• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.55 no.spc1
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• pp.1197-1210
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• 2022

Recently, users' complaints on drinking water quality are increasing according to emerging interest in the drinking water service issues such as pipe aging and various water quality accidents. In the case of drinking water quality complaints, not only the water pollution but also the inconvenience on the chlorine residual for disinfection are included, thus various efforts, such as rechlorination treatment, are being attempted in order to keep the chlorine concentration supplied evenly. In this research, for a more accurate water quality simulation of water distribution network, the water quality reaction coefficients were estimated, and an optimization method of chlorination/ rechlorination scheduling was proposed consideirng satisfaction of water quality standards and chlorine residual equalization. The proposed method was applied to a large-scale real water network, and various chlorination schemes were comparatively analyzed through the grid search algorithm and optimized based on the suitability and uniformity of supplied chlorine residual concentration.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.56 no.11
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• pp.705-720
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• 2023

In South Korea, ongoing incidents related to drinking water quality have eroded consumer trust. Specifically, beyond quality incidents, there have been complaints about taste, odor, and other issues stemming from the presence of chlorine. To address this, water service operators are employing various management strategies from both temporal (scheduling) and spatial (rechlorination) perspectives to ensure uniform and safe distribution of chlorine residuals. In this study, we focus on the optimal monthly management of chlorine residuals, based on water distribution network analysis. Water quality reaction coefficients, including bulk fluid and wall reaction coefficients, were estimated through lab-scale tests and EPANET water quality simulations, respectively, accounting for temperature variations in a large-scale water distribution network. Utilizing these estimated coefficients, we examined the monthly variations in chlorine residual distribution under different chlorine injection conditions. The results indicate that the efficient concentration for chlorine injection, which satisfies the residual chlorine limit range, varies with temperature changes. Consequently, it is imperative to establish a specific and quantitative chlorine injection plan that considers the accurate spatial distribution of monthly chlorine residuals.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1431-1438
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• 2006

유역에서의 하천 프랙탈은 본 연구의 목적은 상수도 배수시스템의 수질예측 모형인 EPANET의 수질보정을 위한 염소분해계수의 효율적인 적용을 평가하기 위한 것이다. 이를 위해 우선적으로 연구대상시스템의 특성에 따른 수질 및 관종별 염소분해계수를 실험에 의하여 분석하고, 대상블록에 대한 EPANET 모형의 수질보정을 위한 잔류염소분해계수의 3가지 적용방법을 검토하여 효율적인 적용방안을 도출하였다. 연구결과, 실험에 의한 염소분해계수는 계절적 특성과 관종 및 관경에 따른 다양한 결과를 보였으며, 각 방법에 따른 모의결과도 다양하게 나타났으며, 관종, 관경, 계절적 특성을 반영한 분해계수를 적용한 모의 결과가 현장분석된 잔류염소농도와 더 가깝게 예측되는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 EPANET을 이용하여 잔류염소농도를 예측하기 위해서는 대상수질 및 관망의 특성을 반영한 잔류염소분해계수를 사용하는 방법이 가장 효율적일 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.57 no.3
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• pp.151-164
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• 2024

In water treatment plants supplying potable water, the management of chlorine concentration in water treatment processes involving pre-chlorination or intermediate chlorination requires process control. To address this, research has been conducted on water quality prediction techniques utilizing AI technology. This study developed an AI-based predictive model for automating the process control of chlorine disinfection, targeting the prediction of residual chlorine concentration downstream of sedimentation basins in water treatment processes. The AI-based model, which learns from past water quality observation data to predict future water quality, offers a simpler and more efficient approach compared to complex physicochemical and biological water quality models. The model was tested by predicting the residual chlorine concentration downstream of the sedimentation basins at Plant, using multiple regression models and AI-based models like Random Forest and LSTM, and the results were compared. For optimal prediction of residual chlorine concentration, the input-output structure of the AI model included the residual chlorine concentration upstream of the sedimentation basin, turbidity, pH, water temperature, electrical conductivity, inflow of raw water, alkalinity, NH₃, etc. as independent variables, and the desired residual chlorine concentration of the effluent from the sedimentation basin as the dependent variable. The independent variables were selected from observable data at the water treatment plant, which are influential on the residual chlorine concentration downstream of the sedimentation basin. The analysis showed that, for Plant, the model based on Random Forest had the lowest error compared to multiple regression models, neural network models, model trees, and other Random Forest models. The optimal predicted residual chlorine concentration downstream of the sedimentation basin presented in this study is expected to enable real-time control of chlorine dosing in previous treatment stages, thereby enhancing water treatment efficiency and reducing chemical costs.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.181-181
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• 2022

상수도 관망은 비정상상황에서도 안전한 물을 안정적으로 공급하는 것을 목표로 한다. 따라서 상수도 관망의 최적 설계는 수리학적 제약조건 (i.e., 절점의 압력, 관의 유속)을 만족하는 설계안을 제시한다. 하지만 점차 커지는 도시 규모에 따라 수질적으로 안전한 물을 공급하지 못하는 문제가 발생하고 있다. 또한, 상수도시스템의 형식 (i.e., 수지상식, 혼합식, 순환식)에 따라 용수의 체류 시간, 절점의 압력 등이 상이하다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 도시 규모 및 형식과 잔류염소 농도를 고려한 상수도시스템 최적 설계를 진행하였다. 절점의 개수에 따라 도시의 규모를 분류하였으며, BI(BI; Branch Index) 지수를 통해 상수도시스템의 형식을 분류하였다. 또한, 수리학적 제약조건(i.e., 절점의 압력)과 수질적 제약조건 (i.e., 잔류염소 농도)을 설정하여 수리-수질을 동시에 만족하는 최적 설계안을 도출하였다. 비상시에도 물을 안정하게 공급하기 위하여 시스템의 탄력성과 설계비용을 목적함수로 설정하여 다목적 최적 설계를 진행하였다. 이러한 연구는 압력만을 고려한 기존 설계단계에서 수질적 측면을 동시에 고려하여 수질 측면의 안전성을 향상할 수 있다. 또한, 시스템의 탄력성을 고려하여 비정상상황에서도 물을 공급하여 사용성을 향상하는 설계안을 도출하여 수리학적 안정성을 만족하며, 경제적 측면도 향상할 수 있다.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.59-70
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• 2022

Water distribution systems (WDSs) are a representative infrastructure injecting chlorine to disinfect the pathogenic microorganisms and supplying water from sources to consumers. Also, WDSs prescribe to maintain the usual standard (0.1-4.0 mg/L) of residual chlorine. However, the user's usage pattern, water age, network shape, and type affect the hydraulic features (i.e. nodal pressure, pipe velocity) and water quality features (i.e., the residual chlorine concentration). Therefore, this study developed an optimization approach for optimizing WDSs considering water quality-hydraulic factors using Multi-objective Harmony Search (MOHS). The design cost and the system resilience were applied as the design objective functions, and the nodal pressure and the concentration of residual chlorine are used as constraints. The derived optimal designs through this approach were analyzed according to network characteristics such as the network shapes and type. These optimal designs can meet the safety of economic and water quality aspects to increase user acceptance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.87-89
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• 2001

온도조건에 따른 염소투입량과 염소투입 후 방치조건에 따른 유기할로겐화합물의 발생특성에 대해 검토하였다. 원수의 수질특성에 있어서 암모니아성 질소와 TOC의 농도가 높을수록 TOXs의 발생량은 높았고, 온도조건에 따른 TOXs의 발생량은 그다지 큰 차이는 없는 반면 염소투입량에 따른 실험에서는 큰 차이를 보였다. 방치조건에 따른 TOXs의 발생량은 실외에서 방치했을 경우 조금 높게 나타났다. 따라서 10～$30^{\circ}C$의 온도조건보다는 유기물의 농도와 염소투입량과 TOXs의 발생량과의 관계가 밀접하고, 실외방치시 시료수의 잔류염소와 외부로부터의 유기물등의 유입으로 인한 반응으로 인해 TOXs 발생량이 높아졌다고 추정되나 추후 면밀한 검토가 요구된다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.147-154
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• 2014

In this study, chlorine modeling technique based on fuzzy system is proposed to reduce the carcinogenic substance and decide the optimal chlorine injection rate, which is affected by chlorine evaporation rate in sedimentation basin according to detention time, weather and water quality. The additional chlorine meter is installed in the inlet part of sedimentation to reduce the feedback time and implement cascade control, which leads to maintaining the residual chlorine concentration decided by fuzzy rule. It helps to take a preemptive action about long time delay, the characteristics of the disinfection process, and reduce the variation of residual chlorine rate by 7.3 times and the chlorine consumption by 40,000 dollars. It made a significant contribution to supply hygienically safe drinking water.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.15-20
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• 2009

The concentration of residual chlorine should be kept at over 0.1 mg/L in the circular water tank used in a water purification system. Generally, the concentration of residual chlorine depends on the structure and the volume of water tank, and also the water flow rate. To secure the diffusion time is important to the concentration of residual chlorine. For that reason, the baffles are installed in the circular water tank. In the present study, the variations of water and chlorine concentration were obtained with time using the numerical analysis. And also, the streamlines were shown according to the number of baffles. As a results, the vortex flow appeared between baffles, and the diffusion time of chlorine increased with the more number of baffles.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Environmental Technology
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.536-542
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• 2018

A system combining an electrochemical method and an adsorption system using activated carbon was assessed to facilitate the reuse of cabbage-salting brine. IrOx/Ti insoluble catalyst electrodes were used in the experiment. The results were analyzed to identify any changes in the residual chlorine concentration according to variations in the current density at a salinity of 10 %, as well as the capacity of the activated carbon to adsorb the residual chlorine and organic matter. For current densities of $500A/m^2$ and $1,000A/m^2$, the residual chlorine concentration did not increase, instead stabilizing once the current reached 0.33 Ah/L. To assess the adsorption efficiency according to the residual chlorine concentration, the unit amount of the adsorption can be estimated from $Y=0.0066+2.087{\times}10^{-4}b$. For both residual chlorine generation using an electrochemical method and chlorine removal through activated-carbon adsorption, the unit amount of adsorption was 0.33 g/g. The maximum amount of $COD_{Cr}$ organic matter adsorbed by the activated carbon was 0.021 g/g, while for $COD_{Mn}$, the value was 0.004 g/g.