Workshops

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vc_table_theme=”classic”][bg#eaeaea;c#0077bd;b]Application%20of%20ICA%20in%20Wastewater%20Treatment|[c#a4741b;b]Workshop%20Chair%3A%20Leiv%20Rieger|[b]The%20workshop%20will%20provide%20an%20overview%20of%20all%20the%20major%20steps%20%0Ain%20the%20implementation%20of%20Instrumentation%2C%20Control%20and%20%0AAutomation%20(ICA)%20at%20wastewater%20treatment%20plants.%20The%20first%20%0Ahalf%20of%20the%20workshop%20consists%20of%20a%20series%20of%20presentations%20%0Aand%20interactive%20discussions%20of%20a%20real%20life%20case%20study%20and%20%0Aadditional%20background%20information%20(theory%20and%20practical%20%0Aexperience).|The%20aim%20of%20the%20workshop%20is%20to%20go%20through%20the%20whole%20%0Aimplementation%20procedure%2C%20explaining%20the%20theoretical%20%0Abackground%20and%20discuss%20typical%20pitfalls.%20Following%20this%20the%20%0Aparticipants%20will%20develop%20a%20second%20case%20study%20based%20on%20a%20given%20%0Aplant%20and%20an%20objective%20provided%20by%20the%20audience.%20The%20following%20%0Atopics%20will%20be%20covered%3A%20instrumentation%2C%20controller%20design%2C%20%0Aimplementation%2C%20start-up%2C%20adaptation%2C%20cost-benefit%20analysis.[/vc_table][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][bg#eaeaea;c#0077bd;b]%E2%80%98How%20the%20read%20water%3F%E2%80%99|[c#a4741b;b]Workshop%20Chair%3A%20Peter%20Jules%20van%20Overloop|[b]In%20this%20workshop%20the%20basics%20of%20image%20processing%20are%20demonstrated%20in%20a%20hands-on%20exercise%20in%20which%20an%20app%20is%20developed%20to%20digitalize%20water%20quality%20by%20taking%20a%20picture%20of%20an%20indicator%20strip.%20We%20use%20pH%20of%20water%20as%20test%20variable%20and%20show%20how%20the%20colorimetric%20value%20can%20be%20objectively%20read%20and%20automatically%20stored%20in%20a%20database.|Some%20basic%20programming%20skills%20are%20necessary%20to%20join%20actively%20in%20this%20workshop%2C%20but%20passive%20spectators%20are%20welcome.%20We%20provide%20the%20materials%2C%20hard-%20and%20software[/vc_table][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][bg#eaeaea;c#0077bd;b]Moddelling%20drinking%20water%20treatment%20processes|[c#a4741b;b]Workshop%20Chair%3A%20Luuk%20Rietveld|[b]Operation%20of%20drinking%20water%20treatment%20plants%20becomes%20more%20and%20more%20complex%20and%20in%20several%20cases%20need%20to%20be%20done%20without%20operating%20personnel.%20Models%20are%20then%20used%20to%20control%20the%20processes%20and%20find%20the%20optimal%20settings.%20In%20this%20way%20water%20quality%20can%20be%20improved%20and%20costs%20can%20be%20saved.%20As%20a%20result%20of%20the%20modelling%20exercises%20better%20monitoring%20programmes%20can%20be%20designed.|During%20this%20workshop%20we%20will%20work%20on%20the%20modelling%20of%20drinking%20water%20treatment%20processes%20based%20on%20dynamic%20process%20modelling%20in%20Matlab.%20After%20a%20short%20introduction%20about%20the%20purpose%20of%20modelling%20and%20the%20use%20of%20the%20software%2C%20an%20example%20of%20a%20treatment%20process%20will%20be%20given%20(e.g.%20filtration)%20which%20is%20worked%20out%20by%20the%20participants.%20In%20this%20way%20the%20participants%20obtain%20a%20fair%20knowledge%20on%20the%20possibilities%20of%20modelling%20and%20get%20the%20opportunity%20to%20become%20a%20member%20of%20the%20modelling%20community.%20Several%20models%20of%20treatment%20processes%20will%20be%20available%20and%20can%20afterwards%20be%20used%20in%20practice.[/vc_table][vc_table vc_table_theme=”classic”][bg#eaeaea;c#0077bd;b]A%20joint%20(inter)natonal%20information%20display%20to%20evaluate%20and%20optimize%20water%20management.|[c#a4741b;b]Workshop%20chair%3A%20Ludolph%20Wentholt|[b]Within%20the%20project%20Open%20water%20management%20Rijn-West%2C%20five%20waterboards%20(Hollands%20Noorderkwartier%2C%20De%20Stichtse%20Rijnlanden%2C%20Rijnland%2C%20Waternet)%2C%20Rijkswaterstaat%20and%20the%20STOWA%2C%20collaborate%20in%20realizing%20a%20joint%20information%20display%2C%20that%20can%20be%20used%20to%20evaluate%20and%20optimize%20their%20operational%20water%20management.%20In%20the%20workshop%2C%20the%20information%20display%20is%20explained%20and%20the%20participants%20are%20inspired%20to%20join%20in%20and%20help%20develop%20and%20scale%20up%20the%20process%20and%20the%20display.%20The%20participants%20are%20offered%20the%20opportunity%20to%20try%20out%20the%20display%20and%20advise%20to%20improve%20the%20functionality%20and%20the%20information%20displayed.|To%20the%20five%20collaborating%20waterboards%2C%20operating%20their%20joint%20water%20management%20more%20efficiently%20within%20the%20catchment%20area%20of%20the%20Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal%20and%20Noordzeekanaal%2C%20is%20the%20objective.%20For%20the%20water%20boards%20this%20means%20to%20abandon%20their%20own%20boundaries%20and%20think%20broader%20in%20their%20water%20management.%20In%20the%20workshop%20an%20outlook%20is%20shared%20and%20discussed%20with%20the%20participants%2C%20in%20search%20of%20an%20improved%20information%20display%2C%20required%20resources%20and%20a%20unified%20route%20to%20reach%20our%20goal.[/vc_table]