The Development of a Neuro-Fuzzy Expert System for Wastewater Treatment Processes Monitoring

Abstract

This paper presents the extension of the hardware-software experimental system SENFpHCTRL initially developed for wastewater pH control, for monitoring other parameters (total suspended solids, extractable, biochemical and chemical oxygen demand, phenols and chlorides) from other chemical processes of a treatment plant, such as: precipitation, coagulation and flocculation, oxidation and reduction (processes briefly presented at the begining of the paper). The process of expanding the SENFpHCTRL system involved the adding to the initial expert system of a set of heuristic knowledge for other parameters and the development of the system graphical interface. It is also presented the adapted form of the system hardware component at PC and microcontroller level and the results of the simulations made with the extended system.

Experimental Researches on the Depollution of Wastewater by Forced Oxygenation and Ozonation

“…Wastewater aeration aims at creating aerobic conditions for biological processes by saturating a liquid with oxygen. This cleaning method is considered the most environmentally friendly, therefore aeration stations are often called the most modern and safe systems that are used for wastewater treatment [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. The main purpose of wastewater aeration is to increase or maintain an optimal level of dissolved oxygen in a polluted water mass.…”