Theory 057/Water & Sanitation
Aeration Is Transfer Efficiency
The claim
Wastewater aeration cost is set by oxygen transfer efficiency relative to demand rather than by blower power.
01The mechanism
Power that does not transfer oxygen is wasted; the ratio sets energy per unit of biological demand.
02Predictions
- P1Cost should track the ratio.
- P2More power at low efficiency should raise cost.
03Refutation
Cost tracking power would remove the transfer term.