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 Volume 5, Issue 9 (September 2018), Pages: 64-72

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: Improving energetically operational procedures in wastewater treatment plants

 Author(s): Djamel Ghernaout 1, 2, *, Yasser Alshammari 3, Abdulaziz Alghamdi 3

 Affiliation(s):

 1Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, PO Box 2440, Ha’il 81441, Saudi Arabia
 2Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Blida, PO Box 270, Blida 09000, Algeria
 3Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Ha’il, PO Box 2440, Ha’il 81441, Saudi Arabia

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2018.09.010

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 Abstract:

Water and wastewater systems are important energy consumers with an evaluated 3%-4% of total U.S. electricity consumption employed for the movement and treatment of water and wastewater. Water-energy problems are of increasing significance in the case of water shortages, more elevated energy and material costs, and a varying climate. In this economic context, it is vital for utilities to manage performances, both in water and energy utilization. Carrying out energy audits (EAs) at water and wastewater treatment facilities is one method community energy managers may recognize favorable occasions to save water, energy and money. In this review, the significance of energy utilization in wastewater facilities is shown by a case study of a process EA performed for Crested Butte, Colorado’s wastewater treatment plant. The EA detected favorable occasions for crucial energy savings (ESs) by examining power intensive unit processes like influent pumping, aeration, ultraviolet disinfection, and solids handling. This case study shows best practices that may be easily applied by facility managers in their search for energy and financial savings in water and wastewater treatment. This article aims to ameliorate community energy managers’ comprehension of the action that the water and wastewater sector performs in a community’s total energy consumption. The energy efficiency roadmaps defined give information on ESs favorable occasions, which may be employed as a fundamental concept for treating energy management objectives with water and wastewater treatment facility managers. 

 © 2018 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Wastewater treatment plant, Operational procedures, Energy saving, Energy audit

 Article History: Received 6 December 2017, Received in revised form 11 June 2018, Accepted 12 July 2018

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2018.09.010

 Citation:

 Ghernaout D, Alshammari Y, and Alghamdi A (2018). Improving energetically operational procedures in wastewater treatment plants. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 5(9): 64-72

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 http://www.science-gate.com/IJAAS/2018/V5I9/Ghernaout.html

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