Systems and methods for polymer addition control for wastewater treatment.
In a water treatment process where flocculating agents are used to promote
solids aggregation, intrinsic physical properties of the liquid rich
stream following separation may be continuously measured in order to
control or optimize the amount of flocculating or treatment agent that is
added to the process. These intrinsic physical properties may include, for
example, the viscosity or the density. By continuously measuring an
intrinsic physical property of the liquid rich stream, additional tracing
compounds may not need to be added to the water treatment system. The
treatment process may also include a holding tank, or a device that
separates the entering water into two or more streams, such as a liquid
stream and a biosolid stream.
