With increasingly stringent environmental regulations
to comply with, many small utilities are facing
severe operational challenges due to lack of expertise
and resources. This article addresses these challenges by
illustrating an advanced automatic water treatment
technology, the artificial neural network (ANN),
suitable for small water utilities to deliver high-quality
drinking water.
ANN control technology has matured through
recent research and development. In addition, the
combination of ANN control technology with
remote monitoring technology creates an even more
powerful tool for small water utilities to share water
treatment expertise through centralized technical
support.
ANN process control technology is capable of
producing stable and robust real-time control in a
full-scale water treatment plant. Small utility managers
now have an additional option with which to
optimize their water treatment process, reduce chemical
cost, and expertly run plant operations to comply
with stringent regulations. Includes 11 references, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. 99 - No. 6 |
| File Size : | 1
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, 860 KB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 13 |
| Published : | 06/01/2007 |
