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Anaerobic Aerobic
Rock Fish
Aerobic
Plant
Photosynthesis
The most important aspect in ensuring a healthy wetland
ecosystem is to establish a steady rate of photosynthesis
Photosynthetic Production and Respiratory
Consumption
•During the day, plants produce
oxygen and at night the oxygen is
consumed by organisms.
•During the day, the air becomes
saturated with oxygen and it will
enter the water by osmosis. At
night, the opposite occurs and
oxygen enters the atmosphere.
•The rise in oxygen is known as
photosynthetic production and
the loss of oxygen is known as
respiratory consumption.
Dissolved Oxygen
•Dissolved Oxygen measurements were taken hourly over a twenty four hour
period
•Data was graphed, and was similar to the rise and fall on the graph for
production and consumption
•This means that the wetland system is stabilizing and behaving like a natural
wetland
Dissolved Oxygen in Fish Tank
6.5
6
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)
5.5
Series1
4.5
4
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Modeling the System
•The model is based off of theoretical work in a modeling book
called “Modeling for all Scales”
•Coefficient values are either derived from the graph of dissolved
oxygen or assumed based on similar situations
Equations
•There are several assumed values and values obtained by the
slope of the dissolved oxygen curve. The Gross Product is the total
from the Net Product and Consumption.
Initial Values for Model
Ko = 9 F= 0.05 Net Production= 0.192
Q(0)= 10 K5= 0.1 Consumption= 0.091
XS= 6.5 K1=K2 Gross Production= 0.283
N= NT-F*Q 1
R=.7/(1+Ko*N) 0.07
K4=Consumption/(X*Q) 0.0014
Modeling in Simulink
Results of Living Machines
Results of Simulated Wetland
Conclusion
•The Living Machine behaved as a natural wetland based on
the dissolved oxygen content in the water
•Even though the Living Machine was fairly inexpensive, it
was not made to last a long time. Long term Living Machines
would be more expensive. It is worth investing in if there is a
body of water in a location that cannot be treated by a water
treatment facility.
•From this project I learned a lot about feedback systems, the
flow of fluids, ecological relationships and the strengths of
structures