N-Removal on wastewater treatment plant: a process control approach

A multilayered control design approach is proposed here. Starting with the Dissolved Oxygen (DO) control loop in the last aerated tank, the control of the recirculation sludge is added next. Once the limitations of this two-loop control strategy are highlighted, a cascade control loop is proposed. T...

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Main Authors: Vilanova, Ramon, Katebi, Reza, Abdul Wahab, Norhaliza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Research 2011
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/39854/1/NoraLizaWahab2011_NRemovalonWastewaterTreatmentPlants.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/39854/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jwarp.2011.31001
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Summary:A multilayered control design approach is proposed here. Starting with the Dissolved Oxygen (DO) control loop in the last aerated tank, the control of the recirculation sludge is added next. Once the limitations of this two-loop control strategy are highlighted, a cascade control loop is proposed. This cascade control is further enhanced by a feed-forward control action that makes use of influent ammonia concentration. The resulting cascade+feedforward control configuration achieves satisfactory nitrogen removal for the three influent op-erating conditions (dry, rain and storm).