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Thickener block

Input

  1. WAS flow from settler block
  2. function script in Matlab: thickener_bsm2
  3. function parameters: THICKENPAR
    1. The percentage of suspended solids in the underflow of the thickener (thickener_perc) = 7%
    2. The percentage of suspended solids removed (TSS_removal_perc) = 98%
    3. X_I2TSS = 0.75
    4. X_S2TSS = 0.75
    5. X_BH2TSS = 0.75
    6. X_BA2TSS= 0.75
    7. X_P2TSS = 0.75
  4. Calculated parameters:
    1. TSSin = X{i}2TSS[i]*u[i] where u[i] is the particulate input i (X_I, X_S, X_BH, X_BA, X_P)
    2. thickening_factor = thickener_perc * 10000/TSS_in
    3. Underflow factor?(Qu_factor) = TSS_removal_perc/(100*thickening_factor)
    4. thinning_factor = (1.0 - TSS_removal_perc/100)/(1-Qu_factor)

Output

  1. Overflow
    1. if thickening_factor > 1
      1. Soluble and temperature: output = input
      2. Particulate: output = input*thinning_factor
      3. TSS: TSS_in*thinning_factor
      4. Flow: overflow = input*(1-Qu_factor)
    2. if thickening_factor <= 1
      1. The influent is too high on solids to thicken further. All the influent leaves with the underflow
      2. output = 0
  2. Underflow
    1. if thickening_factor > 1
      1. Soluble and temperature: output = input
      2. Particulate: output = input*thickening_factor
      3. TSS: TSS_in*thickener_factor
      4. Flow: underflow = input*(Qu_factor)
    2. if thickening_factor <= 1
      1. The influent is too high on solids to thicken further. All the influent leaves with the underflow
      2. output = input for all except for TSS. TSS_ouput = TSS_in