Research Article| June 01 2013 Evaluation of control strategies for drinking water treatment plants using a process model G. I. M. Worm; G. I. M. Worm 1PWN, PO Box 2113, 1990 AC Velserbroek, The Netherlands2Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5048, 2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands E-mail: ignaz.worm@pwn.nl Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar J. J. G. Wuister; J. J. G. Wuister 3Royal HaskoningDHV, PO Box 1132, 3800 BC, Amersfoort, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar K. M. van Schagen; K. M. van Schagen 3Royal HaskoningDHV, PO Box 1132, 3800 BC, Amersfoort, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar L. C. Rietveld L. C. Rietveld 2Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5048, 2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2013) 62 (4): 234–244. https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2013.031 Article history Received: March 20 2012 Accepted: March 14 2013 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Permissions Search Site Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThis Journal Search Advanced Search Citation G. I. M. Worm, J. J. G. Wuister, K. M. van Schagen, L. C. Rietveld; Evaluation of control strategies for drinking water treatment plants using a process model. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 June 2013; 62 (4): 234–244. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2013.031 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex This research adds a method to evaluate control strategies to the design methodology for drinking water treatment plants. A process model dealing with parameters related to the calcium carbon dioxide equilibrium was set up. Using the process model, the existing control strategy was compared with a new control strategy and the effects of two different sets of input data were studied. It was demonstrated that the efficiency of the pellet softening process and the plant's capacity were increased, and that chemicals and energy usage were reduced. At the same time, the deviation of the total hardness of the produced water to the desired value was decreased. control, control-design methodology, control strategy evaluation, drinking water treatment, process model This content is only available as a PDF. © IWA Publishing 2013 You do not currently have access to this content.