How effective is model predictive control in real‐time water quality regulation? State‐space modeling and scalable control

S Wang, AF Taha, AA Abokifa - Water Resources Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Real‐time water quality control (WQC) in water distribution networks (WDN), the problem of
regulating disinfectant levels, is challenging due to lack of (i) a proper control‐oriented …

Cellular automata-based mechanistic model for analyzing microbial regrowth and trihalomethanes formation in water distribution systems

GR Abhijith, S Mohan - Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
This paper describes a novel cellular automata-based mesoscale multispecies reactive-
transport (CA-MSRT) model for predicting microbial regrowth and trihalomethanes (THMs) …

Influence of dead-end sections of drinking water distribution networks on optimization of booster chlorination systems

AA Abokifa, A Maheshwari, RD Gudi… - Journal of Water …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
The impact of implementing an advanced water quality model for simulating the dead-end
sections of drinking water distribution networks on the outcomes of booster chlorination …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring numerically the benefits of water discharge prediction for the remote RTC of WDNs

E Creaco - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
This paper explores numerically the benefits of water discharge prediction in the real time
control (RTC) of water distribution networks (WDNs). An algorithm aimed at controlling the …

[HTML][HTML] Vulnerability assessment to trihalomethane exposure in water distribution systems

C Quintiliani, C Di Cristo, A Leopardi - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chlorination is an effective and cheap disinfectant for preventing waterborne diseases-
causing microorganisms, but its compounds tend to react with the natural organic matter …

Exploring vulnerable nodes, impactful viral intrusion sites, and viral infection risk reductions offered by chlorine boosters in municipal drinking water networks

S Lee, AM Wilson, E Cooksey, D Boccelli… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
The effects of drinking water system infrastructure on water quality and health following
intrusion events have not been extensively studied. This study proposes a coupling of …

Water quality audit in drinking water distribution networks

S Lipiwattanakarn, S Kaewsang… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Water and energy audits in water distribution networks have been developed to assess
water losses and energy losses, respectively. However, no study has considered a water …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization of Chlorine Injection Schedule in Water Distribution Networks Using Water Age and Breadth-First Search Algorithm

FD Frederick, MS Marlim, D Kang - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chlorine decay over time and distance travelled poses challenges in maintaining consistent
chlorine levels from treatment plants to demand nodes in water distribution networks …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal placement and operation of chlorine booster stations: A multi-level optimization approach

JD Pineda Sandoval, BM Brentan, GM Lima… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chlorine demand as a disinfectant for water utility impacts on unintended energy
consumption from electrolysis manufacture; thus, diminishing the chlorine consumption also …

Optimization of booster chlorination for water distribution system under dual uncertainties

Y Wang - Urban Water Journal, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Chlorine is generally used as disinfectant to sustain water quality in water distribution
system (WDS). To prevent the occurrence of disinfectant by-product as well as control the …