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Water Management 2015 Special Advertising Section
Blower packages for wastewater treatment
Tuthill Vacuum & Blower Systems offers solutions for treating wastewater in chemical
processing applications
C
hemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing
facilities produce a wide variety of
products that can produce wastewater as a
by-product of their industrial process. Many
facilities have on-site wastewater treatment
plants to treat the water to be recycled back
into their processes or to process it before
introducing it to a municipal system.
Blower packages are often used in these
applications especially in noise-sensitive
areas. Tuthill Vacuum & Blower Systems
manufacturers the Qube Blower Package
that is sold into this market. The Qube is
designed with a maintenance-friendly enclosure
and a compact footprint. There
are three models available, offering flow
ranges of 41-400 CFM, 159-800 CFM and
431-1600 CFM respectively. These models
deliver pressures up to 18 psig and vacuum
up to 17 in. Hg.
Tuthill's Qube Blower Package is built
with one of the company's most reliable,
best-performing blowers. The package design
has a shaft-driven cooling fan that
does not require additional electrical service.
There is an oil drain/level
gauge accessible from the front of
the package for easy oil change.
The mounting base includes integral
fork truck pockets for easy transportation
and on-site positioning.
Additional features include: external
oil sight gauge, automatic
belt tensioning system with visual
indicator, vibration isolators, relief
valve, pressure gauge, filter restriction
gauge, inlet filter, oil filter reservoir,
and vent fan. There are also a
variety of optional accessories and
controls available to best meet customers'
needs.
Tuthill designs and manufactures
the Qube Blower Package in
Springfield, Miss., U.S. When custom
systems are required, Tuthill
has a Systems Engineering Group
ready to assist. The team will manage
a customer's project from start to finish
with all design and manufacturing completed
in Springfield. tuthillvacuumblower.com
Tuthill's Qube Blower
Package is targeted at
wastewater treatment. Available
in three sizes, it is highly customizable
and designed for easy maintenance.
An alternative source for cooling water
As process water becomes an increasingly precious resource in many areas, Ovivo shows
how to use reclaimed water for cooling tower make-up and even boiler feed
F
or centuries, water was considered a
commodity product and used with little
or no restriction, notes water technology
specialist Ovivo. In today's modern society,
however, water is now considered a precious
resource, with considerable effort put
into protecting and recycling it. U.S. State
and Federal agencies have put in place
guidelines and regulations restricting water
use, especially by industry, such as EPA
316(b) environmental guidelines to protect
aquatic life and endangered species.
As the use of fresh water or seawater for
cooling tower make-up water becomes restricted
or unavailable, other water sources
need to be considered. One potential alternative
for cooling is the use of treated
municipal wastewater. According to the
Energy Information Administration (EIA),
81% of newly proposed power plants could
get enough cooling water from one or two
wastewater treatment plants within a 10mile
radius. Going even further, with the
correct post-treatment, water from municipal
treatment plants is even suitable for use
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further treatment of the water before it is
used, and of the blowdown afterwards.
Ovivo, with more than 200 years of experience
in water and wastewater treatment,
can help in selecting the most economical
and efficient water treatment technologies
available, including:
* screening and filtration via coarse
screens, multimedia filters or membrane
technologies (micro- and ultrafiltration);
* sedimentation via clarifiers or dissolved
gas flotation;
Softening with lime, shown here, is one of
many treatment options offered by Ovivo
as boiler feed water (BFW) makeup.
Reclaimed water brings a number of
challenges. High levels of nutrients can
sustain the growth of living organisms
that cause bio-fouling within cooling systems.
Phosphorus, ammonia/nitrogen and
other dissolved salts, meanwhile, contribute
to scaling and corrosion of equipment.
Additionally, the presence of pathogens
and other toxins in the water may require
* softening using lime or alum;
* purification via membrane technologies
such as MBR, RO, ion exchange, and EDI;
* treatment for bacteria, odor etc. using activated
carbon and UV light;
* separation management and removal of
solid waste and sludge using press filters,
belt filters, and sludge compactors;
* chemical dosing and pH control;
* mechanical cleaning of condenser and
heat exchanger tubes with recirculating
rubber balls or brush-and-basket cleanwww.ovivowater.com
ing
systems.
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