TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kerres, Karsten
A1  - Gredigk-Hoffmann, Sylvia
A1  - Jathe, Rüdiger
A1  - Orlik, Stefan
A1  - Sariyildiz, Mustafa
A1  - Schmidt, Torsten
A1  - Sympher, Klaus-Jochen
A1  - Uhlenbroch, Adrian
T1  - Future approaches for sewer system condition assessment
JF  - Water Practice & Technology
N2  - Different analytical approaches exist to describe the structural substance or wear reserve of sewer systems. The aim is to convert engineering assessments of often complex defect patterns into computational algorithms and determine a substance class for a sewer section or manhole. This analytically determined information is essential for strategic rehabilitation planning processes up to network level, as it corresponds to the most appropriate rehabilitation type and can thus provide decision-making support. Current calculation methods differ clearly from each other in parts, so that substance classes determined by the different approaches are only partially comparable with each other. The objective of the German R&D cooperation project ‘SubKanS’ is to develop a methodology for classifying the specific defect patterns resulting from the interaction of all the individual defects, and their severities and locations. The methodology takes into account the structural substance of sewer sections and manholes, based on real data and theoretical considerations analogous to the condition classification of individual defects. The result is a catalogue of defect patterns and characteristics, as well as associated structural substance classifications of sewer systems (substance classes). The methodology for sewer system substance classification is developed so that the classification of individual defects can be transferred into a substance class of the sewer section or manhole, eventually taking into account further information (e.g. pipe material, nominal diameter, etc.). The result is a validated methodology for automated sewer system substance classification.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2020.027
SN  - 1751-231X
IS  - 15 (2)
SP  - 386
EP  - 393
PB  - IWA Publishing
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Richter, L.
A1  - Wichern, M.
A1  - Grömping, Markus
A1  - Robecke, U.
A1  - Haberkamp, J.
T1  - Ammonium recovery from process water of digested sludge dewatering by membrane contactors
JF  - Water Practice and Technology
N2  - Membrane contactors are a promising alternative for nitrogen removal and recovery from process water compared to other physicochemical and biological sidestream treatment processes. Münster wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is the first municipal WWTP in Germany operating a full-scale membrane contactor system to improve the nitrogen elimination and recovery efficiency. Factors influencing the operation and membrane performance are investigated in an accompanying research project. Additional operational aspects of the applied membrane modules are investigated in detail using a bench-scale membrane contactor. First results of the full-scale application demonstrate a high nitrogen removal efficiency of >95%.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2020.002
SN  - 1751-231X
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
SP  - 84
EP  - 91
PB  - IWA Publishing
CY  - London
ER  -