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. 2021 Jun 6;13(11):1887. doi: 10.3390/polym13111887
Sets and Indices
k Contaminant
r Unit source
i Unit intercept
IU Set of intercept unit
SU Set of source unit
Parameters
AR Annualized factor
α Cost exponent for intercept unit
H Hours of plant operation per year
CIU Investment cost of treatment unit
CUfw Cost of freshwater
FSUrout mass flowrate of outlet stream from source unit r
xUSr,kout concentration of contaminant k in outlet stream from source unit r
Ri,k % removal of contaminant k in intercept unit t
xUDd,jin,max maximum concentration of contaminant k in inlet stream into demand unit d
Continuous Variables
FSIr,i  mass flowrate of stream from unit source r to intercept unit I
FUIiinlet mass flowrate of inlet stream intercept unit I
FUIiout mass flowrate of outlet stream from intercept unit I
FSIr,i mass flowrate of water stream from source unit r to treatment unit i
xIUi,kinlet concentration of contaminant k in inlet stream into intercept unit
xUIi,kout concentration of contaminant k in outlet stream from intercept unit I
FIDi,d mass flowrate of stream from unit intercept i to demand unit d
FIMi mass flowrate of water stream from intercept unit i to final mixer
xSIUi,kout concentration of contaminant k in outlet stream from splitter treatment unit I
FUDinletd mass flowrate of inlet water stream in deposit unit d
Ffreshwater mass flowrate of freshwater
FSDr,d mass flowrate of water stream from source unit r to deposit unit d
xSUDd,kin concentration of contaminant k in inlet stream into deposit unit d
xUSr,kout concentration of contaminant k in outlet stream from source unit r
xUDd,kin,min minimum concentration of contaminant k in inlet stream into demand unit d