CODECWATER

Proven Results

✅ 19% Less Chlorine Demand

✅ 62% Lower Hydraulic Energy Loss

✅ 22% Better Mixing Efficiency

✅ Patent Granted in 4 Countries

Technology Readiness

TRL 4 ✅Laboratory Validation Completed

TRL 5 ✅Relevant Environment Validation Completed

TRL 6 🔄Operational Demonstration Planned

Validation PathPhysical Scale Model → Tracer Testing → CFD Validation → Full-Scale Digital Twin

Validation & Commercialization

✅ Granted Patent

✅ Peer-Reviewed Publications

✅ Experimental Validation

✅ CFD Validation

✅ Full-Scale Digital Twin

🔄 Utility Demonstration Preparation

🔄 Independent Certification Planning

CODECWATER

A Patented Retrofit Technology for High-Performance Chlorine and Ozone Contact Tanks

Reduce Chlorine Consumption by up to 19% and Improve Hydraulic Efficiency in Existing Contact Tanks

Compare Baseline and CODECWATER Designs

Baseline Design

· Conventional serpentine baffle configuration
· Baffling Factor = 0.546 (Average)
· Morrill Index = 2.61
· High short-circuiting and low mixing

CODECWATER™ Retrofit Design

· Patented slot-baffle configuration
· Baffling Factor = 0.655 (Good)
· Morrill Index = 1.99 (Ideal)
· Higher hydraulic and mixing efficiency

Season	Flow Rate (m³/day)	Water Depth (m)	Wet Volume (m³)	Mean Residence Time (s)	Injection Time (s)
Winter	80,000	4.85	1270.46	1372.1	69
Spring ★	120,000	5.05	1322.85	952.45	48
Summer	160,000	5.25	1375.24	742.63	37

Baseline Design

CODECWATER™ Retrofit Design

Velocity magnitude

0.000 m/s—

Axis

Range V_min m/s V_max m/s

Design Comparison

KPI	Conv.	CODEC	Δ
θ10	0.546	0.655	+20%
θ50	0.908	0.927	+2%
θ90	1.424	1.303	−9%
θ10 Class	Average	Good	—
Morrill	2.61	1.99	−24%
AD Index	0.93	0.876	−6%
σ	0.134	0.073	−46%

RTD Curves ⊞ Expand

Baseline · E(θ)

Baseline · F(θ)

CODECWATER™ Retrofit · E(θ)

CODECWATER™ Retrofit · F(θ)

Baseline vs. CODECWATER

Comparison of key performance indicators for the existing contact tank and the patented CODECWATER retrofit under the nominal operating condition (120,000 m³/day).

KPI	Baseline	CODECWATER	Improvement	Interpretation	Operational Impact
Baffling Factor	0.546 Average	0.655 Good	+20% Improved	Meets Good hydraulic performance class	Higher effective contact time
Morrill Index	2.61	1.99	−24% Improved	Approaches ideal value of 2.0	Reduced short-circuiting
AD Index	0.93	0.876	−6% Improved	Reduced axial dispersion	Improved flow uniformity
Dispersion Index (σ)	0.134	0.073	−46% Reduced	46% more uniform flow distribution	Better disinfectant distribution

Key Findings
✔ Hydraulic performance improved from Average to Good
✔ Short-circuiting significantly reduced
✔ Flow uniformity increased by 46%
✔ Morrill Index approaches the ideal value of 2.0
✔ Improvement achieved without increasing tank volume
✔ Retrofit requires no major civil construction

Why it matters
Improved hydraulic performance increases effective contact time, resulting in more uniform disinfectant exposure and creating the potential to achieve the same level of pathogen inactivation with lower chlorine or ozone demand.

Economic Impact

Cost Analysis ↗

Metric	Value
Chlorine Dose Reduction	19%
Annual Chlorine Cost (Baseline)	95,600 €/year
Annual Chlorine Cost (CODECWATER)	77,435 €/year
Annual Savings	18,165 €/year

Return on Investment

Retrofit Cost

33,000

€

Annual Savings

18,165

€/year

Payback Period

21.8

months

Annual Return

55.05

Peer-reviewed Publications