A balancing act: the consulting engineers' pragmatic view of process modelling

被引：4

作者：

Copp, J. B. ^{[1
]}

Johnson, B. R. ^{[2
]}

Shaw, A. ^{[3
]}

Burbano, M. S. ^{[4
]}

Narayanan, B. ^{[5
]}

Frank, K. ^{[6
]}

Kinnear, D. ^{[7
]}

Melcer, H. ^{[8
]}

Brischke, K. ^{[9
]}

机构：

[1] Primodal Inc, Hamilton, ON L8S 3A4, Canada

[2] CH2M HILL Inc, Englewood, CO 80112 USA

[3] Black & Veatch Consulting Engineers, Kansas City, MO 64114 USA

[4] CDM, Los Angeles, CA 90017 USA

[5] Carollo Engineers, Walnut Creek, CA 94598 USA

[6] Metcalf & Eddy AECOM, Harrisburg, PA 17110 USA

[7] HDR, Charlotte, NC 28202 USA

[8] Brown & Caldwell, Seattle, WA 98101 USA

[9] MWH, Denver, CO 80202 USA

来源：

WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 2009年 / 59卷 / 04期

关键词：

model purpose; model scope; simulation; wastewater treatment; whole plant modelling;

D O I：

10.2166/wst.2009.594

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Modelling: what do we know, what do we want to know and why? The practical application of models to real projects is often circular because these questions weren't asked prior to making the decision to model the plant under study. Modelling wastewater treatment plants can provide insight into the inner workings of the process that might not be attainable any other way, but is that added process knowledge always needed or necessary and what criteria does one use to determine the level of effort required? These complex modelling decisions require education, communication, and improved understanding amongst both modellers and clients. This submission explores the use of models by consultants for consulting purposes and the balancing acts (time versus knowledge and cost versus benefit) that the consulting engineer must manage when embarking on any modelling project.

引用

页码：763 / 769

页数：7

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