Asian Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation

SCADA a tool to increase efficiency of water treatment plant

Sunil L. Andhare , Prasad J. Palkar

Department of Mechanical Engineering, M. I. T. College of Engineering, Aurangabad

Abstract

SCADA is an acronym for “Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition”. SCADA applied to WTP (Water Treatment Plant) for monitoring and controlling processes that are distributed among various remote sites gives big advantage in terms of control and effective working and also provide the necessary data to control the processes. The automated water treatment and distribution systems will be an effective tool against the water quality and distribution problems. The water purification system needs to be efficiently managed and the available water resources must be effectively consumed in India. Use of SCADA system for WTP gives the efficient way to operate it economically and effectively.

Keywords:

SCADA, Water Treatment Plant, Turbidity, Backwash, Rapid Sand Filtration.