Chemical Dosage Influent Object ....................................................................................................... 74
Batch Influent Object .......................................................................................................................... 75
Influent Appendices ............................................................................................................................ 76
Influent Objects in MANTIS2LIB ...................................................................................................... 83
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