Water and wastewater
Both the extraction and supply of water and the collection
and wastewater treatment are among the central tasks
from cities, municipalities and various industrial sectors.
water
Water is an indispensable resource for the population (food, hygiene) and industry (production, cooling, cleaning) and is an important basis for supply in modern societies.
Starting with extraction from wells or surface water, water is usually extracted, treated, tested and distributed in a highly automated and quality-controlled process.
From individual pumping stations, filter systems and purification stages, to large water reservoirs and centrally controlled pressure regulation in water networks, everything must work together seamlessly.
Software testing with WinMOD for each individual station and the interaction of all individual components in network operation, controlled by appropriate process control systems, ensure increasing operational reliability, also from the perspective of infrastructure security.
wastewater
Sewage disposal involves collecting, treating and returning water to the natural water cycle, as well as sorting and treating residual materials, for example in landfills and incinerators.
The actual commissioning of such plants is often difficult, as they are usually large-scale and have complex, decentralised instrumentation. However, since 2002, the use of WinMOD has resulted in significant savings in costs and commissioning times. As a result, virtual commissioning (VC) has become the standard procedure for planning and commissioning among leading plant operators.
WinMOD is currently used primarily in public wastewater management, i.e. in municipalities, cities and local authorities. The combination of public planning, approval procedures, tendering and awarding of contracts for technical plant construction, as well as the often delayed commissioning of automation systems, makes the use of WinMOD an indispensable component of project security.
WinMOD is used to perform individual test steps for decentralised subsystems, such as pumped storage plants or distribution stations, right through to complete sewage treatment plants. All stages of the water purification process are tested – from mechanical purification with rakes, sand traps, grease separators and primary settling tanks to biological purification in aeration and secondary settling tanks to chemical purification, for example through the addition of precipitants. Increasingly, processes for collecting and purifying new types of problematic substances, such as pharmaceutical residues, are also being taken into account.
Since many of these processes can only be tested to a limited extent in real life, virtual commissioning (VC) with WinMOD is a crucial tool for preparing, checking and securing the entire plant operation.
