ASM2D Property Package

This package implements properties and reactions of an activated sludge model for biological nutrient removal from wastewater using an activated sludge biological reactor with biological phosphorus removal as provided in Henze, M. et al. (1999) [1].

This Activated Sludge Model no.2D (ASM2D) property/reaction package:
  • supports ‘H2O’, ‘S_A’, ‘S_F’, ‘S_I’, S_N2, S_NH4, S_NO3, S_O2, S_PO4, S_ALK, X_AUT, X_H, X_I, X_MeOH, X_MeP, X_PAO, X_PHA, X_PP, X_S, and X_TSS as components

  • supports only liquid phase

Limitations of the model, as noted in [1], are as follows:
  • valid for municipal wastewater only

  • overflow of fermentation products (considered to be acetate) to the aeration tank cannot be modeled

  • influent wastewater requires sufficient concentrations of magnesium and potassium

  • pH should be near neutral

  • temperature in the range of 10-25°C

Sets

Description

Symbol

Indices

Components

\(j\)

[‘H2O’, ‘S_A’, ‘S_F’, ‘S_I’, S_N2, S_NH4, S_NO3, S_O2, S_PO4, S_ALK, X_AUT, X_H, X_I, X_MeOH, X_MeP, X_PAO, X_PHA, X_PP, X_S, X_TSS]

Phases

\(p\)

[‘Liq’]

Components

The ASM2D model includes 19 components as outlined in the table below.

Description

Symbol

Name in Model

Fermentation products, considered to be acetate.

\(S_A\)

S_A

Fermentable, readily bio-degradable organic substrates

\(S_F\)

S_F

Inert soluble organic material.

\(S_I\)

S_I

Dinitrogen, N2. SN2 is assumed to be the only nitrogenous product of denitrification

\(S_{N2}\)

S_N2

Ammonium plus ammonia nitrogen.

\(NH_4\)

NH_4

Nitrate plus nitrite nitrogen (N03’ + N02’ -N). SN03 is assumed to include nitrate as well as nitrite nitrogen.

\(S_{NO3}\)

S_NO3

Dissolved oxygen

\(S_{O2}\)

S_O2

Inorganic soluble phosphorus, primarily ortho-phosphates.

\(S_{PO4}\)

S_PO4

Alkalinity, [mol HCO_3- per m^3]

\(S_{ALK}\)

S_ALK

Autotrophic nitrifying organisms.

\(X_{AUT}\)

X_AUT

Heterotrophic organisms.

\(X_H\)

X_H

Inert particulate organic material.

\(X_I\)

X_I

Metal-hydroxides.

\(X_{MeOH}\)

X_MeOH

Metal-phosphate.

\(X_{MeP}\)

X_MeP

Phosphate-accumulating organisms.

\(X_{PAO}\)

X_PAO

A cell internal storage product of phosphorus-accumulating organisms, primarily comprising poly-hydroxy-alkanoates (PHA).

\(X_{PHA}\)

X_PHA

Poly-phosphate.

\(X_{PP}\)

X_PP

Slowly biodegradable substrates.

\(X_S\)

X_S

Total suspended solids, TSS.

\(X_{TSS}\)

X_TSS

State variables

Description

Symbol

Variable

Index

Units

Total volumetric flowrate

\(Q\)

flow_vol

None

\(\text{m}^3\text{/s}\)

Temperature

\(T\)

temperature

None

\(\text{K}\)

Pressure

\(P\)

pressure

None

\(\text{Pa}\)

Component mass concentrations

\(C_j\)

conc_mass_comp

[j]

\(\text{kg/}\text{m}^3\)

Molar alkalinity

\(A\)

alkalinity

None

\(\text{kmol HCO}_{3}^{-}\text{/m}^{3}\)

Stoichiometric Coefficients

The table below provides typical values for stoichiometric coefficients (from Table 9 of reference).

Description

Symbol

Parameter

Default Value

Units

N content of inert soluble COD S_I

\(i_{NSI}\)

i_NSI

0.01

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

N content of fermentable substrate S_F

\(i_{NSF}\)

i_NSF

0.03

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

N content of inert particulate COD X_I

\(i_{NXI}\)

i_NXI

0.02

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

N content of slowly biodegradable substrate X_S

\(i_{NXS}\)

i_NXS

0.08

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

N content of biomass, X_H, X_PAO, X_AUT

\(i_{NBM}\)

i_NBM

0.07

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

P content of inert soluble COD S_I

\(i_{PSI}\)

i_PSI

0.00

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

P content of fermentable substrate, S_F

\(i_{SF}\)

i_SF

0.01

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

P content of inert particulate COD X_I

\(i_{PXI}\)

i_PXI

0.01

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

P content of slowly biodegradable substrate X_S

\(i_{PXS}\)

i_PXS

0.01

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

P content of biomass, X_H, X_PAO, X_AUT

\(i_{PBM}\)

i_PBM

0.02

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

TSS to COD ratio for X_I

\(i_{TSSXI}\)

i_TSSXI

0.75

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

TSS to COD ratio for X_S

\(i_{TSSXS}\)

i_TSSXS

0.75

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

TSS to COD ratio for biomass, X_H, X_PAO, X_AUT

\(i_{TSSBM}\)

i_TSSBM

0.90

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

Production of S_I in hydrolysis

\(f_{SI}\)

f_SI

0

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

Yield coefficient for heterotrophic biomass X_H

\(Y_{H}\)

Y_H

0.625

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

Fraction of inert COD generated in lysis

\(f_{XI}\)

f_XI

0.1

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

Yield coefficient for P accumulating organisms (biomass/PHA)

\(Y_{PAO}\)

Y_PAO

0.625

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

PP requirement (PO4 release) per PHA stored

\(Y_{PO4}\)

Y_PO4

0.40

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

PHA requirement for PP storage

\(Y_{PHA}\)

Y_PHA

0

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

Yield of autotrophic biomass per NO3- N

\(Y_{A}\)

Y_A

0.24

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

Kinetic Parameters

Description

Symbol

Parameter

Value at 20°C

Units

Hydrolysis rate constant

\(K_H\)

K_H

3

\(\text{day}^{-1}\)

Anoxic hydrolysis reduction factor

\(η_{NO3}\)

eta_NO3

0.6

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

Anaerobic hydrolysis reduction factor

\(η_{fe}\)

eta_fe

0.40

\(\text{dimensionless}\)

Saturation/inhibition coefficient for oxygen

\(K_{O2}\)

K_O2

0.0002

\(\text{kg O_2/}\text{m}^{3}\)

Saturation/inhibition coefficient for nitrate

\(K_{NO3}\)

K_NO3

0.0005

\(\text{kg N/}\text{m}^{3}\)

Saturation coefficient for particulate COD

\(K_{X}\)

K_X

0.1

\(\text{kg X_S/}\text{kg X_H}\)

Maximum growth rate on substrate

\(µ_H\)

mu_H

6

\(\text{kg X_S/}\text{kg X_H . day}\)

Maximum rate for fermentation

\(q_{fe}\)

q_fe

3

\(\text{kg S_F/}\text{kg X_H . day}\)

Rate constant for lysis and decay

\(b_H\)

b_H

0.4

\(\text{day}^{-1}\)

Saturation coefficient for growth on SF

\(K_F\)

K_F

0.004

\(\text{kg COD/}\text{m}^{3}\)

Saturation coefficient for fermentation of SF

\(K_{fe}\)

K_fe

0.004

\(\text{d}^{-1}\)

Saturation coefficient for growth on acetate SA

\(K_A\)

K_A

0.004

\(\text{kg COD/}\text{m}^{3}\)

Saturation coefficient for ammonium (nutrient)

\(K_{NH4}\)

K_NH4

0.00005

\(\text{kg N/}\text{m}^{3}\)

Saturation coefficient for phosphate (nutrient)

\(K_P\)

K_P

0.00001

\(\text{kg P/}\text{m}^{3}\)

Saturation coefficient for alkalinity (HCO3-)

\(K_{ALK}\)

K_ALK

0.0001

\(\text{kmol HCO_{3}^{-}/}\text{m}^{3}\)

Rate constant for storage of X_PHA (base Xpp)

\(q_{PHA}\)

q_PHA

3

\(\text{kg PHA/}\text{kg PAO . day}\)

Rate constant for storage of X_PP

\(q_{PP}\)

q_PP

1.5

\(\text{kg PP/}\text{kg PAO . day}\)

Maximum growth rate of PAO

\(µ_{PAO}\)

mu_PAO

1

\(\text{day}^{-1}\)

Rate for Lysis of X_PAO

\(b_{PAO}\)

b_PAO

0.2

\(\text{day}^{-1}\)

Rate for Lysis of X_PP

\(b_{PP}\)

b_PP

0.2

\(\text{day}^{-1}\)

Rate for Lysis of X_PHA

\(b_{PHA}\)

b_PHA

0.2

\(\text{day}^{-1}\)

Saturation coefficient for phosphorus in storage of PP

\(K_{PS}\)

K_PS

0.0002

\(\text{kg P/}\text{m}^3\)

Saturation coefficient for poly-phosphate

\(K_{PP}\)

K_PP

0.01

\(\text{kg PP/}\text{kg PAO}\)

Maximum ratio of X_PP/X_PAO

\(K_{MAX}\)

K_MAX

0.34

\(\text{kg PP/}\text{kg PAO}\)

Inhibition coefficient for PP storage

\(K_{IPP}\)

K_IPP

0.02

\(\text{kg PP/}\text{kg PAO}\)

Saturation coefficient for PHA

\(K_{PHA}\)

K_PHA

0.01

\(\text{kg PHA/}\text{kg PAO}\)

Maximum growth rate of X_AUT

\(µ_{AUT}\)

mu_AUT

1

\(\text{day}^{-1}\)

Decay rate of X_AUT

\(b_{AUT}\)

b_{AUT}

0.15

\(\text{day}^{-1}\)

Rate constant for P precipitation

\(k_{PRE}\)

k_pre

1000

\(\text{m/}^{3}\text{kg Fe(OH)_3 . day}\)

Rate constant for redissolution

\(k_{RED}\)

k_red

0.6

\(\text{day}^{-1}\)

Properties

Description

Symbol

Variable

Index

Units

Fluid specific heat capacity

\(c_p\)

cp

None

\(\text{J/kg/K}\)

Mass density

\(\rho\)

dens_mass

[p]

\(\text{kg/}\text{m}^3\)

Process Rate Equations

Description

Equation

Aerobic hydrolysis

\(ρ_1 = K_{H}(\frac{S_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{X_{S}/X_{H}}{K_{X}+X_{S}/X_{H}})X_{H}\)

Anoxic hydrolysis

\(ρ_2 = K_{H}η_{NO3}(\frac{K_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{NO3}}{K_{NO3}+S_{NO3}})(\frac{X_{S}/X_{H}}{K_{X}+X_{S}/X_{H}})X_{H}\)

Anaerobic hydrolysis

\(ρ_3 = K_{H}η_{fe}(\frac{K_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{K_{NO3}}{K_{NO3}+S_{NO3}})(\frac{X_{S}/X_{H}}{K_{X}+X_{S}/X_{H}})X_{H}\)

Growth on fermentable substrates, S_F

\(ρ_4 = µ_{H}(\frac{S_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{F}}{K_{F}+S_{F}})(\frac{S_{F}}{S_{F}+S_{A}})(\frac{S_{NH4}}{K_{NH4}+S_{NH4}})(\frac{S_{PO4}}{K_{P}+S_{PO4}})(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})X_{H}\)

Growth on fermentation products, S_A

\(ρ_5 = µ_{H}(\frac{S_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{A}}{K_{A}+S_{A}})(\frac{S_{A}}{S_{F}+S_{A}})(\frac{S_{NH4}}{K_{NH4}+S_{NH4}})(\frac{S_{PO4}}{K_{P}+S_{PO4}})(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})X_{H}\)

Denitrification with fermentable substrates, S_F

\(ρ_6 = µ_{H}η_{NO3}(\frac{K_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{NO3}}{K_{NO3}+S_{NO3}})(\frac{S_{F}}{K_{F}+S_{F}})(\frac{S_{F}}{S_{F}+S_{A}})(\frac{S_{NH4}}{K_{NH4}+S_{NH4}})(\frac{S_{PO4}}{K_{P}+S_{PO4}})(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})X_{H}\)

Denitrification with fermentation products, S_A

\(ρ_7 = µ_{H}η_{NO3}(\frac{K_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{NO3}}{K_{NO3}+S_{NO3}})(\frac{S_{A}}{K_{A}+S_{A}})(\frac{S_{A}}{S_{F}+S_{A}})(\frac{S_{NH4}}{K_{NH4}+S_{NH4}})(\frac{S_{PO4}}{K_{P}+S_{PO4}})(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})X_{H}\)

Fermentation

\(ρ_8 = q_{fe}(\frac{K_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{K_{NO3}}{K_{NO3}+S_{NO3}})(\frac{S_{F}}{K_{F}+S_{F}})(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})X_{H}\)

Lysis

\(ρ_9 = b_{H}X_{H}\)

Storage of X_PHA

\(ρ_{10} = q_{PHA}(\frac{S_{A}}{K_{A}+S_{A}})(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})(\frac{X_{PP}/X_{PAO}}{K_{PP}+X_{PP}/X_{PAO}})X_{PAO}\)

Aerobic storage of X_PP

\(ρ_{11} = q_{PP}(\frac{S_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{PO4}}{K_{PS}+S_{PO4}})(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})(\frac{X_{PHA}/X_{PAO}}{K_{PHA}+X_{PHA}/X_{PAO}})(\frac{K_{MAX} - X_{PP}/X_{PAO}}{K_{IPP}+K_{MAX} - X_{PP}/X_{PAO}})X_{PAO}\)

Anoxic storage of X_PP

\(ρ_{12} = ρ_{11}η_{NO3}(\frac{K_{O2}}{S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{NO3}}{K_{NO3}+S_{NO3}})\)

Aerobic growth on X_PHA

\(ρ_{13} = µ_{PAO}(\frac{S_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{NH4}}{K_{NH4}+S_{NH4}})(\frac{S_{PO4}}{K_{P}+S_{PO4}})(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})(\frac{X_{PHA}/X_{PAO}}{K_{PHA}+X_{PHA}/X_{PAO}})X_{PAO}\)

Anoxic growth on X_PHA

\(ρ_{14} = ρ_{13}η_{NO3}(\frac{K_{O2}}{S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{NO3}}{K_{NO3}+S_{NO3}})\)

Lysis of X_PAO

\(ρ_{15} = b_{PAO}X_{PAO}(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})\)

Lysis of X_PP

\(ρ_{16} = b_{PP}X_{PP}(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})\)

Lysis of X_PHA

\(ρ_{17} = b_{PHA}X_{PHA}(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})\)

Aerobic growth of X_AUT

\(ρ_{18} = µ_{AUT}(\frac{S_{O2}}{K_{O2}+S_{O2}})(\frac{S_{NH4}}{K_{NH4}+S_{NH4}})(\frac{S_{PO4}}{K_{P}+S_{PO4}})(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})X_{AUT}\)

Lysis of X_AUT

\(ρ_{19} = k_{AUT}X_{AUT}\)

Precipitation of phosphorus with ferric hydroxide

\(ρ_{20} = k_{PRE}S_{PO4}X_{MeOH}\)

Redissolution

\(ρ_{21} = k_{RED}X_{MeP}(\frac{S_{ALK}}{K_{ALK}+S_{ALK}})\)

Scaling

A thorough scaling routine for the ASM2D property package has yet to be implemented.

Class Documentation

class watertap.property_models.activated_sludge.asm2d_properties.ASM2dParameterBlock(*args, **kwds)
Parameters:
  • rule (function) – A rule function or None. Default rule calls build().

  • concrete (bool) – If True, make this a toplevel model. Default - False.

  • ctype (class) –

    Pyomo ctype of the block. Default - pyomo.environ.Block

    Config args

    default_arguments

    Default arguments to use with Property Package

  • initialize (dict) – ProcessBlockData config for individual elements. Keys are BlockData indexes and values are dictionaries with config arguments as keys.

  • idx_map (function) – Function to take the index of a BlockData element and return the index in the initialize dict from which to read arguments. This can be provided to override the default behavior of matching the BlockData index exactly to the index in initialize.

Returns:

(ASM2dParameterBlock) New instance

class watertap.property_models.activated_sludge.asm2d_properties.ASM2dParameterData(component)[source]

Property Parameter Block Class

build()[source]

Callable method for Block construction.

classmethod define_metadata(obj)[source]

Set all the metadata for properties and units.

This method should be implemented by subclasses. In the implementation, they should set information into the object provided as an argument.

Parameters:

pcm (PropertyClassMetadata) – Add metadata to this object.

Returns:

None

class watertap.property_models.activated_sludge.asm2d_properties._ASM2dStateBlock(*args, **kwds)[source]

This Class contains methods which should be applied to Property Blocks as a whole, rather than individual elements of indexed Property Blocks.

initialize(state_args=None, state_vars_fixed=False, hold_state=False, outlvl=0, solver=None, optarg=None)[source]

Initialization routine for property package.

Keyword Arguments:
  • state_args – Dictionary with initial guesses for the state vars chosen. Note that if this method is triggered through the control volume, and if initial guesses were not provided at the unit model level, the control volume passes the inlet values as initial guess.The keys for the state_args dictionary are:

  • flow_vol – value at which to initialize total volumetric flow (default=None)

  • alkalinity – value of alkalinity expressed as molar concentration

  • conc_mass_comp – value at which to initialize component concentrations (default=None)

  • pressure – value at which to initialize pressure (default=None)

  • temperature – value at which to initialize temperature (default=None)

  • outlvl – sets output level of initialization routine

  • state_vars_fixed – Flag to denote if state vars have already been fixed. True - states have already been fixed and initialization does not need to worry about fixing and unfixing variables. False - states have not been fixed. The state block will deal with fixing/unfixing.

  • optarg – solver options dictionary object (default=None, use default solver options)

  • solver – str indicating which solver to use during initialization (default = None, use default solver)

  • hold_state – flag indicating whether the initialization routine should unfix any state variables fixed during initialization (default=False). True - states variables are not unfixed, and a dict of returned containing flags for which states were fixed during initialization. False - state variables are unfixed after initialization by calling the release_state method.

Returns:

If hold_states is True, returns a dict containing flags for which states were fixed during initialization.

release_state(flags, outlvl=0)[source]

Method to relase state variables fixed during initialization.

Keyword Arguments:
  • flags – dict containing information of which state variables were fixed during initialization, and should now be unfixed. This dict is returned by initialize if hold_state=True.

  • outlvl – sets output level of of logging

class watertap.property_models.activated_sludge.asm2d_properties.ASM2dStateBlockData(*args, **kwargs)[source]

StateBlock for calculating thermophysical proeprties associated with the ASM2d reaction system.

build()[source]

Callable method for Block construction

define_display_vars()[source]

Method used to specify components to use to generate stream tables and other outputs. Defaults to define_state_vars, and developers should overload as required.

define_state_vars()[source]

Method that returns a dictionary of state variables used in property package. Implement a placeholder method which returns an Exception to force users to overload this.

get_energy_density_terms(p)[source]

Method which returns a valid expression for enthalpy density to use in the energy balances.

get_enthalpy_flow_terms(p)[source]

Method which returns a valid expression for enthalpy flow to use in the energy balances.

get_material_density_terms(p, j)[source]

Method which returns a valid expression for material density to use in the material balances .

get_material_flow_basis()[source]

Method which returns an Enum indicating the basis of the material flow term.

get_material_flow_terms(p, j)[source]

Method which returns a valid expression for material flow to use in the material balances.

class watertap.property_models.activated_sludge.asm2d_reactions.ASM2dReactionParameterBlock(*args, **kwds)
Parameters:
  • rule (function) – A rule function or None. Default rule calls build().

  • concrete (bool) – If True, make this a toplevel model. Default - False.

  • ctype (class) –

    Pyomo ctype of the block. Default - pyomo.environ.Block

    Config args

    property_package

    Reference to associated PropertyPackageParameter object

    default_arguments

    Default arguments to use with Property Package

  • initialize (dict) – ProcessBlockData config for individual elements. Keys are BlockData indexes and values are dictionaries with config arguments as keys.

  • idx_map (function) – Function to take the index of a BlockData element and return the index in the initialize dict from which to read arguments. This can be provided to override the default behavior of matching the BlockData index exactly to the index in initialize.

Returns:

(ASM2dReactionParameterBlock) New instance

class watertap.property_models.activated_sludge.asm2d_reactions.ASM2dReactionParameterData(component)[source]

Property Parameter Block Class

build()[source]

Callable method for Block construction.

classmethod define_metadata(obj)[source]

Set all the metadata for properties and units.

This method should be implemented by subclasses. In the implementation, they should set information into the object provided as an argument.

Parameters:

pcm (PropertyClassMetadata) – Add metadata to this object.

Returns:

None

class watertap.property_models.activated_sludge.asm2d_reactions._ASM2dReactionBlock(*args, **kwds)[source]

This Class contains methods which should be applied to Reaction Blocks as a whole, rather than individual elements of indexed Reaction Blocks.

initialize(outlvl=0, **kwargs)[source]

Initialization routine for reaction package.

Keyword Arguments:

outlvl – sets output level of initialization routine

Returns:

None

class watertap.property_models.activated_sludge.asm2d_reactions.ASM2dReactionBlockData(*args, **kwargs)[source]

Reaction Block for ASM2d.

build()[source]

Callable method for Block construction

get_reaction_rate_basis()[source]

Method which returns an Enum indicating the basis of the reaction rate term.

References

[1] M. Henze, W. Gujer, T. Mino, T. Matsuo, M.C. Wentzel, G. v. R. Marais, M.C.M. Van Loosdrecht, Activated sludge model No.2D, ASM2D, Water Science and Technology. 39 (1999) 165–182. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00829-4.