SolidWasteSim – Simulation of Solid Waste Treatment

SolidWasteSim stands for an on-going research and development project started in March 2012 with duration of two years. It is partially funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The project community consists of ARGUS GmbH, the Department of Process Engineering and Solids Processing of the Berlin Technical University and GreenDelta GmbH. The main project targets (and the corresponding responsible partners) are 1) characterization of solid waste streams (ARGUS GmbH, project coordination), 2) modelling of mechanical processes (TU Berlin) and 3) implementation as simulation software (GreenDelta GmbH). The project is aiming at the development of a simulation tool for planning and design of mechanical treatment processes for solid waste. Most existing process models are derived from mineralprocessing and offer only limited service in solid waste treatment. Their implementation in waste treatment plants usually requires a long trial and modification period until the desired functionality can be achieved.