O Oceano Atlântico tem um papel importante na circulação global e nas influências oceânicas no sistema climático. Na sua porção sudoeste, a South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation representa uma componente regional relevante para a circulação termohalina global. O monitoramento da presença e das características físicas (temperatura potencial, salinidade) das massas d\'água da região se faz necessário para avaliar a variabilidade da dinâmica da região. Neste contexto, da variabilidade, os parâmetros químicos (oxigênio dissolvido, fosfato, silicato e nitrato) tem grande importância, pois mesmo quando utilizados como traçadores complementares das massas d\'água, apresentam variações temporais e espaciais maiores que os parâmetros físicos devido aos processos biogeoquímicos. Em regiões costeiras, com todas as ressalvas, os nutrientes podem ser utilizados como traçadores complementares, como por exemplo, o silicato e fosfato foram considerados bom indicadores da Água de Plataforma do Prata (APP), e o nitrato, da Água Central do Atlântico Sul (ACAS). Na região fora da plataforma foram identificadas pelos parâmetros físicos e complementadas pelos parâmetros químicos as massas já citadas em literatura, Água Tropical (AT), ACAS, Água Intermediária Antártica (AIA) (máximo de oxigênio e nutrientes), Água Circumpolar Superior (ACS) e Água Circumpolar Inferior (ACI) (mínimo de oxigênio e máximo de nutrientes), Água Profunda do Atlântico Norte (APAN) (máximo de oxigênio e mínimo de nutrientes) e Água de Fundo Antártica (AFA) (máximo de silicato). Além disso, os nutrientes podem ser usados como ferramentas para estudar a dinâmica da região. Ao longo do transecto próximo a 34,5°S, foram observadas variações dos parâmetros físicos e químicos devido a processos de mistura podem indicar alterações na circulação das massas d\'água. O oxigênio dissolvido apresentou as maiores diferenças entre a porção leste e oeste na AT, AIA, ACS e APAN. O fosfato indicou o processo para a AT, ACS e APAN. O silicato apresentou variações mais evidentes para a AIA, ACS e APAN. E o nitrato apresentou uma distribuição mais homogênea, sem variações que permitam indicar alterações dos processos de circulação na região. / The Atlantic Ocean plays an important role in global circulation and in oceanic influences on the climate system. In its southwestern portion, the South Atlantic South Overturning Circulation represents a relevant regional component to the global thermohaline circulation. Monitoring the presence and physical characteristics (potential temperature, salinity) of the region\'s water masses is necessary to evaluate the variability of the region dynamics. In this context, chemical parameters (dissolved oxygen, phosphate, silicate and nitrate) are of great importance because, even when used as complementary tracers of water masses, they present temporal and spatial variations that are bigger than the physical parameters due to the biogeochemical processes. In coastal regions, with all reservations, nutrients can be used as complementary tracers, for example, silicate and phosphate were considered good indicators of Plata Plume Water (PPW) and the nitrate for Central Atlantic South Water (SACW). In the offshore region were identified by the physical parameters and complemented by the chemical parameters the already know water masses: Tropical Water (TW), SACW, Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) (oxygen and nutrients maximum), Upper Circumpolar Deep Water (UCDW) and Lower Circumpolar Deep Water (LCDW) (oxygen minimum and nutrients maximum), North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) (oxygen maximum and nutrients minimum) and Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) (silicate maximum). In addition, nutrients can be used as tools to study the dynamics of the region. Along the transect close to 34.5 ° S, differences in physical and chemical parameters due to mixing processes can indicate changes in the circulation of water masses. The dissolved oxygen presented the largest differences between the east and west portions for the TW, AAIW, UCDW and NADW. The phosphate showed the process for the TW, UCDW and NADW. The silicate showed the remarkable variations for the AAIW, UCDW and NADW. And the nitrate presented homogeneous distribution, without variations that allow indicating changes in the circulation process in the region.

Dissolved oxygen refers to the mass of oxygen that is contained in water. The concentration of dissolved oxygen is an important indicator of the environments water quality. The presence of oxygen in water is desirable therefore it is a positive sign; whereas the absence of oxygen is a sign of severe pollution. An adequate supply of dissolved oxygen is important for waste water treatment processes. Many naturally occurring biological and chemical processes use oxygen, thereby diminishing the dissolved oxygen concentration in the water. The physical process of oxygen transfer or oxygen absorption from the atmosphere acts to replenish the used oxygen. This process has been termed aeration. Aeration is the primary requirement of the biological treatment of water and wastewater treatment. As reported in the literature, the aeration process consumes as much as 60-80% of total power requirements in wastewater treatment plants. Therefore, it is necessary that the design and operation of aeration process should be economized in terms of their energy efficiency. The performance of surface aeration systems is rated in terms of their oxygen transfer rate; hence the choice of a particular surface aeration system depends on its performance and efficiency of oxygen transfer rates. Oxygen transfer rate and the corresponding power requirement to rotate the rotor are very vital parameters for the design and scale-up of surface aerators. Basically two types of operation are in use for surface aeration systems – batch operation and continuous operation. Batch operation involves a single vessel which is filled, aerated then completely emptied. Continuous operation method of operating a biological treatment plant is characterized by a steady input stream (in terms of chemical and biological composition and flow rate, when flow and concentration equalization is practiced), steady process conditions during the treatment steps and by a fairly consistent flow of treated material with only little variation in its composition. The work presented in this thesis consists of two parts. The first one deals with the experimental investigations on the three types of batch surface aeration tanks. A comprehensive design analysis has been worked out and presented on these types of surface aeration systems. In the second category, experimental investigations have been carried out extensively on continuous flow surface aeration systems of different sizes. Analysis has led to the formulation of optimal geometric dimension and the simulation criteria for the design purposes. As far as the first category of investigations is concerned, a substantial work has been reported on batch surface aerators on various issues, during the past several years. Still, a general methodology to scale up or scale down the process phenomena is lacking. In the present work, experiments were done on different shaped batch surface aeration system for generalizing or devising the scale up and scale down criteria for oxygen transfer coefficient and power consumption. Present work through experimental observations established that unbaffled circular tanks are more energy efficient than baffled when used as surface aerator. Power consumption in surface aeration systems is characterized by a fundamental non-dimensional parameter named power number. This number relates drag force to the inertial force in fluid flow system. Power number scaling up of unbaffled surface aerators of square, circular and rectangular shaped tanks is one of the most important contributions of the present work. Design charts have been developed for all the three shape of tanks for the installation as the batch surface aeration systems. Based on the experimental analyses in the present work, it was found that circular shape is the most efficient than any other shape and it is also established that generally a number of smaller sized tanks were more economic and efficient than using a single big tank while aerating the same volume of water. Based on the energy economy analysis, present work suggests the optimal speed range of batch systems of different shaped surface aeration tanks. Different sized rectangular aeration tanks with different aspect ratios (that is length to width ratio) were tested along with a series of square and circular tanks for comparing their relative performances. Present work by doing experiments answered this fact and found that square tank (aspect ratio =1) was more efficient than any other aspect ratio rectangular tanks. Vortexes are inherently present in any type of unbaffled tanks. Present work analyzed the vortex behavior of unbaffled surface aeration systems to determine the critical impeller speed in unbaffled batch surface aeration systems at which oxygen transfer rates are more. The second part of the present work establishes the optimal geometrical parameters of a continuous flow surface aeration systems. These types of operations were found to be least reported in the available literature and there appears to be of no report in the literature on optimal geometrical parameters. Extensive experimental work is reported in the present thesis on the establishment of the optimal geometrical parameters of continuous flow surface aeration systems. From there, simulation criteria are established by maintaining optimal geometrical similarity in different sized continuous flow surface aeration tanks; so that the scale up or scale down criteria can be applied to predict oxygen transfer rates and power number.

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Failure of carbon steel boiler tubes from waterside has been reported in the utility boilers and industrial boilers for a long time. In industrial boilers, most waterside tube cracks are found near heavy attachment welds on the outer surface and are typically blunt, with multiple bulbous features indicating a discontinuous growth. These types of tube failures are typically referred to as stress assisted corrosion (SAC). For recovery boilers in the pulp and paper industry, these failures are particularly important as any water leak inside the furnace can potentially lead to smelt-water explosion. Previous research shows that metal properties, environmental variables, and stress conditions are the major factors influencing SAC crack initiation and propagation in carbon steel boiler tubes. A significant volume of work has also been published to show that the use of carbon steel in high temperature water applications strongly depends upon the formation and stability of a protective magnetite oxide film on the waterside of boiler tubes. This present study is aimed at evaluating above stated variables individually and interactively to identify SAC crack initiation and crack propagation behavior in carbon steel boiler tubes. Other goal of this research is to understand the mechanism of bulbous SAC crack formation under industrial boiler operating conditions, thus to figure out a practical way to predict and prevent SAC type failures in the industrial boilers.

Submitted by Deyse Queiroz (deysequeirozz@hotmail.com) on 2018-06-14T13:39:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JAENE FRANCISCO DE SOUZA OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGEA 2010..PDF: 7189495 bytes, checksum: ea2d29073b35fe44ee6f5b7407f4116a (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-14T13:39:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JAENE FRANCISCO DE SOUZA OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGEA 2010..PDF: 7189495 bytes, checksum: ea2d29073b35fe44ee6f5b7407f4116a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-08 / O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar o crescimento de peixes durante a fase juvenil sob a interferência de diferentes luminosidades, utilizando quatro úpos de sombreamentos. O experimento foi realizado no setor de piscicultura, pertencente ao Centro de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal da Paraíba, desenvolvida no período janeiro de 2009 a maio de 2010. O trabalho foi conduzido em 16 tanques-rede com malhagem de 2mm, com volume útil de lm3 , a uma profundidade média de 1 m, colocados em viveiro escavado. Os tanques-rede foram povoados com juvenis de tilápia do Nilo com peso médio inicial de 17,59±5,53g e comprimento médio total de 9,63±0,95, numa densidade de 60 peixes/m2, perfazendo um total de 960 peixes, distribuídos em 16 tanques. Durante o cultivo foram analisadas as seguintes variáveis de qualidade de água: transparência, oxigénio dissolvido, pH e temperatura. Foi estudado o desempenho zootécnico: ganho de peso (GP), ganho de peso relativo, ganho em comprimento (GC). O delineamento experimental foi o inteiramente casualizado (DIC), num esquema de parcela subdividida no tempo (Split Plot in Time), onde foram testados quatro tratamentos (100%,80%,70% e 50%), com quatro repetições cada, totalizando dezesseis parcelas. Os resultados demonstraram que os parâmetros físico-químicos da água analisados estavam dentro dos níveis aceitáveis. Foi observado que os melhores índices de desempenho de ganho de peso relativo foram obtidos no tratamento 80% e o tratamento 100% obteve o pior desempenho e o pior ganho de peso relativo (%) foi no o tratamento de 100% de entrada de luz (290,20%), já o tratamento de 80% foi mais satisfatório, pois obteve o melhor ganho de peso relativo (442,29%). / The objective of this study was to evaluate the growth of Nile tilápia (Oreochromis niloticus, During the juvenile phase in the interference of light using four types of shaders. The expenment was conducted by the sector of Fish Culture, belonging to the Centre for Agrarian Sciences, Federal University of Paraíba, was developed in the period January 2009 to May 2010. The work was conducted in 16 cages with mesh size of 2mm with a volume of lm3 , the depth average of 1 m, placed in earth pond. The cages were stocked with juvenile Nile tilápia with average imúal weight of 17.59 ± 5.53 g and average total length of 9.63 ± 0.95. Arriving at the site and after acclimation, fish were counted, weighed in batches and stored in tanks at a density of 60 peixes/m2, for a total of 960 fish distributed in 16 tanks. During cultivation, the following variables were analyzed water quality: transparency, dissolved oxygen, pH and temperature. We studied the growth performance: weight gain (WG), relative weight gain, gain in length (CG). The experimental design was completely randomized (CRD), in a split plot design in time (Split Plot in Time), where four treatments (100%, 80%, 70% and 50%) with four replicates each, totaling sixteen plots. The results showed that the physicalchemical parameters of water samples were within acceptable leveis. We observed the best performance index of relative weight gain was observed in treatment 80% and already the treatment of 100% had the worst performance. Water temperature values were similar for ali treatments. The worst relative weight gain (%) was in the treatment of 100% of incoming light (290.20%), although the treatment of 80% was more satisfactory because it had the best relative weight gain (442.29%).

The objective of this study was to verify survival and growth of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) fingerlings in different concentrations of dissolved oxygen, as well as its effect on glycogen, glucose, and protein in the liver, kidney, and muscle and activity of the hepatic catalase. In the first experiment 10 fingerlings were used (2.23 ± 0.13 g) in each experimental unit (2 liters) for determination of the lethal concentration (LC-50) in 96 hours for dissolved oxygen. Fingerlings were exposed to 0.40 ± 0.05, 0.76 ± 0.07, 1.04 ± 0.14, and 1.68 ± 0.32 mg/L of dissolved oxygen (three replicates per treatment). In the second experiment 10 fingerlings (4.99 ± 0.18 g) were used for experimental unit (40 liters), and were exposed to 1.96 ± 0.08, 3.10 ± 0.10, 4.14 ± 0.09, 5.20 ± 0.07, and 6.16 ± 0.03 mg/L of dissolved oxygen (three replicates per treatment) for 30 days. LC50 was 0.52 mg/L (confidence interval 0.42 - 0.61). In the growth experiment positive correlation was observed between dissolved oxygen and standard length, weight, specific growth rate, and biomass, and negative correlation for food conversion and catalase. Levels of hepatic glycogen reduced with the increase of oxygen levels. Glucose and the lactate showed variable levels. In the muscular tissue, glicogen levels decreased with the increase of oxygen concentration and glucose and lactate presented variations in the different treatments. There was no significant difference among treatments in the renal glycogen levels, either protein levels of the studied tissues. The best oxygen level for development of silver catfish is above 4.3 mg/L of dissolved oxygen. / Este trabalho teve como objetivo verificar a sobrevivência e o crescimento de alevinos de jundiá (Rhamdia quelen) em diferentes concentrações de oxigênio dissolvido, bem como o seu efeito nos níveis de glicogênio, glicose, proteína no fígado, rim, músculo e a atividade da catalase hepática. No primeiro experimento foram utilizados 10 alevinos (2,23 ± 0,13 g) por unidade experimental (2 litros) para determinação da concentração letal (CL-50) em 96 horas para oxigênio dissolvido. Foram expostos a 0,40 ± 0,05; 0,76 ± 0,07; 1,04 ± 0,14 e 1,68 ±0,32 mg/L de oxigênio dissolvido (três repetições por tratamento). No segundo experimento 10 alevinos (4,99 ± 0,18 g) por unidade experimental (40 litros) foram expostos a 1,96 ± 0,08; 3,10 ± 0,10; 4,14 ± 0,09; 5,20 ± 0,07 e 6,16 ± 0,03 mg/L de oxigênio dissolvido (três repetições por tratamento) por 30 dias. A CL50 foi 0,52 mg/L (intervalo de confiança 0,42 - 0,61). No experimento de crescimento observou-se correlação positiva entre oxigênio dissolvido e comprimento padrão, peso, taxa de crescimento específico, biomassa e correlação negativa na conversão alimentar e catalase. Os níveis de glicogênio hepático apresentaram redução com o aumento da concentração de oxigênio. A glicose e o lactato apresentaram níveis variados. No tecido muscular, os níveis de glicogênio diminuíram com o aumento da concentração de oxigênio e a glicose e lactato apresentaram variações nos diferentes tratamentos. No tecido renal não foi observada diferença no conteúdo de glicogênio. As proteínas do tecido hepático, muscular e renal não apresentaram variações entre os tratamentos. A faixa ideal para o desenvolvimento de alevinos de jundiá é acima de 4,3 mg/L de oxigênio dissolvido.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:01:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PedroHSO_DISSERT.pdf: 2680953 bytes, checksum: 2a5742ac4e3d4679d06b09232988727f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-24 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / In wastewater treatment, activated sludge systems have been a technology widely applied as secondary treatment. During this step, which has a strong biological aspect, it is necessary to introduce oxygen supply for the maintenance of metabolic activity of the bacteria through the aerators. Aeration devices are responsible for most of the energy consumption in this stage. In this background, the influence of three aeration intensities (atmospheric air flow 3.5, 7.0 and 10.5 L.min-1) and the concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) on the dimension of activated sludge flocs as well as on the efficiency of organic matter removal were assessed using a traditional activated sludge system which was fed with synthetic domestic wastewater. Samples were taken weekly from the three units that make up the system feed, aeration and storage tank in order to verify the Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). It was established the process efficiency through a comparison between the initial and final COD. Besides the parameters already mentioned, this monitoring work on activated sludge batch system was also observed by Mixed Liquor Suspend Solids (MLSS), Volatile Suspend Solids (VSS), pH and temperature measures. The results have showed a maximum removal efficiency around 75% in the first aeration sequence and approximately 85% for the second and third one. For the first aeration, the DO concentration remained higher than 3.0 mg.L-1 and a diameter range from 10 to 60 μm was observed. In the second e third sequence, the DO concentration remained higher than 4.0 mg.L-1 with a diameter range of 10 until 200 μm. Although the sequence 1 and 2 have presented similar performances for organic matter removal, the sequence 2 promoted a regular floc size distribution and with lower values of Sludge Volumetric Index (SVI) meaning a better flocculating ability. In addition, the results reaffirmed what the literature has reported: higher DO concentrations produce flocs with greater dimensions / No tratamento de ?guas residu?rias, os sistemas de lodos ativados t?m sido uma tecnologia largamente aplicada como tratamento secund?rio. Durante essa etapa, a qual possui uma caracter?stica fortemente biol?gica, ? necess?rio o fornecimento de oxig?nio para a manuten??o da atividade metab?lica das bact?rias atrav?s de aeradores. Os dispositivos de aera??o s?o respons?veis pela maior parte do consumo de energia ao longo dessa fase. Nesse contexto, a influ?ncia de tr?s intensidades de aera??o (vaz?o de ar atmosf?rico de 3,5, 7,0 e 10, 5 L.min-1) e a concentra??o de oxig?nio dissolvido (OD) sobre a dimens?o de flocos de lodo ativado, e bem como sobre a efici?ncia de remo??o foram avaliadas utilizando um sistema tradicional de lodos ativados alimentado com efluente dom?stico sint?tico. Amostras foram retiradas semanalmente das tr?s unidades que compunham o sistema tanque de alimenta??o, de aera??o e de armazenamento para verificar a Demanda Qu?mica de Oxig?nio (DQO). A efici?ncia do processo foi estabelecida atrav?s da compara??o entre a DQO inicial e final. Al?m dos par?metros j? mencionados, este trabalho de monitoramento do sistema de lodos ativados de bancada foi observado tamb?m por meio de medi??es de S?lidos em Suspens?o Totais (SST) e Vol?teis (SSV), pH e temperatura. Os resultados mostraram uma efici?ncia m?xima de remo??o de quase 75% na primeira sequ?ncia de aera??o e aproximadamente 85% para a segunda e terceira sequ?ncias. Para a primeira aera??o, a concentra??o de OD manteve-se maior que 3,0 mg.L-1 e uma faixa de di?metro de 10 a 60 μm foi observada, enquanto que na segunda e terceira sequ?ncia, a concentra??o de OD permaneceu superior a 4,0 mg.L-1 com uma faixa de di?metro de 10 a 200 μm. Embora a sequ?ncia 2 e 3 tenham apresentado, ambas, desempenhos similares para remo??o de mat?ria org?nica, a sequ?ncia 3 promoveu uma distribui??o de tamanho de flocos mais regular e com baixos valores de ?ndices Volum?tricos do Lodo (IVL), configurando em uma melhor habilidade de sedimenta??o. Em adi??o, os resultados reafirmam o que literatura tem relatado, maiores concentra??es de OD produzem flocos com maiores dimens?es

O coeficiente de reaeração constitui-se no principal parâmetro usado em modelos de qualidade na avaliação preventiva do efeito da descarga de resíduos orgânicos sobre a concentração do oxigênio dissolvido (OD) em cursos de água naturais. Na literatura os valores observados para a concentração de saturação de OD em procedimentos experimentais para a determinação das taxas de reaeração superficial são, geralmente, reportados como inferiores aos valores calculados para as condições de temperatura, salinidade e pressão em que os experimentos foram realizados. Esse fato interfere significativamente na determinação do coeficiente de reaeração superficial, K2. Avalia-se neste trabalho a hipótese de que nessas situações a água é exposta a uma fonte de OD, que é a superfície em contato com a atmosfera, mas também a um sumidouro de OD, criado pelo próprio sistema de movimentação do fluido. O modelo matemático amplamente utilizado para estes fins não considera essa última possibilidade. Neste estudo foi comparada a eficácia deste modelo com um que considera a existência sumidouros do OD, o que justifica a baixa estimativa da concentração de saturação deste gás. Observou-se uma forte correlação entre a pressão na linha de sucção do sistema de recirculação e o valor do coeficiente de desoxigenação K*3 , que quantifica a intensidade do sumidouro. / The reaeration coefficient constitutes the main parameter used in models for the quality assessment of the preventive effect of the discharge of organic wastes on the concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) in natural waterways. In the literature the values observed for the saturation concentration of DO in experimental procedures for determining the surface reaeration rates are generally reported as lower than the values calculated for the conditions of temperature, salinity and pressure at which the experiments were performed. This interferes significantly in the determination of surface reaeration coefficient, K2. In this work the following hypothesis is evaluated: that in these situations the water is exposed to a source of DO, which is the surface in contact with the atmosphere, as well as an DO sink, created by the pumping system. The mathematical model widely used does not consider this possibility. In this study the two kind of models were compared and the reasons for divergence were looked upon. There was a strong correlation between the pressure drop in the suction line of the recirculation system and a pseudo-coefficient of deoxygenation K*3 , which quantifies the sink intensity.

Cette thèse a pour objectif d'implémenter un schéma d'assimilation de données dans le modèle hydro-biogéochimique ProSe, afin d’assimiler les mesures en continu d’oxygène dissous de la colonne d’eau et de déterminer l’évolution temporelle des propriétés physiologiques des communautés vivantes. Dans un premier temps, une nouvelle version parallélisée de ProSe, ProSe-P, est développée en couplant les librairies hydraulique, de transport et biogéochimique (C-RIVE). Dans un deuxième temps, une analyse de sensibilité du module C-RIVE permet d'identifier un nombre restreint de paramètres influençant fortement les concentrations en oxygène dissous. Basé sur cette sélection, un algorithme de filtrage particulaire est implémenté afin d'assimiler séquentiellement les données haute fréquence d'oxygène dissous. Le couple ProSe-P-filtre particulaire, ProSe-PA, est ensuite appliqué sur un cas synthétique afin d'identifier les paramètres numériques pertinents et de valider l'efficacité du filtre particulaire pour les modèles de qualité de l'eau en rivière. Enfin, les mesures en continu d'O2 dissous de l'année 2011 en Seine sont assimilées par ProSe-PA. Les résultats montrent que ProSe-PA améliore significativement la simulation des concentrations en oxygène dissous, notamment les dynamiques alguales et les chutes d'oxygène pendant les périodes de crise. L'application aux données réelles révèle cependant les limites de l'approche développée, notamment la sensibilité aux conditions aux limites. Plusieurs pistes sont proposées afin d'améliorer les performances de ProSe-PA. / The aim of the thesis is to implement a data assimilation scheme in the hydro-biogeochemical model ProSe, in order to assimilate continuous measurements of dissolved oxygen in the water column and to determine the temporal evolution of the physiological properties of the communities of living species. First, a new parallel version of ProSe, ProSe-P, is developed coupling the three packages: hydrodynamic, transport and biogeochemical (C-RIVE). Second, a sensitivity analysis of the C-RIVE model allows the identification of a limited number of influentiel parameters controlling the dissolved oxygen concentrations. Based on the selection, a particle filtering algorithm is implemented in order to assimilate sequentially the high frequency oxygen data. The coupling ProSe-P-particle filtre, ProSe-PA is then applied on a synthetic case to tune the numerical settings for the data assimilation and to test the efficiency of the particle filter in river water quality models. Finally, the continuous measurements of dissolved oxygen of the year 2011 in the Seine River are assimilated by ProSe-PA. The results show that ProSe-PA improves significantly the simulation of the dissolved oxygen concentrations, especially the dynamics of algal blooms periods and the fast chute of O2 for the critical periods. This application to the real oxygen data reveals however some limits of the developed approach, especially the sensitivity to the boundary conditions. Some ideas are proposed to improve the performances of ProSe-PA.

Bench and pilot scale determinations of the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient, K_La, were performed on an improved A²/O biological nutrient removal (BNR) pilot plant. Effluent from a full scale primary clarifier, used as pilot plant influent, was found to have an alpha (ratio of process to clean water K_La) of 0.71 as determined in a 21 liter bench scale reactor and an alpha of 0.332 as determined in a 0.45 m³ aeration basin of the 2.4 m³ pilot plant. Alpha of a 1:1 mixture of primary clarifier effluent with pilot plant return activated sludge was determined to be 0.94 at bench scale and 0.71 at pilot scale. An assay of alphas through the initial non aerated treatment zones of the pilot plant using the bench scale reactor indicated that alphas peaked in the effluent of the first anaerobic zone (alpha equal to 1.01) and were lower in the second anaerobic zone and first anoxic zone. An assay of alphas in the three pilot plant series sideline aeration basins indicated that alpha was maximum in the first aeration basin (alpha equal to 0.905) and were lower in the second and third aeration basins (0.716 and 0.661 respectively). A consistent increase in average surface tension was noted from the first to second to third aeration basins, however the differences were not statistically significant. A comparison of pilot plant alphas determined in the first aeration basin following anaerobic nominal hydraulic retention times of 0.0, 0.21, 0.43, and 0.64 hours yielded alpha values of 0.71, 0.94, 0.64, and 0.74 respectively. Like the assay using the bench scale reactor, the alpha values at pilot scale peaked following treatment in only one anaerobic zone (nominal HRT of 0.21 hours). The study concludes that short exposures in an initial anaerobic reactor as required for biological phosphorus removal may benefit oxygen transfer efficiency through increased alphas, however the benefits of long periods of anaerobic reaction time (over 0.43 hours) are uncertain. / Master of Science