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Trojan Technologies disinfect water with UV rays
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 13 November 2008, 20:30 IST
Concord: Trojan Technologies, a Canada-based company has systems that disinfect drinking water with ultraviolet light. More than 60 designers and engineers at Trojan use SolidWorks 3D CAD software and SolidWorks Flow Simulation software from Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks (DS SolidWorks) to custom-design and configure systems for each client.
UltraViolet rays by penetrating on bacteria and viruses, destroy their ability to function and reproduce. The process is simple but effective, destroying harmful microorganisms without adding chemicals or changing the water's taste or odor.
Jason Cerny, a Senior Mechanical Designer, Trojan Technologies said, "We're not adding anything to the water, we're just shining light through it to alter the DNA structure of harmful microorganisms like E.coli, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium, effectively destroying the reproductive systems in the cells.
"SolidWorks and SolidWorks Flow Simulation software are important tools in this endeavor, letting us create better systems faster in more competitively sized packages. We no longer have to leave extensive room for error and build projects a little larger than they need to be. We've also dramatically reduced the number of prototypes we need to build- prototypes that can exceed $50,000 for municipal systems- as well as the errors that can crop up in projects designed in 2D."
Trojan Technologies used SolidWorks to design and build the UV disinfection system which is made up of 56 water disinfection units, for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. The facility is capable of treating up to 2.2 billion gallons of water each day.
Trojan has recently begun using SolidWorks Enterprise PDM software to accelerate design by working efficiently around the clock, with the implementation of an offshore engineering team in Bangalore, India.
