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On-line Monitoring of the Flocs in Mixing Zone using iPDA in the Drinking Water Treatment Plant  

Ga, Gil-Hyun (Seoul Youngdeungpo Arisu Waterworks)
Jang, Hyun-Sung (Seoul Youngdeungpo Arisu Waterworks)
Kim, Young-Beom (EcoNovel Company, Ltd.)
Kwak, Jong-Woon (EcoNovel Company, Ltd.)
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Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers / v.31, no.4, 2009 , pp. 263-271 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study evaluated the flocs forming characteristics in the mixing zone to increase the coagulation effect in the drinking water plant. As a measuring tool of formed flocs, on-line particle dispersion analyzer (iPDA) was used in Y drinking water plant. To evaluate the forming flocs, many parameters such as poly amine, coagulant dosing amount, raw water turbidity, and pH was applied in this study. During the periods of field test, poly aluminium chloride (PACl) as a coagulant was used. With the increase of the raw water turbidities, poly amine was also added as one of aids for increasing in coagulation efficiency. The turbidity and pH of raw water was ranged from 7 to 9 and from 25 to 140 NTU, respectively. The increasing of raw water turbidity brought the bigger floc sizes accordingly. From a regression analysis, $R^2$ value was 0.8040 as a function of T, raw water turbidity. Floc size index (FSI) was obtained from a correlation equation as follows; FSI = 0.9388logT - 0.3214 Also, polyamine gave the bigger flocs the moment it is added to the coagulated water in the rapid mixing zone. One of parameters influencing the floc sizes was the addition of powdered active carbon(PAC) in the mixing zone. In case of higher turbidity of raw water, $R^2$ value was 0.9050 in the parameters of [PACl] and [PAC]; FSI = $0.0407[T]^{0.324}[PACI]^{0.769}[PAC]^{0.178}$ On-line floc monitor was beneficial to evaluate the flocs sizes depending on the many parameters consisting raw water properties, bring the profitable basic data to control the mixing zone more effectively.
Keywords
iPDA; Floc Monitoring; Coagulation; FSI;
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