01044-01 Digital Twin Brochure LR - Flipbook - Page 3
Introducing
VariSim Delta
VariSim Delta has already been successfully implemented in Dubai
and Qatar and has now been utilised on our Thames Water Contract.
The largest worldwide deployment of digital twin in the water industry
– exclusively available in the UK through Morrison Water Services,
and our partner, the Hydraulic Analysis Group.
How you can improve the
performance of your network?
Moving
water around
Network design
and resilience
Minimise / reduce
Leakage
Asset health
& optimisation
Water accounting
and efficiency
Network Management
System
When a twin is permanently driven by
real time data it should not fail, freeze,
abandon calculations, ignore data,
average data, abort due to bad data or
be incapable of replicating day to day
operations, such as mirroring control
systems or showing pressure transients
passing through pipeline networks.
Anything else defeats the purpose and we
would argue that it is not a twin but a static
model and a distant cousin of the actual
system. A twin must be identical to the
real system and be able to replicate the
system under all operational scenarios the clue is in the name ‘twin’. As pressure
transients occur in the real world, the
twin must therefore be able to show how
they propagate through the pipework and
valves. If a twin cannot model pressure
waves passing through pipework then a
highly critical part of the system operation
is neglected. As pressure transients cause
leaks, the only way we can move from the
current ‘find and fix’ leakage approach is to
locate, track and eliminate the source and
cause of the leaks.
By driving our VariSim Delta pipeline
hydraulic simulators (Digital Twins) with
pressure and flow data from SCADA
systems and GPRS loggers, water
companies are realising the operational
benefits that are gained by utilising 50
years of experience in this field. We are
seeing a huge increase in the supply and
installation of our VariSim Digital Twins all
over the world. The majority of our clients
require a robust and reliable Digital Twin
that is not prone to failure. They understand
that the twin must be able to model pressure
transients so it will match the real system
at all times.
With so much talk about the potential of Digital Twins
(pipeline simulators) in the water industry not enough
attention is paid to twins that are already proven,
installed and operational in a live environment.
VariSim Delta is a software system which can create a live
(real-time) hydraulic model of a pipe network. The system
creates a digital replica of physical assets and processes.
VariSim Delta can complete millions of calculations per
second with its own unique pressure transient engine!
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