System and method for calculating concentration of water treatment chemical

A system for calculating a concentration of a water treatment chemical, the system comprising:

• a water analyzer including absorbance measuring means configured for measuring absorbance of water taken from a water system containing a water treatment chemical, and a sending unit configured to send the measured absorbance to a communication device;
• a database configured to store information regarding a type and proportion of a chemical component of the water treatment chemical and a calibration curve defining a relationship between a concentration of a chemical component and absorbance;
• a server configured to acquire the information regarding the type and proportion of the chemical component, the information being stored in the database;
• an arithmetic and control unit disposed in a control center, the arithmetic and control unit configured to calculate a concentration of the chemical component in the water system on the basis of the measured absorbance and the calibration curve or a concentration of the water treatment chemical on the basis of the concentration of the chemical component;
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• the communication device is configured to send the absorbance received from the sending unit of the water analyzer to the arithmetic and control unit and is configured to receive the concentration of the chemical component calculated in the arithmetic and control unit or the concentration of the water treatment chemical calculated in the arithmetic and control unit on the basis of the concentration of the chemical component,
• wherein the arithmetic and control unit is configured to calculate the concentration of the chemical component in the water system on the basis of the calibration curve corresponding to the chemical component acquired from the database and the absorbance sent from the communication device or the concentration of the water treatment chemical on the basis of the concentration of the chemical component.

A system for calculating a concentration of a water treatment chemical, the system comprising:

• a water analyzer including an absorbance measuring device configured for measuring absorbance of water taken from a water system containing a water treatment chemical, and a sending unit that sends the measured absorbance to a communication device;
• a database configured to store a type and proportion of a chemical component of the water treatment chemical and a calibration curve defining a relationship between a concentration of a chemical component and absorbance;
• a server configured to send the information regarding the type and proportion of the chemical component to the communication device, the information being stored in the database;
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• the communication device including an arithmetic and control unit configured to calculate the concentration of the chemical component in the water system on the basis of the measured absorbance and the calibration curve or the concentration of the water treatment chemical on the basis of the concentration of the chemical component,
• wherein the arithmetic and control unit is configured to receive a calibration curve corresponding to the chemical component contained in information stored in the database from the server, and is configured to calculate the concentration of the chemical component in the water system on the basis of the calibration curve and the absorbance sent from the sending unit of the water analyzer or the concentration of the water treatment chemical on the basis of the concentration of the chemical component.

A method for calculating a concentration of a water treatment chemical in which a concentration of a chemical component in a water system is computed on the basis of results of measurement of absorbance by a water system, the measurement being conducted by using a water analyzer, the water analyzer including an arithmetic and control unit, and a storage unit that stores a calibration curve defining a relationship between a concentration of a chemical component and absorbance, the calibration curve corresponding to the chemical component of the water treatment chemical, the method comprising:

• a step in which a server acquires information regarding the type and proportion of the chemical component of the water treatment chemical, the information being stored in a database, and sends the information to a communication device;
• step in which the communication device sends the information regarding the type and proportion of the chemical component to the water analyzer, the information being acquired from the server;
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• a step in which the arithmetic and control unit acquires a calibration curve contained in information received from the communication device, the calibration curve corresponding to the chemical component, and calculates the concentration of the chemical component in the water system on the basis of the calibration curve and the measured absorbance.

A method for calculating a concentration of a water treatment chemical in which a concentration of a chemical component in a water system is computed on the basis of results of measurement of absorbance by the water system, the measurement being conducted by using a water analyzer, the method comprising:

• a step in which absorbance by a water system is sent to a communication device, the absorbance being measured by using the water analyzer;
• a step in which the communication device sends the absorbance to an arithmetic and control unit disposed in a control center;
• a step in which the arithmetic and control unit acquires information regarding the type and proportion of a chemical component of the water treatment chemical and a calibration curve defining a relationship between a concentration of a chemical component and absorbance from a database, the calibration curve corresponding to a chemical component of the water treatment chemical, and calculates a concentration of the chemical component in the water system on the basis of the acquired calibration curve and the received absorbance;
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• a step in which the calculation results are sent to the communication device.

A method for calculating a concentration of a water treatment chemical in which a concentration of a chemical component in a water system is computed on the basis of results of measurement of absorbance of the water system, the measurement being conducted by using a water analyzer, the method comprising:

• a step in which the absorbance measured by the water analyzer is sent to an arithmetic and control unit disposed in a communication device;
• a step in which a server acquires information regarding the type and proportion of a chemical component of the water treatment chemical and a calibration curve defining the relationship between concentration and absorbance from a database, the calibration curve corresponding to the chemical component of the water treatment chemical, and sends the information to the communication device;
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• a step in which the arithmetic and control unit calculates the concentration of the chemical component in the water system on the basis of the calibration curve and absorbance received.