We can construct bespoke process models for optimisation and verification of treatment processes.
Dr Tom Bond and Gabriel Pronek are our experts in Drinking Water Process Modelling.
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With environmental changes and ever-increasing necessity to boost water supply, drinking water treatment plants will need Engineering work to serve larger populations, replace aging infrastructure, or adapt to new water source challenges. As Front-End Engineering (FEED) studies are undertaken for clean water treatment works, technical teams will need to have confidence in their solutions delivering the required outcome.
Where there are concerns around the operation of an existing treatment process, WRc’s experts can be employed to develop mathematical models for various aspects of treatment for clean water applications.
• Energy use.
• Blending of water sources.
• Impact of chemical dosing on water quality.
• Adequacy of mixing and diffusional effects.
• Drinking water quality
• Removal of emerging contaminants.
• Tracking of green house gas evolution.
How can WRc help you?
Many consultants design, troubleshoot or optimise water treatment processes based on theoretical knowledge and the technology manufacturer’s recommendations. Process models in drinking water processes are an underdeveloped area WRc has the expertise and resources to support construction of routine and novel process models with a wider understanding of underpinning principles and operational realities. Models are validated against your data to demonstrate confidence in our proposed solutions. This helps our clients to reduce costs, improve relationships with customers and regulators, implement sustainable solutions and enhance water quality.
Principal Consultant
Dr Tom Bond is a Chartered Civil Engineer and a Principal Consultant on Water Treatment at WRc, based in the Water, Environment and Scientific Services Directorate. Previously he worked in academia for over 15 years, researching various aspects of controlling the impacts of hazardous aquatic pollutants. Before joining WRc he was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Surrey, with particular interests in microplastics, disinfection byproducts and micropollutants such as PFAS. He has worked on projects funded by organisations including EPSRC, UK water companies and Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) / Defra, and has published extensively in leading journals in the area of water quality engineering. He has also worked at Imperial College London and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa). He is a Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE) and holds a MSc and PhD from Cranfield University. During the latter he investigated the treatment of disinfection byproduct precursors, while his first degree was in chemistry from the University of Bristol.