Wastewater Treatment: Process Control
e-Learning
About the eLearning Course
This course examines the environmental and control factors, process variables and the relationship between them. You will also learn strategies that you can use to monitor and optimize the process operation. The course includes some simple calculations that you can perform to determine the operating target levels.
Target Audience
Operations personnel who require a fundamental understanding of knowledge to operate and maintain facilities. Also suitable for maintenance and technician personnel whether new to their roles or seasoned experts looking to enhance their skills.You Will Learn
Participants will learn how to:
- Describe the effect of dissolved oxygen on the biox process.
- Define organic loading and describe its impact on the biox process.
- Describe the impact of contact time and toxins on bacterial growth.
- Describe the proper pH and temperature range for bacterial growth.
- Identify how influent rate, RAS, and WAS affect the biox process.
- Identify the impact of changing MLSS levels on the biox process.
- Describe the purpose of balancing the food to microorganism ratio.
- Define SRT and calculate its value.
- Describe how to manipulate the RAS and WAS to maintain the target SRT.
- Describe how to monitor the process by checking the aeration tank and the clarifier.
- Identify the relationship between control parameters and process adjustments.
