Municipal water systems face strict new EPA limits on PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” but standard filtration vessels often waste filter media because water flows unevenly through the tank, leaving parts of the media bed barely used while other areas wear out fast. Catalytic Consulting, working with Yardney Water Filtration Systems, used SimScale‘s cloud-based CFD platform to build a digital twin of the vessel, applying Volume of Fluid and porous media modeling to simulate and compare how different layouts affect internal water flow.
This helped the team pinpoint stagnant zones and develop a patent-pending configuration that spreads flow more evenly across the media bed, aiming to extend filter life, cut maintenance risks, and support regulatory compliance.
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