Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design written by Lyle C. Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The design of water quality surveys is being investigated by an interdisciplinary team using systems analysis techniques. The class of surveys under study are nominally fifteen days in length and designed to characterize pollutant types and levels at the site being monitored. With the conduct of the survey restricted to a relatively short time period, it is imperative that the amount of useful data collected be maximized. The resources available to collect data are limited and a 'best' sampling and analysis program has to be chosen to maximize data collection, a difficult problem. This report reviews the first year's progress in formulating and implementing models for munitions manufacturing processes, site topology, measurement resources and a resource matching program. Also included is a survey of current data handling procedures and recommendations for improvements. (Modified author abstract).
Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design written by Lyle C. Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this project a study was made of water quality surveys conducted by the United States Army Environmental Hygiene Agency. Mainly data and reports from studies of Army Ammunition Plants were used. The focus of this project was the development of computer aided procedures which would assure efficient use of manpower and equipment and assure that the measurements taken give a reasonable representation of the system. Planning the survey, conducting the survey and reporting on the survey were included in the study.
Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design Appendix III Documentation Survey Planning Program Programmer s Manual written by Lyle C. Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual was written to assist a programmer in modifying the Survey Planning Program. The documentation given here is sufficiently complete so that an experienced programmer should be able to add to, delete or alter parts of this program. For each subroutine the variable names and variable notations are defined. The function of each statement or small group of statements is explained. Flow diagrams are included to depict the logic relationship among statements and/or subroutines. (Author).
Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design Appendix I Documentation Survey Planning Program Listing and Example Problem Output written by Lyle C. Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The site modeling program models the manufacturing processes which contribute pollutants to the system, models the sewer system, and models the treatment system including acid or caustic neutralization, settling ponds, and domestic treatment. The inputs to the model are the production levels of the manufacturing processes and the outputs are the predicted pollutant measurement values at each possible measure point in the system. The resource matching program accepts data defining proposed measurements and matches these against the available time, manpower, and equipment. The output lists the pollutant to be measured at each measure point, the total commitment of time for each analyst and for each piece of equipment. Note is made of any overcommitment of manpower or equipment. The model refinement or updating program accepts measurements taken during a preliminary survey or during a regular survey and computes suggested new parameters for the process models. The indicator model program evaluates the performance of sanitary treatment facilities.
Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design Appendix VI Documentation Automated Instrument Programmer s Manual written by Thomas L. Drake and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fisher Scientific Accumet Model 520 Digital pH/Ion meter, a Yellow Springs Model 33 S-C-T meter, a Talos 5148 graphic table, and a Digital Equipment Corporation RT02-BA data entry terminal are interfaced to the data handling system via a Digital Equipment Corporation PDM-70 programmable data mover. The chapters within this manual describe the data which is transferred between this instrumentation and the PDM-70. Included in each chapter is the PDM-70 program for transferring this instrument data via the PDM-70 program and the program INPUT within the data handling system.
Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design Appendix V Documentation Automated Instrument User s Manual written by Thomas L. Drake and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fisher Scientific Accumet Model 520 Digital pH/Ion meter, a Yellow Springs Model 33 S-C-T meter, a Talos 514B graphic tablet, and a Digital Equipment Corporation RT02-BA data entry terminal are interfaced to the data handling system via a Digital Equipment Corporation PDM-70 programmable data mover. The manuals, supplied with each component, accurately describe the operation of each component. Each component can operate in a stand-alone mode independent of the data handling system or under the control of the data handling system. Data and commands are entered into the data handling system via either the Teletype, optical mark reader, RT02 data entry terminal, or automated instrumentation with the program INPUT. Several commands are provided which program the PDM-70. Data reduction is provided by INPUT to convert the raw measurements received to a final measurement value.
Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design Appendix IV Documentation User s Guide for Treatment System and Indicator Model written by Thomas M. Keinath and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency's Sanitary Engineer is tasked with making decisions in a wide making decisions in a wide variety of water and wastewater treatment areas. To assist him in two of these areas, this project was undertaken with an objective of developing some computer tools with the engineer in mind. Estimation of a wastewater treatment plant's capability to cope with an increased load due to a post's expansion is the first area. Given the approximate character of the wastewater resulting from a post's expansion, a steady-state model of the treatment process is used to predict the character of the treatment plant's effluent. Some guidance is thus provided to the engineer in determining the present treatment scheme's ability to provide adequate treatment after expansion. The other area in which aid is provided is in the direction and analysis of the water quality engineering special study or survey. Utilizing design and operational data, a computer model evaluates the operational characteristics of the system. Evaluation may be accomplished with operational data available before the survey and with the data generated by the survey. Operational characteristics calculated are then used by the engineer to evaluate the system's operational condition and to then plan and conduct the survey. (Author).
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Download or read book Design of Water Quality Monitoring Systems written by Robert C. Ward and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1991-01-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design of Water Quality Monitoring Systems Design of Water Quality Monitoring Systems presents a state-of-the-art approach to designing a water quality monitoring system that gets consistently valid results. It seeks to provide a strong scientific basis for monitoring that will enable readers to establish cost-effective environmental programs. The book begins by reviewing the evolution of water quality monitoring as an information system, and then defines water quality monitoring as a system, following the flow of information through six major components: sample collection, laboratory analysis, data handling, data analysis, reporting, and information utilization. The importance of statistics in obtaining useful information is discussed next, followed by the presentation of an overall approach to designing a total water quality information system. This sets the stage for a thorough examination of the quantification of information expectations, data analysis, network design, and the writing of the final design report. Several case studies describe the efforts of various organizations and individuals to design water quality monitoring systems using many of the concepts discussed here. A helpful summary and final system design checklist are also provided. Design of Water Quality Monitoring Systems will be an essential working tool for a broad range of managers, environmental scientists, chemists, toxicologists, regulators, and public officials involved in monitoring water quality. The volume will also be of great interest to professionals in government, industry, and academia concerned with establishing sound environmental programs.
Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design Appendix II Documentation Survey Planning Program User s Manual written by Lyle C. Wilcox and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The program uses design data, data from the operating log and/or data generated during the survey and computes key operational characteristics. Comparing these with desirable values as cited in design books and manuals will give the survey planner insight into the operation of the system and suggest the need for more survey measurements or the need for changes in operation. A system was developed for automatic instrumentation of pH, conductivity, and other parameters which use strip charp recordings. Interface hardware was selected and purchased and interface software was developed for direct connection to a digital computer. A data handling system was developed for use during and after the survey. A PDP8-OS/8 and peripheral equipment was purchased. Software was developed to perform data handling functions and to direct the user in application of the software. The program accepts raw data from the analytical chemist and performs data conversions, transcriptions, and data logging functions. Output is available in several forms as may be needed for various reports during and at the end of the survey. Recommendations are as follows: the survey planner should obtain sufficient data in a preliminary survey to model and analyze the site; measurements should be automated to the maximum extent possible; and data handling should be delegated to the computer when the operations are well defined and repetitive. The programs, software and hardware included here will assist the survey planner in following these recommendations and design a more effective survey.
Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design Appendix VII Documentation Data Handling System User s Manual written by Thomas L. Drake and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Data Handling System is described which handles on-site water quality survey data measured by the Army. Data and commands are entered into the system on-line via either the Teletype, Hewlett-Packard optical mark reader, Talos graphic digitizer, DEC manual data entry station, Yellow Springs S-C-T meter, or Fisher pH/ion meter. The digitizer, manual data entry station, specific conductivity instrumentation, and pH instrumentation are interfaced to the system via the DEC PDP-70 programmable data mover. The Data Handling System may be at a fixed location with a telephone data link and/or may be found on-site. The Data Handling System may be viewed as a collection of programs which operate within the supervision of the OS/8 executive on a DEC PDP-8/E. Each of these programs operate in conjunction with data files found on the mass storage devices. An important feature of the OS/8 software permits the user of the system to develop programs written in BASIC which can utilize the same data base generated by the data handling software. The OS/8 is a software system which is supported by a large variety of hardware configurations with a DEC PDP-8/E CPU. This system is a comprehensive library of system programs operating under the supervision of an integrated executive. A brief description of the OS/8 executive is found in the OS/8 System Section.
Download or read book Systems Analysis for Water Technology written by Willi Gujer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals in a concise format with the methods used to develop mathematical models for water and wastewater treatment. It provides a systematic approach to mass balances, transport and transformation processes, kinetics, stoichiometry, reactor hydraulics, residence time distribution, heterogeneous systems, and dynamic behaviour of reactors. In addition it includes an introduction into parameter identification, error analysis, error propagation, process control, time series analysis, stochastic modelling and probabilistic design. Written as a textbook, it contains many solved practical applications.
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Download or read book A Systems Analysis of Water Quality Survey Design Appendix VIII Documentation Data Handling System Programmer s Manual written by Thomas L. Drake and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Data Handling System is described which handles on-site water quality survey data measured by the Army. A sequence of programs is often executed to complete a given data handling operation. OS/8 BATCH is used to automate the specification of this sequence of operation via a BATCH input file. OS/8 BATCH provides users of the system with a batch processing monitor that is integrated into the OS/8 Monitor structure. Several system tables are used by the system software to define a particular data handling application to the system. The system definition file (SYSDEF. AR) provides information which includes lists of valid ID tags, upper and lower limits for measurement values, data formats, and various heading and column information used during report generation. The translation table file (TRNTBL. AR) contains the translation tables for the mark sense cards. The method file (METHOD. AR) specifies for each parameter the particular data conversion algorithm within the function file (FNCTN. AR) to use on input. The data files and information files are OS/8 BASIC numeric files while all other files are OS/8 ASCII files. The ID information within these numeric files are 6-bit positive integers. OS/8 BASIC user functions are provided to pack and unpack these 6-bit integers within a 36-bit floating point variable. In addition, OS/8 BASIC user functions are provided for formatted output, interization, and PDM-70 input. The chapters within this manual include a discussion of the implementation of the data handling programs, file formats, mark card design, and industry compatible type formats.
