Integrated solutions to treat and/or prevent sludge and grit accumulation in Wastewater Treatment Plants and Surface Market

disruptive, step Lagoons

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TUMWATER inc. Fadi Kassir

Fadi Kassir, Cell (614) 790-0069, Email
fadi.kassir@gmail.com Post Office Box 20025, Seattle,

TUMWATER Introduction

New small and medium scale cost-effective next-gen technologies have become available but these often require more examples, proof of life and precedents before they are generally accepted. TUMWATER is a collaborative alliance for newly launched technology companies to cooperate on a substantial level to provide integrated solutions for the delivery of equipment and services to general industry and to sustainable communities. TUMWATER Triple MMO Platform is being built to provide complete integration of alliance partners technologies, products and solutions offering (marketing, process simulations, economical and treatment performance projections). The TripleMMO interface caters to practitioners and will provide them access to configure manageable and affordable integrated solution options to select, approve, fund, and execute at scale renovation projects or new equipment installations.

TUMWATER Introduction

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Surface Ponds and Lagoons

Secondary and Tertiary Lagoons

In-situ Biodegradation Test A Case Study

Destratification -

Geyser Inertia Pump (GIP)

Less Air for Destratification than Aeration

Artificial Stream

Comparison of Three Pump Types

Pumping Rate Submergence Lift

3000 GPM 15 feet 0.5 feet

Pump Mechanical Pump Airlift Pump Geyser Inertia Pump

Power 11 KW 7.5 KW 3.0 KW

Compare these Pumps

Airlift (AP) Pulse Pump (GPP) Ejection Pump (GEP)

Surface Lagoons Pump Out

Step

Discharge with Disinfection

Plan View

Surface Lagoons Pump Out

Step

Discharge with Disinfection

Side View

Geyser Large Bubble Mixer

Geyser Mixing System I

Also offered as single large bubble generator without the header

Header System with 6 Outlets

Water Jet Covers Tank Periphery

Geyser Mixing System II

Geyser Large Bubble Mixer

Header System with 6 Outlets Water Jet Header with Holes to Lift Settled solids in Hard to Reach Corners

Geyser Mixing System II

Installation Layout

Solution Economics

Geyser Pulse Mixing System vs Mechanical Mixers

Carrolton WWTP, GA (9 MGD) After Retrofit

(8) 4 Hybrid Pumps

Classifier ejects grit to totes

Removed grit increased from 1/16 to 1/8

Existing headers, reused for fast

Conventional Airlift Pump vs. Geyser Pulse Pump

Better Pumping, Lower Energy Requirements Capacity =100,000 GPD Submergence = 10 feet
4 Airlift Pump Air Flow for Aeration [CFM] Blower [HP] Electricity Cost for Aeration [$/year] Air Flow for Sludge Thickening [CFM] Blower [HP] Electricity Cost for Sludge Thickening [$/year] Labor Unit Cost [$/hr] Maintenance Period [hr/day] Labor Cost [$/year] 60 3.5 3,429 30 1.5 1,470 30 1.5 16,425

Lift = 3 feet
4 Pulse Pump 6 0.3 294 6 0.3 294 30 0.3 3,285

TOTAL COST [$/year]

21,324

3,873

Integrated Technical Solutions Problems

Additional Applications

Uneven flows (Flow Equalization and Recirculation for BNR) Carbon starvation in bio-nutrient removal (BNR) High energy consumption (Aeration) Segregation/ Channeling/ Frequent shut downs Grit Trapping/ Sludge Accumulation/ Reduction of capacity

Solutions
Adjusted Flow Equalization and Recirculation rates Eliminated grit and sludge build-up in all tanks/basins Improved sludge mixing in anoxic zones, and in aeration process basins/tanks Enhanced aeration efficiencies, better pumps and mixers

Summary

Hard to Beat Service Opportunities

Replace Rotating Equipment with Geyser Pulse Pumps and Mixers

Geyser reduces electricity consumption, as compared to:

Submersible Pump Centrifugal Pump Airlift Pump

No maintenance No cleaning No clogging Easy to control pumping rate Easy to monitor pumping rate