Aquazur V P Ep 004 en 1512
Aquazur V P Ep 004 en 1512
Aquazur V P Ep 004 en 1512
The Aquazur® V is typically used for drinking water treatment line: coagulation,
separation, filtration and can be also used after decarbonatation in a Densadeg®.
The Aquazur® V is also highly suitable for municipal wastewater tertiary treatment
regarding suspended matter and phosphorus removal. This type of tertiary filtration
is particularly interesting to improve any downstream disinfection process (U.V.,
chlorination, etc.)
operation
filtration
The unfiltered water, distributed to the filter by the inlet weirs, enters 3 Rinsing by backwash with filtered water at 13-15 m/hr, with a crosswash
over the sand. It crosses through the sand, where suspended solids of 7 m/hr.
are retained. Filtered water is evenly collected by the floor nozzles.
The chamber below this floor is connected to the filter outlet, usually The overall duration of washing ranges from 10 to 12 minutes, with water
by a filter controller. From the outlet, the water is conveyed to lasses amounting to 4 to 5 m3/m2 of filter area, only 2 m3/m2 of which is
subsequent treatment steps. During filtration, sand gradually clogs filtered water.
the filter. When a preset degree of clogging is reached, filter washing
must take place.
operating control
washing in three steps
The major control parameter is the degree of sand clogging, which commonly
determines when whashing is necessary. Filter flow measurement is not
1 Lowering of the water level to the washout weir.
necessary, as the various filters deliver the same flow, evenly split by the inlet
weirs. Filtered water turbidity is usually monitored at the outlet of the filter
2 Filtered water backwash at 7-15 m/hr combined with air scour
battery and not for each individual filter.
at 50-60 m/hr and crosswash with unfiltered water at 7 m/hr. A
perfectly even distribution of water and air scour is achieved by
the special design of the nozzles.
advantages
a high-rate open filter
range / performance
Filtration rate of between 6 and 8 m/hr
Wash-water rate of 14 m3/m2/hr
Total wash-water + washout flow is between 20 and 22 m3/m2
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