@article{PAR00010396,
  title = {{A}daptive control of algae detachment in regulated canal networks},
  author = {{F}ovet, {O}. and {L}itrico, {X}. and {B}elaud, {G}illes and {G}enthon, {O}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{O}pen-channel distribution networks are subject to algal developments that can induce major disturbances such as clogging of hydraulic devices (pipes, weirs, filters, flow meters). {F}lushes can be used as a strategy to manage these algae developments. {A} flush is carried out by increasing the hydraulic shear conditions using hydraulic control structures of the canal network. {I}n response to the shear stress increase, a part of the fixed algae is detached, then re-suspended into the water column, and finally transported downstream. {T}his leads to a peak of turbidity that has to be controlled. {I}n this paper, we develop a distributed linear model of the turbidity dynamics that is used for real-time adaptive control of the flushes. {S}imulations show the effectiveness of the adaptive controller, which can, at the same time, estimate the gain of the system, linked to the amount of initial fixed biomass, and perform a flush without exceeding the turbidity limit.},
  keywords = {adaptive control ; algae ; hydraulic flush ; linear model ; open channels ; turbidity},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {H}ydroinformatics},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {321--334},
  ISSN = {1464-7141},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.2166/hydro.2013.166},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00010396},
}