Learn about using WEST to optimise plant design, operations and automation by targeting effluent quality, energy and cost.
This course is right for you if:
✔️ You are a professional from academia/relevant industry or a decision and policy maker working at all levels of WWTP engineering (design, operation, process optimisation and management)
✔️ You have basic knowledge of wastewater characterization, treatment and recovery processes and technologies
✔️ You are prepared to complete a four-module instructor-led online course, supplemented by a one-hour introduction to the structure and methodology of the course, over five weeks
✔️ Your schedule allows you to allocate two hours to complete assignments for each module
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
✔️ Implement a plant layout
✔️ Simulate plant operation (including basic control rules)
✔️ Generate the desired model output to assess plant performance
✔️ Apply WEST in projects
✔️ Solve challenges related to WWTP operation and optimization
This course includes four modules conducted via online live sessions by our qualified trainer. You will learn through a combination of instructor-led lectures, demonstration videos and quizzes, hands-on exercises and reading materials.
Throughout the course, you will have ample time to discuss tips & tricks, best practices and examples with your instructor and fellow participants.
A major part of the online sessions is allocated to group work, which is based on home assignments set by your trainer. For maximum benefits, you are strongly advised to allocate a minimum of two hours of self-study for each of the five modules. There will be no homework for the one-hour online introduction to the structure and methodology of the course.
This online course is divided into four 2-hour sessions hosted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 14:00-16:00 UTC. Module 1 includes a 1-hour introduction to the course.
Tuesday 5 December 2023 (14:00-17:00)
Module 1 | WWTP layout implementation
Topics: Intro to activated sludge models, guided user interface, block and model library, building virtual WWTP configuration
Thursday 7 December 2023 (14:00-16:00)
Module 2 | Model input definition and model simulations
Topics: Influent characterization and fractionation, steady state and dynamic simulations, generation and analysis of model output
Tuesday 12 December 2023 (14:00-16:00)
Module 3 | Use of controllers in WWTP operation
Topics: Typical controllers in WWTPs, implementation and testing of control rules in WEST, sensors, top-level quantities, data input tool
Thursday 14 December 2023 (14:00-16:00)
Module 4 | Evaluation of WWTP performance
Topics: Variable-process-cost calculators, operational characteristics of simulated WWTP, energy consumption, cost evaluation.
Fabio Polesel, PhD, is a wastewater engineer working at DHI’s urban water department in Denmark. Fabio has extensive experience in process modelling in biological wastewater treatment systems. His responsibilities at DHI include wastewater modelling projects, technical support and training in the WEST software.
MSc, Environmental Engineering, Universitá degli Studi di Padova, Italy
PhD and PostDoc, Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Enrico Remigi, PhD, is a wastewater process modeller at DHI, responsible for model implementation and technical support. Enrico is a member of the WEST development team and has extensive experience in WEST modelling projects and training.
MSc, Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, and IFA-Tulln, Austria
PhD, Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
PostDoc, University of kwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Price: € 600 excl. vat.
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