Descriptive Model of a Shipboard Ecological System.
Abstract
An investigation into the problems of economically processing sewage on board Naval ships resulted in the development of two computer simulations employing Monte Carlo analysis to describe the generation of sewage. Simulation one was based on a non-homogeneous Poisson process. For simulation two, an empirical distribution describing the arrival behavior of sewage to the holding/processing unit over a 24 hour period was applied to known data on sewage generation. Results of the two simulations were compatible with one another. Aside from pointing out a most feasible combination of holding tank capacity, processor rate and processing policy, the simulations also indicated that a revision of the Navy's design parameter for the daily per capita sewage generation rate was in order. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0743764
Entities
People
- John Odgers Miner Jr
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School