It will be interesting to test this possibility in order to confirm its validity and to extend it to other rinsing processes of the facility. Analyzing a process by changing process parameters is of interest for pollution prevention. Reducing water inflow is important. Simulation gives answers to this problem. This example reflects the capability of the method.
Simulation is a powerful tool for analyzing process changes.
One rinsing process was focused on to show the usefulness of this approach. Recommendations are being studied by plant management so that they can run the process using as little water as possible. All rinsing steps of the three electroplating lines will be simulated in order to optimize water consumption. Simulation will give the user the possibility to retrofit the existing plan, to change a step of the process or to evaluate the effect of turning the process into a continuous or semicontinuous operation without any real trials. This makes simulation an interesting field to explore for pollution prevention purposes.