Title :
Program for pH and conductivity measurements and determination of salt concentration in the ion exchange process for desalination of water
Author :
Dube, NM ; Tzoneva, R.
Author_Institution :
Peninsula Technikon, Bellville, South Africa
Abstract :
Procedures, algorithms and programmes for acquiring of pH and conductivity measurements for input and output flows of the cation load column and for calculation of the ion exchange process input and output variables are described. The programmes are a part of a developed system for monitoring and control of an ion exchange pilot plant at Peninsula Technikon, Cape Town.
Keywords :
desalination; electrical conductivity measurement; flow measurement; ion exchange; pH measurement; positive ions; process control; Cape Town; Peninsula Technikon; cation load column; conductivity measurement; input flow measurement; ion exchange process; output flow measurement; pH measurement; salt concentration; water desalination; Africa; Chemical processes; Cities and towns; Conductivity measurement; Control systems; Desalination; Electric variables control; Monitoring; Resins; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Africon Conference in Africa, 2002. IEEE AFRICON. 6th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7570-X
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2002.1146816