Experimental Study and Modeling of Fouling in Immersed Membrane Bioreactor Operating in Constant Pressure Filtration

Table 1

Model parameters at various MLSS concentration and superficial velocity, calculated based on the first hour of the fouling process.

Aeration intensity; (m^3/m^2/hr)	MLSS concentration (mg/L)	5000	8000	12000	15000
32	𝑅∞ [10^12/m]	2.2227	2.4900	2.1968	2.5889
	𝑟𝑅 [10^12/m/min]	0.2286	0.5619	0.7409	0.8916
	𝑅^2	0.9649	0.9677	0.9846	0.9668
64	𝑅∞ [10^12/m]	1.3363	1.5513	1.4839	1.6511
	𝑟𝑅 [10^12/m/min]	0.1862	0.4407	0.7267	0.8400
	𝑅^2	0.9799	0.9816	0.9828	0.9838
96	𝑅∞ [10^12/m]	1.0365	1.2646	1.3161	1.4391
	𝑟𝑅 [10^12/m/min]	0.1577	0.3429	0.5790	0.9943
	𝑅^2	0.9856	0.9872	0.9861	0.9844
128	𝑅∞ [10^12/m]	0.8218	1.0519	1.1765	1.3108
	𝑟𝑅 [10^12/m/min]	0.1359	0.3157	0.4478	0.6711
	𝑅^2	0.9797	0.9855	0.981	0.9885