Search results for "Mathematical Modelling"
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Micropollutants throughout an integrated urban drainage model: Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis
2017
Abstract The paper presents the sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of an integrated urban drainage model which includes micropollutants. Specifically, a bespoke integrated model developed in previous studies has been modified in order to include the micropollutant assessment (namely, sulfamethoxazole – SMX). The model takes into account also the interactions between the three components of the system: sewer system (SS), wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and receiving water body (RWB). The analysis has been applied to an experimental catchment nearby Palermo (Italy): the Nocella catchment. Overall, five scenarios, each characterized by different uncertainty combinations of sub-systems (i.e…
Membrane Bioreactors for wastewater reuse: Respirometric assessment of biomass activity during a two year survey
2018
Abstract Stricter effluent limits, water shortage conditions, land availability requires today even more the needs of advanced wastewater treatments. Attractive solutions come from membrane bioreactors (MBR), Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) or combinations (i.e., IFAS-MBRs). One crucial aspect for the applicability of this overall new technology, compared to the conventional activated sludge systems, is the lack of knowledge for design and manage (e.g., kinetic constants, optimal operative conditions etc.). In view of the above frame, the aim of the present study was to assess the kinetic and stoichiometric parameters of bacterial species in MBRs by means of respirometric tech…
How upper secondary students solve algebraic word problems in the area of mathematical modelling : A case study of one group of Norwegian students
2019
Masteroppgave matematikkdidaktikk MA500 - Universitetet i Agder 2019 For å imøtekomme nye utfordringer på skolen, i jobb og i livet, kan elever ha behov for åtilpasse og utvide den matematikken de kan. Dette krever at elever evner, i noen grad, åsette skolematematikken i forbindelse med hverdagslige kontekster og motsatt. Matema-tisk modellering er en av de hensiktsmessige mediene for å støtte sammenhengen mellomskolematematikken og virkeligheten. Forskning har vist at det er en sterk tilbøyelighet ipensumet mot matematisk modellering og at i stedet høynivå matematikk er ansett somviktig, mest på videregående nivå. Igjen, forskning viser at elever har større utfordringermed abstrakte (fakta…
Shallow flow stability analysis with applications in hydraulics
2016
Šķidruma plūsmas stabilitātes analīze ar pielietojumiem hidraulikā Promocijas darbā tiek veikta plūsmu l ineārā un vāji nelineārā stabilitātes analīze seklos sajaukšanās slāņos. Plūsma tiek pieņemta kā nedaudz izliekta garenvirzienā . Berzes koe ficients mainās šķērsvirzienā . Lineārā stabilitāte tiek analizēta no laika un telpas aspektiem. Turklāt problēma ir vispārināta divu komponenšu seklām plūsmām. Tiek izskatītas divas pieejas vāji nelineārās stabilitātes analīzei. Parādīts, ka amplitūdas vie nādojums ir kompleksais Ginzburga - Landau vienādojums (paralēlu plūsmu pieņēmums). Otra pieeja ņem vērā lēno garenvirziena bāzes plūsmas izmaiņ u . Tiek iegū ts pirmās kārtas amplitūdas attīstīb…
Matemātiskā modelēšana: Matemātiskās fizikas lietišķās problēmas
1998
Krājums veltīts skaitlisko metožu izstrādei, pamatošanai un pielietošanai konkrētu matemātiskās fizikas problēmu risināšanā
Mathematical models and their solutions for different heat exchange processes in environment with layered structure
2012
Promocijas darbā tiek apskatīti 3D, 2D un 1D risinājumi stacionārām siltuma vadīšanas problēmām cilindriskā sistēmā ar ribu. Kā arī iztirzāti nestacionāru problēmu risinājumi hiperboliskām siltuma vadīšanas problēmām 1D cilindram un 2D cilindriskai sistēmai ar ribu. Iegūti kvazi-analītiski risinājumi cilindriskai sistēmai ar ribu, izmantojot konservatīvās viduvēšanas metodi. Izmantojot vispārinātu Grīna funkcijas metodi ir konstruēts precīzais analītiskais atrisinājums vairākām cilindriskām sistēmām ar ribu. Daži no stacionāriem modeļiem ir skaitliski konstruēti un sniegti aprēķinu piemēri. Darbā ir analizēti un salīdzināti iegūtie rezultāti. Atslēgas vārdi: konservatīvā viduvēšana, Grīna f…
Sustainable metabolic engineering for sustainability optimisation of industrial biotechnology
2021
Industrial biotechnology represents one of the most innovating and labour-productive industries with an estimated stable economic growth, thus giving space for improvement of the existing and setting up new value chains. In addition, biotechnology has clear environmental advantages over the chemical industry. Still, biotechnology’s environmental contribution is sometimes valued with controversy and societal aspects are frequently ignored. Environmental, economic and societal sustainability of various bioprocesses becomes increasingly important due to the growing understanding about complex and interlinked consequences of different human activities. Neglecting the sustainability issues in th…
Greenhouse gas emissions from integrated urban drainage systems: where do we stand?
2018
As sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, integrated urban drainage systems (IUDSs) (i.e., sewer systems, wastewater treatment plants and receiving water bodies) contribute to climate change. This paper, produced by the International Working Group on Data and Models, which works under the IWA/IAHR Joint Committee on Urban Drainage, reviews the state-of-the-art and modelling tools developed recently to understand and manage GHG emissions from IUDS. Further, open problems and research gaps are discussed and a framework for handling GHG emissions from IUDSs is presented. The literature review reveals that there is a need to strengthen already available mathematical models for IUDS to take …
The development of the mathematical discourse of biology students working with mathematical modelling
2016
International audience; This poster reports from an ongoing developmental research project in which mathematical modelling tasks are introduced to biology students as a means of motivating them to engage more deeply in mathematical studies. In the present report the focus is on how the mathematical discourse of the students develops as they participate in the project. Data consisting of video recordings of four modelling sessions comprising both group work and whole-class discussion will be analysed using commognitive theory. Data collection is still ongoing, and no analyses have been conducted as yet, but preliminary observations indicate cases of commognitive conflict, as the students str…
Minimizing membrane bioreactor environmental footprint by multiple objective optimization.
2020
This paper presents a modelling study aimed at minimizing the environmental foot print of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) for wastewater treatment. Specifically, an integrated model for MBR was employed in view of the management optimization of an MBR biological nutrient removal (BNR) pilot plant in terms of operational costs and direct greenhouse gases emissions. The influence of the operational parameters (OPs) on performance indicators (PIs) was investigated by adopting the Extended-FAST sensitivity analysis method. Further, a multi-objective analysis was performed by applying the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). The results show-up that the sludge …