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Case history
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alley Forge Sewer Authority,a municipal corporation in Phoenixville, Pa., collects and treats waste
water from eleven cammunities in suburban Philadelphia. Once collected, the
waste water first enters a primary clarifier
- a settling tank where gravity removes
primary sludge. The waste water then enters an aeration basin that converts the wa-
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Pleased with the test results, the sewer authority asked the supplier to design a
dense-phase pneumatic system to convey
the hydrated lime from an existingstorage
These blue centrifuges remove water from sewer sludge before hydrated
lime in the two green receiving bins (right side) kills bacteria in the sludge.
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Figure 1
Electrical
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hydratedyirne
storage silo
level
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slurry tank
Surge hopper
Air-control panel
Installed in 1984, the dense-phase pneumatic conveyingsystem completes 1% cycles and conveys 1,600pounds ofhydrated
lime each hour at an average velocity of
117 ft/min. Each conveying cycle takes 30
seconds and consumes 28 standard cubic
feet of air,overall, the system consumes an
average of 9 standard ft3/min.
The conveying systems volumetric screw
feeders add the dry, hydrated lime after the
sludge has been conditioned with dewatering polymers and centrifuged adding the
lime later means the sewer authority can
use less expensive dewatering polymers.
The centrifuges no longer have to remove
the water added by a lime slurry, so effeo
tive centrifuge capacity has risen. And the
lime slurry pumps are no longer in use,
saving maintenance costs.
Were well pleased with the equipment,
said Valley Forge Sewer Authoritys general manager, Joseph s. Bateman. It continues to work every day and has really
needed minimal maintenance.
PBE
Dynamic Air, St. Paul, MN.
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