Water and waste water
The extraction and provision of water as well as the collection and treatment of wastewater are among the central tasks of public services - both for cities and municipalities as well as for various industrial sectors.
Water
Water is an indispensable resource for the population (food, hygiene) and industry (production, cooling, cleaning) and an important basis for supply in modern societies.
Starting from extraction via wells or surface water, water is generally extracted, treated, tested and distributed in a highly automated and quality-monitored process.
From individual pumping stations, filter systems and purification stages to large water reservoirs and centrally controlled pressure regulation in water networks, everything has to work together.
The software test with WinMOD for each individual station and the interaction of all individual components in network operation, controlled via corresponding process control systems, ensure increasing operational reliability, also in terms of infrastructure security.
Waste water
Wastewater supply includes the collection, treatment and return of water to the natural water cycle as well as the sorting and treatment of residual materials, for example in landfills and incineration plants.
The actual commissioning of such systems is often difficult, as they are usually constructed over a large area and have complex, decentralised instrumentation. Since 2002, however, the use of WinMOD has led to considerable savings in costs and commissioning times. As a result, virtual commissioning (VIBN) has become the standard procedure for planning and commissioning for leading plant operators.
WinMOD is currently mainly used in public wastewater supply, i.e. in municipalities, cities and communities. The combination of public planning, approval procedures, tendering and awarding of contracts for technical plant construction and the fact that the automation systems can often only be commissioned at a late stage makes the use of WinMOD an indispensable component of project assurance.
WinMOD is used to carry out individual test steps for decentralised sub-plants, such as pumped storage plants or distribution stations, through to complete wastewater treatment plants. All process stages of water purification are tested - from mechanical purification with screens, grit traps, grease separators and primary clarifiers to biological purification in aeration and secondary clarifiers and chemical purification, for example by adding precipitants. Increasingly, processes for the collection and purification of new types of problematic substances, such as pharmaceutical residues, are also being considered.
As many of these processes can only be tested in reality to a limited extent, virtual commissioning (VIBN) with WinMOD is a crucial tool for preparing, checking and safeguarding the entire system operation.
