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Aeration System Control

Aeration System Control

Original contact hours: 1Original format: PDFIndustrial/Commercial Water Systems · Municipal Wastewater

This course will identify the different types of aerators and discuss the basic operation of an aeration basin, including detention time, flow patterns, and the process of oxygen transfer.

Educational Objectives:
  1. Identify the different types of aerators.
  2. Describe how the aeration basin operates.
  3. Discuss the effects of detention time on the process.
  4. Describe aeration basin flow patterns.
  5. Explain flow patterns associated with specific aeration devices.
  6. Explain the process of oxygen transfer.
  7. Describe the typical operational control charts for the activated sludge process.

These are historical educational materials. Exams and completion certificates are not available.

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