@Article{JICS-15-090,
author = {James AondoaseerAtachin , Ishaya Peni Gambo, Terunguwa Simon Yange and AgajiIorshase},
title = {Process Control Modelling and Simulation of a Water Plants Storage Compartments},
journal = {Journal of Information and Computing Science},
year = {2020},
volume = {15},
number = {2},
pages = {090--103},
abstract = { A  water plant is one out  of numerous  examples of critical infrastructure  which include electric 
power systems, traffic control systems, manufacturing systems. Humans, domestic animals, industries, and to 
mention a few, rely so  much on these  critical infrastructures as they depend solely on  water plants services. 
However,  the  present  situation  is  such  that  water  plant  falls  short  of  its  use  due  to  breakthdown, 
underperformance and lack of proper management in place, especially in Nigeria. This situation has hindered 
effective process control of water plants, thereby making it impossible to account correctly for its production 
process  and  to  prevent  break  down  of  machinery.  In  this  paper,  we  formulated,  designed  and  evaluated  a 
model  that  offers  effective  process  control  during  production  by  a  water  plant.  By  means  of  a  quantitative 
research approach, the study provided  a full description of the flow paths  and compartments connected in a 
process plant. We extracted information about the tanks sizes, piped diameter, number of pumps and number 
of  tanks  from  the  operational  manual  booklet  of  the  water  plants  as  the  source  of  the  dataset.  A  prototype 
model  for  the  process  plant  was  specified  to  establish  the  system's  flow  parts  and  storage  compartments  of 
mass. Based on the extracted data,  we  formulated  mathematical  models to describe the system’s behaviour. 
The  model  was simulated in Simulink MatLab  and used to investigate the effects of  varying the parameters 
of the plant, especially the restriction (R) against water flow in the connecting pipes, as it affects the capacity 
of the tanks. The results of the simulation show that varying any of the values of the model parameters affects 
the  water  levels  in  the  various  tanks.  Also,  the  results  suggest  a  safe  process  parameter  during  processing. 
Notably, the result reveals that reducing the diameter of a pipe 1 from 300mm to 25mm or below will lead to 
water overflow in tanks, which will result in water wastage, machine and environmental damages. Thus, the 
research provided an effortless way of determining the  various pipes sizes, sizes of tanks to be used and the 
expected output of the production process of the plant, before going into its physical production. 
},
issn = {3080-180X},
doi = {https://doi.org/},
url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jics/22384.html}
}