SLUDGE DEWATERING CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

A sludge dewatering control system (10) which relies on a determination of sludge structure after addition of an additive as a predictor of dewaterability of said sludge by dewatering means. The system (10) relies on a method of control of dewatering of sludge, the method comprising obtaining a relationship (25) between particle structure and cake solids content of the sludge (15), continuously monitoring the particle structure of the sludge so as to provide a continuous determination of the cake solids content of the sludge and adding an additive to the sludge as a function of the cake solids content so as to control the dewatering characteristics of the sludge (15). Sludge structure is determined by reference to fractal dimension of the particles making up the sludge.