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A Study on the Coagulant Dosage Control in the Water Treatment Using Real Number Genetic-Fuzzy (실수형 유전-퍼지를 이용한 정수장 응집제주입제어에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Yong-Yeol;Kang, E-Sok
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.312-319
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    • 2004
  • The optimum dosage control is presumably the goal of every water treatment plant. However it is difficult to determine the dosage rate of coagulant, due to nonlinearity, multivariables and slow response characteristics, etc. To deal with this difficulty, the real number genetic-fuzzy system was used in determining the dosage rate of the coagulant. The genetic algorithms are excellently robust in complex optimization problems. Since it uses randomized operators and searches for the best chromosome without auxiliary informations from a population which consists of codings of parameter set. To apply this algorithms, we made the real number rule table and membership function from the actual operation data of the water treatment plant. We determined optimum dosages of coagulant(LAS) using the fuzzy operation and compared them with the dosage rate of the actual operation data.

The Method of Automathic Operation of Coagulant Dosage by the quality of water (수질에 따른 응집제 주입 자동운영 방안)

  • Jun, Uk-Pyo
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.12a
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    • pp.278-283
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    • 2005
  • Generally Jar-Test is available to determine the coagulant dosage rate. Disadventages associated with Jar-Test are that regular samples have to be taken requiring manual intervention and the limitation to feedback control. To deal with this difficulty, determined optimized dosage rates of coagulant to investigates the union operation method of the statistical equation which uses the multi-regression method and the SCD.

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The Method of Optimum Operation of Coagulant Dosage Facility (응집제 주입설비 최적 운영방안)

  • Jun, Uk-Pyo;Oh, Sueg-Young
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.12a
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    • pp.275-281
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    • 2004
  • Generally Jar-Test is available to determine the coagulant dosage rate. Disadventages associated with Jar-Test are that regular samples have to be taken requiring manual intervention and the limitation to feedback control. To deal with this difficulty, determined optimized dosage rates of coagulant to Investigates the union operation method of the statistical equation which uses the multi-regression method and the SCD.

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Automatic Control on Dosing Coagulant as to Stream Current

  • Oh, Sueg-Young;Byun, Doo-Gyoon;Hwang, Jae-Moon;Song, Hyun-Sung
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.1318-1321
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    • 2005
  • As recently raw water quality has been polluted as well as its quality has been remarkably varied according to season and region, the precise control of coagulant dosage is being keenly required in water treatment plants. The amount of coagulant is closely related to raw water quality such as turbidity, alkalinity, water temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, etc. Since the optimum quantity of chemicals is not yet finalized, so dosage rate must be decided by using jar test that takes one or two hours. Hereupon, the output signal of stream current and multi-regression on historical data were proposed to be applied to the coagulant dosing control. In consequence of applying the scheme to automatic determination of the dosage rate, it was testified that the determination of dosage rate was very effective in case it is performed as to real-time sensing of water quality and the output signal of stream current.

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Study on Change of Microbial Activity and Removal Efficiency of Phosphorus with Alum Injection in the Biological Process (생물학적 처리공정 내 Alum 주입에 따른 인 처리 효율과 미생물 활성도 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Jung Su;Joo, Hyun Jong
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.188-193
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    • 2011
  • The effects of coagulants on the microorganisms when they are injected directly into the biological treatment facility for T-P removal have been easily observed from the results of past experiments. As such this study is set out to derive the effective plans for the coagulant dosage by analyzing the effects of the injected coagulant on the microbial activity during the chemical treatment for T-P removal. The research methods entailed the assessment of removal efficiency of T-P according to the coagulant dosage while changing the molar ration between Alum and influent phosphorus. At the same time Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate (SOUR) according to the coagulant dosage was measured. SOUR was used as a method for indirect assessment of the microbial activity according to the coagulant dosage. The results from the study showed that with the increase in the alum dosage, the removal efficiency T-P tended to increase. On the other hand, the increase in coagulant dosage resulted in the decrease in SOUR, which indicates the decrease in the microbial activity. Such reduction in the activity could be explained by the increase in the concentration of removal efficiency of $TBOD_5$. Based on experiment results from the study, it is determined that coagulant dosage affects the microbial activity. Moreover, the indirect assessment on the microbial activity using SOUR is considered possible.

Determination of Optimum Coagulant Dosage for Effective Water Treatement of Chyinyang Lake - The Effect of Coagulant Dosing on Removal of Algae- (진양호소수의 효과적인 정수처리를 위한 최적응집제 주입량 결정 -조류제거를 위한 응집제 주입효과-)

  • 이원규;조주식;이홍재;임영성;허종수
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.625-631
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    • 1999
  • This study was performed to determine the optimum coagulant dosing for effective treatment of raw water in Chinyang lake. Removal rates of algae and characteristics of the water according to coagulants dosage were investigated by treatment with Microcystis aeruginosa, which is a kind of blue-green algae, to the raw water below 5NTU. The coagulants dosage for maximum removal rate of algae were 30 mg/$\ell$ of Alum, 30 mg/$\ell$ of PAC and 10 mg/$\ell$ of PACS, respectively. The removal rate of algae in 30 mg/$\ell$ of PAC was highest as 85% compared with the other treatments. At the point of maximum removal rate of algae, the removal rates of turbidity were 34%, 66% and 22% in Alum, PAC and PACS, respectively. Residual Al was decreased depend upon decreasing turtidity in water by treatment of Alum or PAC, but decreased depend upon increasing turbidity in water by treatment of PACS. The removal rate of ${Mn}_{2+}$ in water was high in the order of Alum, PAC and PACS treatment. And ${Fe}_{2+}$ in water was not changed by treatemnt of these coagulants. Particle numbers distributions according to the particle size of suspended solids that were not precipitated at 8 min. of settling time after treatment of coagulants dosage for the maximum removal rate of algae were investigated. Most of the particle sizes were below 30 $\mu$m and particle numbers distributions below 10 $\mu$m were 64%, 56% and 66% by treatment of Alum, PAC and PACS, respectively. Zeta potential was in the range of -6.1~-9.7 mV at optimum coagulants dosage for algae removal.

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Fuzzy modeling and control for coagulant dosing process in water purification system (상수처리시스템 응집제 주입공정 퍼지 모델링과 제어)

  • 이수범;남의석;이봉국
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1996.10b
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    • pp.282-285
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    • 1996
  • In the water purification plant, the raw water is promptly purified by injecting chemicals. The amount of chemicals is directly related to water quality such as turbidity, temperature, pH and alkalinity. At present, however, the process of chemical reaction to the turbidity has not been clarified as yet. Since the process of coagulant dosage has no feedback signal, the amount of chemical can not be calculated from water quality data which were sensed from the plant. Accordingly, it has to be judged and determined by Jar-Test data which were made by skilled operators. In this paper, it is concerned to model and control the coagulant dosing process using jar-test results in order to predict optimum dosage of coagulant, PAC(Polymerized Aluminium Chloride). The considering relations to the reaction of coagulation and flocculation, the five independent variables(turbidity, temperature, pH, Alkalinity of the raw water, PAC feed rate) are selected out and they are put into calculation to develope a neural network model and a fuzzy model for coagulant dosing process in water purification system. These model are utilized to predict optimum coagulant dosage which can minimize the water turbidity in flocculator. The efficacy of the proposed control schemes was examined by the field test.

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Optimization of coagulant dosage using response surface methodology with central composite design (반응표면분석법-중심합성계획을 이용한 최적 응집제 주입량 산정 연구)

  • Kim, Yeseul;Oh, Jeill
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.193-202
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    • 2015
  • The determining the appropriate dosage of coagulant is very important, because dosage of coagulant in the coagulation process for wastewater affects removing the amount of pollutants, cost, and producing sludge amount. Accordingly, in this study, in order to determine the optimal PAC dosage in the coagulation process, CCD (Central composite design) was used to proceed experimental design, and the quadratic regression models were constructed between independent variables (pH, influent turbidity, PAC dosage) and each response variable (Total coliform, E.coli, PSD (Particle size distribution) (< $10{\mu}m$), TP, $PO_4$-P, and $COD_{cr}$) by the RSM (Response surface methodology). Also, Considering the various response variables, the optimum PAC dosage and range were derived. As a result, in order to maximize the removal rate of total coliform and E.coli, the values of independent variables are the pH 6-7, the influent turbidity 100-200 NTU, and the PAC dosage 0.07-0.09 ml/L. For maximizing the removal rate of TP, $PO_4$-P, $COD_{cr}$, and PSD(< $10{\mu}m$), it is required for the pH 9, the influent turbidity 200-250 NTU, and the PAC dosage 0.05-0.065 ml/L. In the case of multiple independent variables, when the desirable removal rate for total coliform, E.coli, TP, and $PO_4$-P is 90-100 % and that for $COD_{cr}$ and PSD(< $10{\mu}m$) is 50-100 %, the required PAC dosage is 0.05-0.07 ml/L in the pH 9 and influent turbidity 200-250 NTU. Thus, if the influent turbidity is high, adjusting pH is more effective way in terms of cost since a small amount of PAC dosage is required.

Using Coagulant and Activated Carbon as Pretreatment for Membrane Fouling Control in MBR (Membrane Bioreactor) (MBR반응기의 막오염방지를 위한 활성탄과 응집제를 이용한 전처리에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Dong-Ha
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.122-127
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    • 2006
  • The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of membrane fouling caused by soluble organic materials in a membrane bioreactor process. For the removal of filterable organic materials (FOC) smaller than $1{\mu}m$, coagulants and activated carbon were added. A membrane bioreactor using a submerged $17{\mu}m$ metal sieve was operated in laboratory scale to examine the possibility of membrane fouling control. As the dosage of GAC and coagulant increased, the residual FOC concentration decreased and the permeate flow rate increased markedly. The permeate flux increased with an increased PACl addition at the range from 0 to 50 mg/l. At coagulant dosage of 27mg/l, the removal of FOC was about 46% and the flux increased to 3.5 times compared to the case without PACl addition. The permeate flux increased gradually with an increase in GAC dosage. At GAC dosage of 50mg/L, the permeate flux was about 2 times higher compared that for raw water. The particle in the range of $0.1{\sim}1.0{\mu}m$ were removed effectively by the addition of GAC and coagulant. Higher osage of GAC and coagulant, led to higher removal of FOC. A different set of experiments was also performed to investigate the effect of pretreatment on the permeation ability of MBR system using the metal sieve membrane. After 40 hours of operation, the permeate flux was about 1,000 ($L/m^2-hr$), which is 20 times higher compared to the results in literature. It is likely that combined pretreatment using coagulant and activated carbon was the most effective to resolve membrane fouling problems. Moreover, the continuous operations could be successful by applying this pretreatment method.

Determination of the optimum filtration conditions in pretreatment of seawater desalination by reverse osmosis (역삼투법 해수담수화 전처리 여과공정의 최적조건)

  • Kim, Seung-Hyun;Yoon, Jong-Sup;Lee, Seockheon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.207-214
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    • 2009
  • This study examines the optimum filtration conditions in pretreatment of seawater desalination by reverse osmosis. For this purpose, Masan bay seawater is treated through a gravity filter column while $FeCl_3$ is added as coagulant. The conditions of coagulantd osage, media depth, filtration rate, and backwash time are evaluated. The study results show that the filtrate quality improved with increasing coagulant dosage, but head loss rapidly increased. After 4mg/L, the unit filter run volume reduced to less than $200m^3/m^2$. Considering the head loss development, 4mg/L is determined as the optimum dosage. The better filtrate qualities are obtained with depth of 100cm than that of 80cm. The two stage filtration, which outperformed the single stage filtration, is suggested for treatment of Masan bay. The filtration rate of 5m/h is decided as the optimum condition considering the head loss development. At 10m/h, the filtrate quality deteriorated even though the extent was minimal, and head loss increased rapidly. The backwash time of 10 min is decided appropriate.