IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/hin/jnlmpe/652509.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Mathematical Analysis for the Optimization of a Design in a Facultative Pond: Indicator Organism and Organic Matter

Author

Listed:
  • Facundo Cortés Martínez
  • Alejandro Treviño Cansino
  • María Aracelia Alcorta García
  • Vyacheslav Kalashnikov
  • Ramón Luévanos Rojas

Abstract

Stabilization ponds are easy to operate and their maintenance is simple. Treatment is carried out naturally and they are recommended in developing countries. The main disadvantage of these systems is the large land area they occupy. The aim of this study was to perform an optimization in the design and cost of a facultative pond, considering a mathematical analysis of the traditional methodology to determine the model constraints (fecal coliforms and organic matter). Matlab optimization toolbox was used for nonlinear programming. A facultative pond with the traditional method was designed and then the optimization system was applied. Both analyses meet the treated water quality requirements for the discharge to the receiving bodies. The results show a reduction of hydraulic retention time by 4.82 days, and a decrease in the area of 17.9 percent over the traditional method. A sensitivity analysis of the mathematical model is included. It is recommended to realize a full-scale study in order to verify the results of the optimization.

Suggested Citation

  • Facundo Cortés Martínez & Alejandro Treviño Cansino & María Aracelia Alcorta García & Vyacheslav Kalashnikov & Ramón Luévanos Rojas, 2014. "Mathematical Analysis for the Optimization of a Design in a Facultative Pond: Indicator Organism and Organic Matter," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2014, pages 1-12, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnlmpe:652509
    DOI: 10.1155/2014/652509
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/MPE/2014/652509.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/MPE/2014/652509.xml
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1155/2014/652509?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:hin:jnlmpe:652509. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Mohamed Abdelhakeem (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.hindawi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.