Estimation of Turbidity in Water Treatment Plant using Hammerstein-Wiener and Neural Network Technique
Muhammad Sani Gaya, Lukman Aminu Yusuf, Mamunu Mustapha, Bashir Bala Muhammad, Ashiru Sani, Aminu Tijjani, Norhaliza Abdul Wahab, Mohd Taufiq Mohd Khairi · Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science · 2017
Turbidity is a measure of water quality. Excessive turbidity poses a threat to health and causes pollution. Most of the available mathematical models of water treatment plants do not capture turbidity. A reliable model is essential for effective removal of turbidity in the water treatment plant. This paper presents a comparison of Hammerstein Wiener and neural network technique for estimating of turbidity in water treatment plant. The models were validated using an experimental data from Tamburawa water treatment plant in Kano, Nigeria. Simulation results demonstrated that the neural network model outperformed the Hammerstein-Wiener model in estimating the turbidity. The neural network model may serve as a valuable tool for predicting the turbidity in the plant.