Zhixuan Liang
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Email: coa08zxl@sheffield.ac.uk BiographyI completed my undergraduate studies in Mechanical Systems Engineering at University of Sheffield in 2011. I obtained my Masters degree in Environmental and Energy Engineering in 2013. My research project was computational modelling of wastewater treatment process using ASM3-2N model. This encouraged me to investigate more of how the sludge created from the process is handled and how can the process be improved. |
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Research GroupBiological and Environmental Systems Group My researchOptimal design and control of anaerobic digestion process: Protecting the Environment by reducing the wastes discharged as well as developing a sustainable source of energy for the development of human society provides a huge engineering challenge. The aim of this project is to use computational modelling and mathematical optimisation to improve the design and operation of anaerobic digestion processes for making energy from waste. Existing models of the anaerobic digestion process such as ADM1 will be used in a predictive control system to optimise plant operation. In addition, since the design of multi stage anaerobic digestion plants has a big impact on the controllability of the plant, if will also be necessary to include design decisions in the optimisation framework. The project aims to develop a general methodology that can be tested on a real process as part of an industrial or lab based case study. |