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Modeling of the primary sludge thickening process at a wastewater treatment plant with the use of machine learning
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS).
2022 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Modellering av förtjockningsprocessen av primärslam på ett avloppsreningsverk (Swedish)
Abstract [en]

This thesis focuses on modeling the primary sludge in the thickening process at Henrikdals wastewater treatment plant in Stockholm, Sweden. The thickening process is one of the core processes at the wastewater treatment plant, where the goal is to thicken a residual product called primary sludge. Two thickener belts are used to thicken the sludge gravimetrically. Polymer is also added to increase the dewaterability and to thicken the sludge. The thickness of the sludge is measured by the total solids content (TS) in the sludge and is measured with total solid measurement sensors. These sensors have, however, been shown to be inaccurate. A long short-term memory network (LSTM) and a feed-forward neural network were compared by using sensor and instrument data to predict the TS in the thickened primary sludge. To validate the performance of the models, manual laboratory testing samples were compared with the predictions of the models. Simulations in Simulink were also performed with the intent of simulating the thickening process. By using a machine learning model that could predict the TS, hypotheses regarding reductions in the polymer dosage were explored. A feed-forward and feedback control strategy in combination with the LSTM architecture were used and it was shown that the TS of the thickened sludge could be controlled by regulating the polymer dosage. Thus, using a feedback control strategy gives further opportunities for the wastewater treatment plant to choose whether a lower polymer consumption or a higher TS is preferred, as these two variables correlate with each other.

Abstract [sv]

Syftet med detta arbete var att ta fram maskininlärningsmodeller av primärslamsförtjockningen på Henriksdals avloppsreningsverk i Stockholm, Sverige. Förtjockningsprocessen är en av de viktigaste delerna i avloppsreningsverk, där målet är att förtjocka en restprodukt som kallas primärslam. Förtjockningen sker i två separata linjer. Polymer tillsätts och slammet förtjockas genom gravimetrisk avvattning på ett silband. Slammets torrsubstanshalt (TS) är ett mått på slammets tjockhet och beräknas med hjälp av att använda sensorer. Dessa sensorer har dock visats sig vara opålitliga. Genom att använda tillgänglig process-, maskin- och instrumentdata så har en long short-term memory (LSTM) arkitektur och ett framkopplat neuralt nätverk jämförts för att uppskatta torrsubstansen i primärslammet. Manuell provtagning och labbanalys utfördes för att validera prestandan i de två modellerna. Hypoteser kring att kunna optimera TS-halten eller minska polymerförbrukningen utforskades genom att simulera processen i Simulink. Resultaten visade att användandet av en fram och återkopplingsregulator tillsammans med en LSTM arkitektur kan minska polymerförbrukningen och kan ge en jämnare TS-halt i det förtjockade slammet. Däremot måste en avvägning mellan hög TS-halt och låg polymerförbrukning göras, då dessa två variabler korrelerar med varandra

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 65
Series
TRITA-EECS-EX ; 2022:304
Keywords [en]
Machine Learning, Stockholms Vatten och Avfall, Primary Sludge, Dewatering, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Simulation, time series prediction
Keywords [sv]
Maskininlärning, Stockholms Vatten och Avfall, Primärslam, Förtjockning, Avloppsreningsverk, Simulering, Tidsserieprediktion
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Computer Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-319876OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-319876DiVA, id: diva2:1702211
Subject / course
Computer Science
Educational program
Master of Science - Computer Science
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Available from: 2022-10-11 Created: 2022-10-10 Last updated: 2022-10-11Bibliographically approved

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