The EnviroSim team is pleased to announce the release of BioWin 6.1. A comprehensive description of the upgrade may be found in the "What's New in BioWin 6.1" document in printable or presentation format.
BioWin 6.1 Upgrade Highlights :
- Separate Hydrolysis Rate for External Organics
- Additional State Variables in SSO
- Sulfur in BOD Input
- Additional Metal Salt Inputs
- Metal Salt Pricing Information
- Metal Salt Dialogue Improvements
- Project Location and Currency Exchange Rates
- Upper / Lower Flow Split Bounds
- Swing Zone Setting
- Report to Excel Refinements
- Plotting Blower Group Information
- New Variables
- Screen Redraw Moved to Customize Settings
- Minor Bug Fixes
Download BioWin 6.1
When upgrading from BioWin 6.0 to BioWin 6.1 the link above will provide you with a full installation, including the latest device drivers. Please note that this upgrade will not affect older BioWin versions (BioWin 6.0 and earlier) which are separate applications. This means that users can keep their older copies of BioWin.
PLEASE NOTE
- Annual and Academic License customers can upgrade free of charge at any time via the link above.
- Perpetual License customers who purchased after May 1, 2019 will be emailed instructions on how to electronically upgrade to BioWin 6.1 free of charge. If you have not received your upgrade email, please contact us. Customers who purchased BioWin prior to May 1, 2019 may order an upgrade here for US$3,300.You can download the full installation for BioWin 6.1 using the link below.
NOTE : BioWin updater will not automatically upgrade BioWin 6.0 to BioWin 6.1. You MUST run the full installation from the link provided. Thereafter the updater will always be checking that your files are up to date. :
Other important items to note:
- The upgrade to 6.1 will not affect older BioWin versions (BioWin 6.0 and earlier) which are separate applications. This means that users can keep their older copies of BioWin.
- We are emailing the registered contact for specific BioWin serial number(s). If an organization has multiple copies or users of BioWin, we would be pleased if the registered contact can advise other users of this new version and these upgrade instructions.
Annual License Customers
Annual license customers can now upgrade to BioWin 6.1; releases and upgrades are included in the annual lease and distributed electronically. Instructions on how to electronically upgrade to BioWin 6.1 can be found here.
Perpetual License Customers
Perpetual License customers who purchased after May 1, 2019 will be emailed instructions on how to electronically upgrade to BioWin 6.1 free of charge. If you have not received your upgrade email, please contact us. Customers who purchased BioWin prior to May 1, 2019 may order an upgrade here for US$3,300.
Academic Licenses
Academic licenses can now be upgraded to BioWin 6.1; releases and upgrades are included in the annually renewed license and distributed electronically. Instructions on how to electronically upgrade to BioWin 6.1 can be found here.
Separate Hydrolysis Rate for External Organics
- Degradable external organics state variable (e. CODp – Degradable external organics) now has its own kinetic hydrolysis rate parameter (c.f. BioWin 6.0 where hydrolysis rate for slowly degradable particulate COD was used)
- Hydrolysis rate for external organics can be independently adjusted via Project > Parameters > Kinetic > Common
- Also can be adjusted locally as per other kinetic parameters
Additional State Variables in Source Separated Organics Input
- Particulate COD can now consist of both degradable and non-degradable components
- VSS / TSS ratio for SSO stream can now be adjusted through addition of ISS if desired
Sulfur in BOD Input
- Sulfur component now available for BOD inputs
- Also displayed in main window summary pane
Additional Metal Salt Inputs
- Now seven separate metal salt inputs
- Ferric Chloride; Ferric Sulfate
- Ferrous Chloride; Ferrous Sulfate
- Aluminum Chloride; Aluminum Sulfate; PAC/ACH
- More distinct coloration for flowsheet clarity
Metal Salt Pricing Information
- Pricing now input as price per unit weight of metal
- Input via Project > Costs/Energy > Fuel/Chemical
- $ per kilogram metal for SI units
- $ per pound metal for US units
- Not $ per unit weight of metal salt or metal salt solution
Metal Salt Dialogue Improvements
- Cost per unit volume of actual input solution is displayed in the input dialogue
- Based on input price of pure solution under Project > Costs/Energy > Fuel/Chemical, pure solution density under Project > Parameters > Physical/Chemical > Metal salt solution densities, and strength of input solution
- Additional clarification notes provided (g. basis for metal salt chemical composition with or without waters of hydration)
Project Location and Currency Exchange Rates
- Location of project can now be specified via Project > Info
- Ensures proper currency conversion rates versus the US dollar for costing calculations
- Currency exchange rates can now be edited / set directly within BioWin using the Set exchange rate to button; editing of external .ini files no longer required
Upper / Lower Flow Split Bounds
- Applicable for any flow-splitting element that can be flow-paced based on an influent element
- Splitters, primary and secondary clarifiers, dewatering units, MBRs, grit tanks, cyclones,
- Useful for modelling pumping limitations (g. upper and/or lower limits on RAS flow pacing)
Swing Zone Setting
- Bioreactor-type elements can be designated as “swing zones” if there is on/off aeration if they are set as unaerated
- This setting allows input of diffuser coverage even if zone is set as unaerated (this was not possible in previous BioWin versions)
- The element can display the number of diffusers in tables and this information also is available to BioWin Controller
- Allows for proper implementation of BioWin Controller’s air distribution tool in aeration control strategy simulations involving swing zones
Report to Excel Refinements
- If multiple unmerged templates are used in report creation, each output report can be saved with unique name/location
- Color has been added to default mass balance tables
- State variable table is now available (default table excludes pipe elements but these can be added through use of filtering)
- AlphaF, Beta, and Diffuser Density now available for bioreactor-type elements
Plotting Blower Group Information
- Variables of interest for blower groups (g. intake airflow, power requirement) can now be plotted in current value or time series charts via Special tab of Add Series dialogue
- Capability of SRT / HRT plotting has been expanded to allow for current value plots (only time series were available in previous versions of BioWin)
New Variables
- Total Calcium and Total Magnesium available under Combined variables group for tables and charts
- Aids in overall mass balance-checking for nutrient recovery systems
Screen Redraw Moved to Customize Settings
- Frequency of screen refresh / summary pane update moved to Tools > Customize dialogue
- Reduces screen “flicker” if drawing board tags are used
Minor Bug Fixes
- User manual additions / corrections
- Spurious generation of pH alarm for variable volume bioreactors
- Error message when switching from DO setpoint to power supply schedule for surface-aerated bioreactors
- Equalization tank outflow is now available to BioWin Controller even if it is set to have constant volume in BioWin
- Fixed typo in process names of some HFO reduction processes in the stoichiometric matrix view
- Addressed an issue where values in cost summary tables were not adding up correctly
- Fixed a rounding issue with time values in flow split patterns
Enjoy your new BioWin 6.1. We look forward to your feedback.