Testing VTI-M pilot high-rate lamella clarifier with microsand

Summary

In order to test and adjust in pilot mode the technology of enhanced water coagulation a VTI-M pilot high-rate clarifier with microsand was designed. The installation with a capacity of up to 30 m³/h is designed for the purification of surface, storm and waste water. It is constructed in such a way that the purification process can be carried out either with recycling of generated sludge or with the use of fine-grained sandy weighting material. VTI-M clarifier provides for the sustainable water quality that fully meets the requirements to the quality of water supplied to ion exchange desalination.

Key words

coagulation , coagulant , flocculant , microsand , clarifier , enhanced treatment , sand recycling , thin-layer block

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UDC 628.16.066.7

Volftrub L. I., Yegorov V. F., Staroselets L. N., Panicheva S. A., Lashmanova E. O., Yunok S. A., Moulikov R.

Upgrading flocculation tanks, settling tanks and clarifiers at the water treatment plants

Summary

The methods of improving the design of flocculation tanks, settling tanks and clarifiers with floc blanket based on the use of thin-layer – recirculating flocculation and thin-layer precipitation processes are presented. When employed in new construction the footprint of the facilities is reduced 2–3 times; whereas during the upgrade of the existing facilities their capacity increases together with water quality improvement and reduction of chemical consumption. The design of thin-layer self-cleaning modules manufactured in bulk in the form of polyethylene honeycomb blocks of polyethylene film more than 250–300 μm thick is presented. The positive long-term experience of operating the upgraded facilities located at the public, industrial and power water plants that are purifying natural water of different quality and using different treatment technologies was consolidated.

Key words

sedimentation tank , flocculation chamber , recirculator , water treatment plant , clarifier , thin-layer module of honeycomb blocks

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UDC 628.16.066.7

Volftrub L. I.

Upgrade of clarifiers at energy facilities with the use laminar modules

Summary

The need for upgrading clarifiers of obsolete and outmoded design is substantiated. The clarified water quality and capacity of these facilities do not meet the modern water treatment requirements which can be explained by the design and technological characteristics of these facilities. The suggested technical solutions aim at the elimination of such deficiencies as unstable turbulent mode of the suspension settling in a sufficiently high layer (1.5–2 m), low volume utilization factor of clarifiers, the lack of an efficiently operating flocculation chamber. The experience of introducing laminar modules in the water treatment sections of energy facilities is quoted. The upgrade of pretreatment facilities, production of clarified water with low suspended solids, iron and organics concentrations will provide for improving the technical and economic performance of the water treatment units and introducing advanced technologies at the subsequent water treatment stages.

Key words

natural water , membrane technology , clarifier , honeycomb module , pretreatment , laminar module

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UDC 628.16.066.7

Volftrub L. I.

The experience of operating lamella settlers and clarifiers with built-in flocculation chambers

Summary

The results of upgrading primary water treatment facilities – flocculation chambers, sedimentation tanks and clarifiers based on the use of low-flow and low-pressure recirculators and lamella honeycomb modules made of polyethylene film 250–300 µm thick designed by ECOHOLDING Group experts are presented. The developed method of jointing film into a honeycomb construction with an inner rigid frame provides for the ruggedness and spacial stability of the honeycomb module and allows stretching it on the frames on perimeter only. Firm jointing of the film allows manufacturing a honeycomb construction of any size and angle of slope providing minimum loss of clarifying surface of the facilities of any configuration, both radial and rectangular. For long-term operated facilities honeycomb modules are tailormade after each of them has been measured. The possibility of ensuring the required recirculation rate at low head loss and minimum liquid flow rate to prevent the recycled suspension from destruction and facilitate efficient floc formation is an essential advantage of the developed methods of recirculator designing and constructing. The presented high-efficient methods of coagulation and sedimentation improvement form the basis of prefabricated «Struiia» and «Vlaga» modular water treatment units with 100–12000 m3/day capacities. The units are designed for natural water treatment: turbidity and color removal, softening, defluorination, de-ironing (composite forms, high concentrations of iron) and disinfection. They are used in water supply systems of settlements, towns, hospital care and health resorts, sport centers, fish farms, industrial enterprises or separate production facilities.

Key words

turbidity , water treatment , modernization , residual aluminium , flocculation chamber , lamella settler , clarifier , honeycomb module