Process Control - Water Software Systems

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Research and Technology Showcase

• Process Control - Water Software Systems

Bogumil Ulanicki
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• Background
• The group was founded in 1980 to research and
  develop computer based methods for solving
  engineering problems in the water industry
• clean-water
• waste-water
• Our work has been driven by needs of the
  industry.

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WSS team

• Prof. Bogumil Ulanicki Director of Research
  Control Engineer (Engineering systems)
• Prof. Bryan Coulbeck (Emeritus) Group Founder
  Water Network Specialist
• Dr Peter Bounds Senior Lecturer ICT Specialist
  (Industrial IT, modelling and optimisation)
• Mr Parneet Paul Senior Research Fellow Civil
  and Chemical Engineer (Wastewater systems)
• Mr Tomasz Janus Research Fellow Process
  Engineer (Wastewater systems)

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• Dr Piotr Skworcow Research Fellow ICT and
  control specialist (Control, Industrial IT,
  programming)
• Mr Hossam AbdelMeguid Research Assistant and a
  PhD student (Mechanical engineering, fluid
  mechanics, programming)

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Main competences

• Modelling complex engineering systems
• Numerical optimisation applied to engineering
  systems
• Modelling and design/control of clean water
  systems
• Modelling and design/control of wastewater
  treatment systems
• Software development for engineering applications
• Information integration in engineering systems

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Current projects

• EPSRC strategic partnership grant (EP/E003192/1),
  Delivering sustainable water systems by
  optimising existing infrastructure via improved
  knowledge, understanding and technology -
  project NEPTUNE.
• TSB Technology Programme (TP/3/DSM/6/I/15123),
  Improving the design and efficiency of MBR plant
  by using modelling and simulation.
• Innovation Fellowship Commercialisation of
  Membrane Bioreactor Wastewater Treatment
  Modelling Software.
• Industrial project , Three Valleys Water
  Investigation of possible improvements in
  burst/leakage management in the DMA63116323 .

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NEPTUNE project

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Energy and pressure management (Neptune)

• Harrogate system
• Estimated energy savings 30
• Implementation - November 2009

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Hydraulic valves testing, modelling, improving
design

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Control of transients in water distribution
systems
Standard controller
Advanced controller
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Wastewater treatment - process control

• Experiments to understand MBR biology and
  membrane fouling
• Creation of computer models of biological
  bioreactor and membrane fouling
• Use of the computer model for enhanced MBR
  design
• Use of the computer model for improved MBR
  operation and control

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Experiments to understand MBR biology and
membrane fouling (TSB project)
Sampling Programme KANES FOODS
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Modelling of the membrane fouling process (TSB
project)
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Optimal design of MBR reactors
Water Software Systems, De Montfort University
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Optimal control of the MBR process
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Contact detailsBogumil UlanickiProfessor of
Engineering SystemsTel 44 (0) 116 257
7058Fax [phone]Email
bul_at_dmu.ac.uk or website www.watersoftware.co.uk