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Researcher

Elena Torfs

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53 Results

2025

Accurate and efficient junction mixing prediction in water distribution networks via surrogate modelling

Pablo GalloCristian Camilo Gómez CortésElena TorfsIngmar NopensSaba DaneshgarDavid Fernandes del Pozo

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING

Good modeling practice for calibration applied to ion exchange breakthrough prediction

Daniel Illana GonzálezMariane Y. SchneiderPablo GalloIngmar NopensElena Torfs

A1 Journal Article in SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Uncovering unknown dynamics in water resource recovery facilities with neural differential equations and Shapley value analysis

Ward QuaghebeurElena TorfsMostafa KhalilIngmar NopensBernard De Baets

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING

2024

A dynamic compartmental model of a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) for biological phosphorus removal

Saba DaneshgarSina BorzooeiLukas DebliekElias van den BroeckRiet CornelissenPiet de LangheCesare PiacezziMiguel DazaSimon DuchiUsman Rehman et al.

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

A full‐scale operational digital twin for a water resource recovery facility : a case study of Eindhoven Water Resource Recovery Facility

Saba DaneshgarFabio PoleselSina BorzooeiHenrik R. SørensenRuud PeetersStefan WeijersIngmar NopensElena Torfs

A1 Journal Article in WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH

An innovative model-based protocol for minimisation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in WRRFs

Saba DaneshgarYouri AmerlinckA. AmaralChaïm De MulderAttilio Di NisioGiacomo BellandiR. GoriC. CarettiI. DucciUsman Rehman et al.

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Dynamic modelling of ion exchange for a smart and resource-efficient operation

Daniel Illana GonzálezMariane Y. SchneiderIngmar NopensElena Torfs

Evaluation of activated sludge settling characteristics from microscopy images with deep convolutional neural networks and transfer learning

Sina BorzooeiLeonardo ScabiniGisele MirandaSaba DaneshgarLukas DeblieckOdemir BrunoPiet De LangheBernard De BaetsIngmar NopensElena Torfs

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING

Towards good modelling practice for parallel hybrid models for wastewater treatment processes

Loes VerhaegheJan VerwaerenGamze KirimSaba DaneshgarPeter A. VanrolleghemElena Torfs

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2023

A dynamic model for ion exchange and resin regeneration : model calibration and global sensitivity analysis

Daniel Illana GonzálezIvaylo Plamenov HitsovBenjamin ClaessensJuan Pablo GalloIngmar NopensElena Torfs

A hybrid modelling approach for reverse osmosis processes including fouling

Dorien GaublommeWard QuaghebeurAnse Van DroogenbroeckMarjolein VanoppenBart De GussemeArne VerliefdeIngmar NopensElena Torfs

A1 Journal Article in DESALINATION

Hybrid models of dynamical systems : neural differential equations, Shapley value analysis and illustrations in water systems

Ward QuaghebeurIngmar NopensBernard De BaetsElena Torfs

Model predictive control for water reuse with reverse osmosis using a data-driven fouling model

Dorien GaublommeMarjolein VanoppenBart De GussemeArne VerliefdeIngmar NopensElena Torfs

2022

Advanced control of Reverse Osmosis with a data-driven fouling model

Dorien GaublommeMarjolein VanoppenBart De GussemeArne VerliefdeIngmar NopensElena Torfs

An improved 1D reactive Burger-Diehl settler model for secondary settling tank denitrification

Gamze KirimElena TorfsPeter A. Vanrolleghem

A1 Journal Article in WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH

Design and evaluation of hierarchical control strategies for wastewater treatment plants using Burger-Diehl settler model in BSM1 framework

E. S. S. TejaswiniSoniya PanjwaniElena TorfsIngmar NopensSeshagiri Rao Ambati

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Dynamic modelling of Reverse Osmosis : added value for operation and control

Dorien GaublommeMarjolein VanoppenBart De GussemeArne VerliefdeIngmar NopensElena Torfs

Hybrid differential equations : integrating mechanistic and data-driven techniques for modelling of water systems

Ward QuaghebeurElena TorfsBernard De BaetsIngmar Nopens

A1 Journal Article in WATER RESEARCH

Hybrid modelling of water resource recovery facilities : status and opportunities

Mariane Yvonne SchneiderWard QuaghebeurSina BorzooeiAndreas FroemeltFeiyi LiRamesh SaagiMatthew J. WadeJun-Jie ZhuElena Torfs

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

In silico assessment of household level closed water cycles : towards extreme decentralization

Arjen Van de WalleElena TorfsDorien GaublommeKorneel Rabaey

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY

Mainstream short-cut N removal modelling : current status and perspectives

Gamze KirimKester McCulloughThiago Bressani RibeiroCarlos Domingo-FélezHaoran DuanAhmed Al-OmariHaydee De ClippeleirJose JimenezStephanie KlausMojolaoluwa Ladipo-Obasa et al.

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Optimisation of reverse osmosis processes through hybrid modelling and model predictive control

Dorien GaublommeElena TorfsIngmar NopensArne VerliefdeBart De Gusseme

The transition of WRRF models to digital twin applications

Elena TorfsNiels NicolaiSaba DaneshgarJohn B. CoppHenri HaimiDavid IkumiBruce JohnsonBenedek B. PloszSpencer SnowlingLloyd R. Townley et al.

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2021

Assessing the effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Belgium by means of an extended SEIQRD model and public mobility data

Tijs AllemanJenna VergeynstLander De VisscherMichiel RollierElena TorfsIngmar NopensJan Baetens

A1 Journal Article in EPIDEMICS

Integrated hybrid modelling of water resource recovery facilities by coupling mechanistic and data-driven ODE models

Ward QuaghebeurElena TorfsBernard De BaetsIngmar Nopens

LESSWATT model-based protocol for mitigation of N2O emissions

Saba DaneshgarIngmar NopensYouri AmerlinckAndreia AmaralChaïm De MulderAttilio Di NisioGiacomo BellandiRiccardo GoriCecilia CarettiUsman Rehman et al.

LESSWATT protocol for minimisation of WWTPs carbon footprint

Saba DaneshgarIngmar NopensYouri AmerlinckAndreia AmaralChaïm De MulderAttilio Di NisioGiacomo BellandiRiccardo GoriCecilia CarettiFrancesco Spennati et al.

Uncovering the hidden potential of online data in Reverse Osmosis : a data-driven model to predict fouling

Dorien GaublommeAnse Van DroogenbroeckWard QuaghebeurBart De GussemeArne VerliefdeIngmar NopensMarjolein VanoppenElena Torfs

2020

A generic reverse osmosis model for full-scale operation

Dorien GaublommeLaurence StrubbeMarjolein VanoppenElena TorfsSéverine MortierEmile CornelissenBart De GussemeArne VerliefdeIngmar Nopens

A1 Journal Article in DESALINATION

Coupling mechanistic and data-driven models by means of neural differential equations to incorporate unmodeled dynamics

Ward QuaghebeurDavid Fernandes del PozoElena TorfsBram De BaetsIngmar Nopens

The impact of local hydrodynamics on high-rate activated sludge flocculation in laboratory and full-scale reactors

Sophie BalemansSiegfried VlaeminckElena TorfsLeonie HartogLaura ZaharovaUsman RehmanIngmar Nopens

A1 Journal Article in Processes

2019

Investigation of the distributed settling behaviour of high- rate activated sludge using the multi-class settling model

Sophie BalemansElena TorfsM. Carmen MartíSiegfried VlaeminckLaura ZaharovaLeonie HartogIngmar Nopens

2017

Concentration-driven models revisited : towards a unified framework to model settling tanks in water resource recovery facilities

Elena TorfsM Carmen MartíFlorent LocatelliSophie BalemansRaimund BürgerStefan DiehlJulien LaurentPeter A VanrolleghemPierre FrançoisIngmar Nopens

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

On constitutive functions for hindered settling velocity in 1-D settler models : selection of appropriate model structure

Elena TorfsSophie BalemansFlorent LocatelliStefan DiehlRaimund BürgerJulien LaurentPierre FrançoisIngmar Nopens

A1 Journal Article in WATER RESEARCH

2016

Concentration-driven models revisited: towards a unified framework to model settling tanks in WWTPs

Elena TorfsFlorent LocatelliSophie BalemansJulien LaurentPeter A VanrolleghemRaimund BürgerStefan DiehlPierre FrançoisRobert MosseIngmar Nopens

2015

Critical analysis of constitutive functions for hindered settling velocity in 1-D settler models

Elena TorfsSophie BalemansFlorent LocatelliRaimund BürgerPierre FrançoisJulien LaurentStefan DiehlIngmar Nopens

Different settling regimes in secondary settling tanks : experimental process analysis, model development and calibration

Elena TorfsIngmar Nopens

Impact of the flocculation state on hindered and compression settling: experimental evidence and overview of available modelling frameworks

Elena TorfsFlorent LocatelliSophie BalemansStefan DiehlRaimund BürgerPierre FrançoisJulien LaurentIngmar Nopens

Impact on sludge inventory and control strategies using the benchmark simulation model no. 1 with the Burger-Diehl settler model

Elena TorfsThomas MaereR BürgerS DiehlIngmar Nopens

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Population balance models: a useful complementary modelling framework for future WWTP modelling

Ingmar NopensElena TorfsJoel DucostePeter A VanrolleghemKrist V Gernaey

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2014

A novel methodology for the calibration of discrete settling behaviour of activated sludge

Elena TorfsFaezeh Mahdavi MazdehGiacomo BellandiIngmar Nopens

Population Balance Models: a useful complementary modelling framework for future WWTP modelling

Ingmar NopensElena TorfsJoel DucostePeter A. VanrolleghemKrist V Gernaey

2013

A consistent modelling methodology for secondary settling tanks: a reliable numerical method

Raimund BürgerStefan DiehlSebastian FaråsIngmar NopensElena Torfs

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Improved predictions of effluent suspended solids in wastewater treatment plants by integration of a PBM with computational fluid dynamics

Elena TorfsMehul VesvikarIngmar Nopens

Towards improved 1-D settler modelling : calibration of the Bürger model and case study

Elena TorfsPieter VlasschaertYouri AmerlinckRaimund BürgerStefan DiehlSebastian FaråsIngmar Nopens

Towards improved 1-D settler modelling : impact on control strategies using the Benchmark Simulation Model

Elena TorfsThomas MaereRaimund BürgerStefan DiehlSebastian FarasIngmar Nopens

2012

A reliable numerical method for secondary settling modeling

Elena TorfsR BürgerS DiehlS FarasIngmar Nopens

Integrated model-based optimisation at the WWTP of Eindhoven

Katrijn CierkensIngmar NopensWebbey De KeyserStijn Van HulleSalvatore PlanoElena TorfsYouri AmerlinckLorenzo BenedettiA van NieuwenhuijzenS Weijers et al.

A2 Journal Article in WATER PRACTICE AND TECHNOLOGY

Investigating kernel structures for Ca-induced activated sludge aggregation using an inverse problem methodology

Elena TorfsAbhishek DuttaIngmar Nopens

A1 Journal Article in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Towards mechanistic models for activated sludge flocculation under different conditions based on inverse problems

Elena TorfsGiacomo BellandiIngmar Nopens

A1 Journal Article in WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2011

Construction of mechanistic models for activated sludge flocculation under different conditions based on inverse problems

Elena TorfsGiacomo BellandiIngmar Nopens

Investigating kernel structures for shear and Ca-induced activated sludge aggregation using a population balance model with an inverse problem methodology

Elena TorfsAbhishek DuttaIngmar Nopens

A4 Journal Article in COMMUNICATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

2010

Investigating kernel structures for shear and Ca-induced activated sludge aggregation using an inverse problem methodology

Elena TorfsAbhishek DuttaIngmar Nopens