Abstract
A system synthesis technique was employed in the present study for selecting the “best” outfall configuration for a stream that receives multiple thermal and organic waste discharges. The optimal locations for the cooling water and organic waste discharges, the optimal allocations of the wastes to these discharge points, and the optimal artificial aeration control policies were simultaneously determined. A dual water quality constraint on the minimum DO concentration and the maximum BOD concentration was imposed in order to ensure that the water quality be maintained above a minimum legal requirement. The complex pattern search method along with the modified algorithm of the maximum principle was used to generate the required information. A specific example of double-outfall system was solved to illustrate the theoretical development.
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