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Published on: July 1, 2019
A systematic approach to data-driven modeling and soft sensing in a full-scale plant
1College of Environmental and Applied Chemistry, Center for Environmental Studies/Green Energy Center, Kyung Hee University, Seocheon-dong 1, Gyeonggi-Do 446-701, South Korea.
Summary
This study enhances wastewater treatment modeling by integrating hydraulic effects into neural networks (NNs). This improves prediction accuracy for complex, nonlinear systems in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs).
Area of Science:
- Environmental Engineering
- Water Treatment Technologies
- Computational Modeling
Background:
- Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are complex, nonlinear systems with temporal correlations.
- Existing mathematical modeling and neural networks (NNs) methods struggle to capture these key process characteristics effectively.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a systematic methodology for NNs modeling that incorporates crucial WWTP process information.
- To improve the modeling and prediction capabilities for wastewater quality in WWTPs.
Main Methods:
- Utilized multi-way principal components analysis (MPCA) to select the temporal effect of hydraulics.
- Applied a systematic methodology of NNs modeling, integrating hydraulic information.
- Tested the proposed method on a full-scale Daewoo nutrient removal (DNR) process plant.
Main Results:
- The inclusion of the hydraulics term significantly improved the prediction capability of the NNs model.
- Optimized neural network structure led to enhanced modeling efficiency.
- Demonstrated successful application in a real-world, full-scale WWTP.
Conclusions:
- The proposed NNs modeling approach, incorporating hydraulic temporal effects via MPCA, is effective for complex WWTPs.
- This method offers a significant improvement over traditional modeling techniques for wastewater quality prediction.
- The optimized NNs structure enhances the overall efficiency and accuracy of WWTP process modeling.
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