AI Water Allocation Control for Shale Gas Recycling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Shale gas exploitation faces inefficiencies in water resource recycling and management due to reliance on traditional physicochemical methods, incomplete treatment, environmental damage, high costs, and lack of integrated water resource allocation and recycling systems.

Innovation Solution

An intelligent circulation and allocation control system combining physical, chemical, and biological technologies with artificial intelligence for macroscopic water environment management, including a multi-stage decentralized restoration system, water quality detection, integrated data processing, intelligent safety warning, and asynchronous self-adaptive dual-regulation optimization control.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If traditional physicochemical treatment methods are used for recycled water, then treatment can be performed with simple equipment, but treatment completeness is poor and environmental damage is great

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetreatment completenessVSAvoidenvironmental damage
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The treatment process is divided into multiple stages: primary physical treatment (screening, sedimentation), biological treatment (aerobic and anaerobic digestion), and chemical treatment (neutralization, precipitation). Each stage targets specific pollutants and achieves comprehensive treatment through sequential processing, resolving the contradiction between simple equipment and complete treatment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system integrates multiple treatment technologies (physical, chemical, and biological methods) into a composite treatment system. This combination allows the system to achieve high treatment effectiveness for various pollutants while managing environmental impact through diversified treatment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Manufacturing precision

If traditional physicochemical treatment methods are used, then equipment requirements are met, but treatment cost is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetreatment effectivenessVSAvoidtreatment cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements continuous operation of treatment processes with automated control, ensuring that treatment effectiveness is maintained consistently over time. The continuous operation optimizes resource utilization and reduces energy consumption compared to intermittent batch processing, resolving the contradiction between treatment effectiveness and cost.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates real-time monitoring of water quality parameters and automated feedback control mechanisms. This allows the system to adjust treatment processes dynamically based on actual water quality conditions, optimizing treatment effectiveness while minimizing energy consumption and operational costs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Object-affected harmful factors

If only flowback fluid treatment is implemented, then specific pollution is addressed, but macroscopic water environment control is not realized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveflowback fluid pollutionVSAvoidmacroscopic water environment control
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The treatment system is designed with multi-functionality to handle various types of water pollutants including flowback fluids, produced waters, and other exploitation-related wastewaters. The system can adapt to different water quality conditions and treatment requirements, achieving both specific flowback fluid treatment and broader macroscopic water environment control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Productivity

If water resource allocation is performed without intelligent control, then simple management is maintained, but water resource recycling efficiency is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewater resource recycling efficiencyVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The intelligent control system incorporates automated decision-making capabilities that allow the system to self-regulate water resource allocation based on real-time data. The system automatically optimizes treatment processes, monitors water quality, and manages resource distribution without requiring constant human intervention, achieving high recycling efficiency while managing complexity through automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This system enhances water resource recycling efficiency, optimizes allocation, reduces environmental pollution, and lowers treatment costs by integrating real-time data processing and adaptive control mechanisms.

Implementation Method 1

a two-phase gas floatation separator

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGas floatation: Archimedes' Principle (Buoyancy)

Implementation Method 2

a multi-stage membrane reverse filter tank

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReverse osmosis: Reverse Osmosis

Implementation Method 3

an ozone aeration and jet reaction tower

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOzone oxidation: Ozone

Implementation Method 4

a microbial filter tank

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMicrobial decomposition: Aerobic Digestion

Implementation Method 5

a heavy magnetic coagulation flocculation self-circulation device

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic coagulation flocculation: Magnetic Field

Data Source

PatentUS20220373987A1Intelligent circulation and allocation control system for multiple surface and ground water resources
Publication Date: 2022.11.24 TIANJIN UNIV
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AI summary

Disclosed is an intelligent circulation and allocation control system for multiple surface and ground water resources, including a physical, chemical and biological multi-stage decentralized restoration system, which is respectively connected with a water quality detection and reinjection system, an integrated data processing system, an intelligent safety early warning system, and an asynchronous and self-adaptive dual-regulation optimization control system, the water quality detection and reinjection system is connected with the intelligent safety early warning system, the intelligent safety early warning system is connected with the integrated data processing system, and the integrated data processing system is further connected with the asynchronous and self-adaptive dual-regulation optimization control system. The intelligent circulation and allocation control system is based on an improved wastewater treatment process coupling physical, chemical and biological technologies and combined with an artificial intelligence technology to treat various water sources in a macroscopic water environment and optimize allocation control.