Rheology and Microbiology of Sludge from a Thermophilic Aerobic Membrane Reactor

Table 3

Summary of rheological tests and results of linear regression analysis.

Test #	Average	Average pH	Aeration	MLSS
	°C	—		gTS L^−1	Pa	—	Pa s^n	—	—
1	44.5	6.7	N	150	0.0	2.760		0.997	0.0296
2	45.2	6.7	Y		0.0	2.909		0.971	0.0944
3	45.1	7.7	N		0.0	2.976		0.965	0.1066
4	45.3	8.3	Y		0.0	3.120		0.967	0.0905
5	45.1	9.0	N		0.0	2.138		0.923	0.0711
6	44.9	9.1	Y		0.0	2.925		0.953	0.0706
7	45.4	7.0	N	190	2.35	5.307		0.986	0.2107
8	45.3	6.7			1.95	3.901		0.992	0.1146
9	45.0	6.6	Y		2.05	3.508		0.989	0.1199
10	44.9	7.8	N		1.90	4.433		0.998	0.0646
11	45.2	8.3			1.65	3.452		0.994	0.0875
12	45.3	8.4	Y		1.70	3.590		0.992	0.1091
13	45.0	8.9	N		1.40	4.585		0.998	0.0651
14	45.3	9.0			1.60	5.468		0.998	0.0791
15	45.0	9.1	Y		1.25	5.221		0.998	0.0852