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Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.30, No.8, 1578-1587, 2013 Application of real-time feedback control strategies based on effluent NH4-N and NOX-N concentrations in an A2/O process
This paper proposes two real-time feedback control strategies based on hourly measurements of effluent NH4-N and NOX-N concentrations. Using modified sigmoid functions to decide the DO setpoint, a control structure similar to the cascade-type control loop was selected as the real-time feedback NH4-N control strategy. For the realtime feedback NOX-N control strategy, a proper external carbon dose flow rate could be calculated based on the estimated NOX-N concentration in anoxic reactor by using the empirical equation. A control system, which included two proposed control strategies, was developed and applied in the pilot-scale A2/O process. As a result, the effluent NH4-N and NOX-N concentrations were maintained stably lower than the target values of 3 and 5 mg/L, respectively. Moreover, because the manipulated variables for removing the NH4-N and NOX-N concentrations were divided in the control strategies, the two different control strategies could be successfully applied together in the A2/O process.
Keywords:
Real-time Feedback NH4-N Control Strategy; Real-time Feedback NOX-N Control Strategy; Modified Sigmoid Function; Empirical Equation; A2/O Process
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