Drinking Water Treatment Train Simulator — After settling, After filtration & Solids removed Interactive

Follow particles through a treatment train.

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About this tool — how it works & FAQ

About the Drinking Water Treatment Train Simulator

Follow particles through a treatment train. Mixing forms flocs, sedimentation removes settleable solids, filtration captures the remainder and a baffled contact tank represents the disinfection stage.

What the simulator shows

• 3D scene parts: Rapid mixer / flocculator; sedimentation basin; granular-media filter; baffled contact tank; water and sludge lines. • Controls: Influent suspended solids (20–300 mg/L); Water flow (50–300 m³/h); Coagulation effectiveness (0–1 fraction); Maximum settling removal (0.3–0.95 fraction); Filter removal fraction (0.5–0.99 fraction); Bypass granular filter. • Live readouts: After settling (mg/L); After filtration (mg/L); Solids removed (kg/h); Overall removal (%). • Guided experiments: Filter bypass; No effective coagulation. • Four tabs (visual laboratory, curves and measurements, experiments, learn and assess), a model-verification run, a timestamped event log and a trial report.

The model equations

Cs = Cin(1 − coag × settling) Cout = bypass ? Cs : Cs(1 − filter) Removed kg/h = Q(Cin − Cout)/1000

Model limits and how to explore

Steady suspended-solids mass balance. Removal fractions are prescribed, not chemical dose or turbidity correlations. Disinfection animation is schematic and does not establish pathogen reduction. Try the preset experiments, then compare the live readouts with the equations.

Frequently asked questions

Which statement follows from this model?

Follow solids, not just water..

Can these representative results establish regulatory compliance?

No. Steady suspended-solids mass balance. Removal fractions are prescribed, not chemical dose or turbidity correlations. Disinfection animation is schematic and does not establish pathogen reduction.

What does this simulator not model?

Steady suspended-solids mass balance. Removal fractions are prescribed, not chemical dose or turbidity correlations. Disinfection animation is schematic and does not establish pathogen reduction.

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