Dynamic parameter estimation problem for a water quality model.

ESTRADA, V.; PARODI, E.R; DÍAZ, M.S.

Chemical Engineering Transactions

The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering AIDIC (Edit.) Vol. XI,

Lugar: Milán, Italia; Año: 2007; p. 1 - 8

 Dynamic Parameter Estimation Problem For A Water Quality Model Vanina Estrada1, Elisa Parodi2 and M. Soledad Diaz1 1Planta Piloto de Ingenieria Quimica (PLAPIQUI) – Universidad Nacional del Sur, CONICET 2Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO) – Universidad Nacional del Sur, CONICET Camino La Carrindanga Km 7, 8000 Bahia Blanca, Argentina This work deals with the parameter estimation problem for a lake eutrophication model. The model is a dynamic parameter estimation one, which is solved with a simultaneous approach with an nonlinear programming solver. Gradients of state variables are considered in the vertical direction, rendering a partial differential equation problem which is transformed into a differential algebraic (DAE) one by spatial discretization in two water layers. Main biochemical and chemical parameters have been obtained, which allow a close representation of the lake dynamics.