WHAT’S NEW IN GPS-X 8.

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Table of Contents
Model Updates...................................................................................................................................... 4
New Bio-chemical Model Libraries .................................................................................................. 4
New Unit Process Models ................................................................................................................ 5
Updates to Existing Models ............................................................................................................. 6
New Simulation Tools ........................................................................................................................... 7
Python Integration ........................................................................................................................... 7
New Data Tools ................................................................................................................................ 7
Interface Updates ................................................................................................................................. 8
Drawing Board Updates ................................................................................................................... 8
Menu Changes ................................................................................................................................. 9

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WHAT’S NEW IN GPS-X 8.0

The new and updated features in the GPS-X 8.0 release are described in following sections.

Model Updates
New Bio-chemical Model Libraries
GPS-X Version 8 include the following new models and libraries:

1) Mantis2S – A new model including the sulfur oxidation and reduction processes is
developed for situations where sulfur modelling is important. The Mantis2 model is
extended to include the sulfur reaction, making is straightforward to move layouts from
Mantis2 model to Mantis2S model. The model also includes the biological selnate/selnite
removal. This model library will be available in the standard and pro version of GPS-X.

2) MantisIW – This industrial wastewater model is completely revised and now uses the
framework of Mantis2. The model allows users to analyse the fate of hydrocarbon
compounds including the mechanism of biodegradation, adsorption and volatilization.
The model includes ten individual hydrocarbon groups with default kinetics. This model
library is available as an add-on module to the base GPS-X.

3) MantisPW – The MantisPW model allows user to analyse drinking water treatment and
industrial water treatment systems. The model includes processes like lime softening,
ion-exchange, RO, membrane separators and utilities like cooling tower and boiler. The
model provides great insights into the changes in water quality parameters across the
plant. This model library is available as an add-on module to the base GPS-X.

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New Unit Process Models

Aerobic Granular Sludge Reactor – A new model is developed to simulate the
Aerobic Granular Sludge Reactor. The two- phase solid-liquid model considers the
growth of granular biomass in the reactor. In comparison to models based on fixed
granular surface area, the model with growth of new granular biomass and
associated surface area allows the user to study the evolution of granular sludge
during start-up period of the reactor.

Membrane-Aerated Bioreactor- Flat Sheet – The new MABR model uses flat-sheet
membranes for aeration and biofilm growth.

Aerated Struvite Recovery – The aerated struvite recovery reactor uses aeration to
strip CO2 from the digested solid to increase the pH and precipitate nuisance struvite
in a controlled environment. The reactor can be used to evaluate the struvite
recovery potential and its effect on mass balance across the plant.

Reverse Osmosis – The model uses a removal-based model to remove the ionic
species for water reuse purposes.

Aerobic Digestion – A modified aeration model in the unit process estimates the
alpha values considering the sludge MLSS concentration to accurately predict the air
requirement for digestion.

Sludge Drying – The sludge drying unit process estimates the required energy to dry
the sludge to a target moisture content.

Sludge Incinerator - The model uses a mass and energy balance model to estimate
the incinerator temperature, the flue gas composition and fly ash composition. The
sensitivity of air supply, fuel supply and water content in the feed solids to
incinerator temperature and flue gas composition is calculated.

Passively Aerated Biofilm (PAB) – PAB allows users to model a biofilm-based process
with natural air ventilation for air supply.

Thermal Hydrolysis – A sludge pre-treatment unit is now available as its own unit
process. It models the conversion of particulate organics to soluble compounds
resulting in faster degradation rates in anaerobic digestion process.

UV disinfection – A new unit process for UV disinfection reactor is added. The unit
process an empirical model proposed by WERF for UV disinfection. The energy
consumption model in the UV process is updated to allow control of UV dose control.

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Stormwater Run-off Model – A new process unit model is now available to model
the storm water flow rates based on a time-series data of rainfall. The parameters of
the empirical model can be calibrated using the data from a more sophisticated
hydrological model.

Pipe – The non-reactive unit process models allows users to introduce a delay in the
changes of a property from upstream to downstream point.

Black Box 2 – A 1-input 2-output unit process with a code template to develop user
defined unit process model. All the state variables could be modified in the model for
the two outlets.

Updates to Existing Models

Chemical Dosage Models – Flow-paced or Dose-based dosage flow rates is

implemented. This allows the user to add chemical at a certain fraction of the
wastewater flow rate or at to achieve a specified dose. The chemical cost menu
now allows user to specify the cost of individual chemicals, thereby automatically
using the cost of the chemical that is specified by the user.

Grit Chamber – The Grit chamber model is revised to allow the user to transport
the inorganic solids to downstream facilities. This allows proper balance of the
solids produced from the plant.

Primary Clarifier – A new model based on a WEF study on modelling primary

clarifier is implemented in primary clarifier. The empirical model developed in the
WEF study uses the Surface Overflow Rate and non-settleable fraction as the main
parameters in estimation the TSS removal efficiency. This model adds to the list of
other available approaches e.g. empiric, simple1d and reactive models.

Secondary Clarifier – The Simple1D model for secondary clarifier is modified to

include the effect of compression settling. The settling curve after a specific solid
concentration is modified to change the settling from hindered settling to
compression settling.

In addition to the change in Simple1D model, a new empirical model is added for
secondary clarifier. The new model simplifies the Simple1D model while still be
predictive and comparable to the performance of simple1D model. The empiric
model considers the effect of underflow rate, sludge volume index. The empirical

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model parameters like clarification factor, thickening factors are calibrated using
data from Simple1D model.

New Simulation Tools

Python Integration

Hydromantis has developed an integrated interface for creating and executing Python scripts
from within the GPS-X interface. The Python script can interact with GPS-X models for exchanging
data and allowing user to incorporate supplemental analytics on the model data.

New Data Tools

Plant PFD with Mass Balance – The feature extends the features of Sankey diagram, energy
diagrams and cost diagrams to include the process mass balance diagrams.

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Dynamic Data Validation – The influent Advisor is updated to include a utility

to check the time-series plant influent data for inconsistencies.

Data input/output data preparation tool – A new model input/output data

preparation is developed for users to easily prepare the model Excel Data files.

Signal Tracking Tool – Both the measured and simulation data signals can be
processed using this tool. The model allows users to generate warning
messages based on the signal evaluation criteria specified by the user.

Interface Updates
Drawing Board Updates
Combiners and Splitters – Update the unit process icons of combiners and
splitters for improved plant layout.

Flow Lines – The flow lines are now thicker, colored and end curved for better
visualization of plant layout.

Zoom – Layout Zoom is now controlled with mouse wheel and a one click
allows to maximize the layout to the drawing board.

Find – New “Find” feature is implemented to easily locate stream labels and
model variables

Process Icon Images Customization – Icons of unit processes on the drawing

board can now be replaced with bitmap images.

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Menu Changes
Summary of Model Changes – User changes are now recorded and can be
seen in a summary table.

Relocation of Site Property Menu – The Site Property Menu is now relocated
on the drawing board to allow users pay attention to Global Plant Setup.

Model Inputs Forms – Use multi-column forms for model inputs for PFT, SBRs
and other unit processes.

Other Updates and Improvements

Quick Tips – More than 50 quick tips are now available to learn more about
different functionalities.

Quick Panel Updates – The quick panel now includes a panel for Important
Simulation Input Parameters.

Web Based Manuals – All GPS-X manuals are now available through web
browser. This allows users to get up to date information all the time.

A number of other small adjustments and improvements are listed below:

• GPS-X is now a 64-bit program which allows larger layouts to be built in addition to other
behind-the-scene improvements
• improved autoarrange behaviour
• expanded list of sample layouts
• ability to reorder input control variables on their tab
• Many small fixes and adjustments to improve solver performance and model predictions

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