In our previous post, we looked at the role that center flow and drums screens play in supporting MBR systems in wastewater treatment facilities. Now, we’d like to focus on the lessons we at Hydro-Dyne have learned over years of retrofitting other screening systems. Below, we share the knowledge we’ve gained from designing new systems for a variety of plants (MBR or otherwise).
A membrane bioreactor, or MBR, is a wastewater treatment process that combines a microfiltration or ultrafiltration process with a suspended growth biological reactor. Membrane systems require influent to be treated with ultra-fine screens with openings that are usually 2mm or less. This protection is important to remove the inorganic trash, fibers, and hair present in the wastewater stream before they get into the tank. Once in the membrane tank, they have no place to go.
At Hydro-Dyne, we only focus on screening headworks systems, so our knowledge in this area is at the highest level and depth you could ask for. We are committed to advancing screening technology and grit removal technology.
We recently explained how you can prevent corrosion in your headworks. We also let you know about how we treat the stainless steel we use to create the headworks equipment for wastewater treatment facilities around the world.
A poorly functioning wastewater screening system will lead to higher maintenance costs – and possibly catastrophic results for your facility and those it serves. Even if you avoid a total shutdown, those costs can eat significantly into your overall facility budget and cause your operations to be expensively inefficient. When equipment fails because you have an inadequate system, the downtime compromises your mission. But all of that is avoidable.
Your facility relies on its headworks to function as designed. Corrosion is one of the factors that can undermine this mission and affect the performance your entire wastewater treatment process.
Hydro-Dyne’s Proven Process for Remanufacture Ensures Continued Customer Success Here at Hydro-Dyne we build our screening equipment to operate for many years, but normal wear and tear will eventually take their toll. When your wastewater treatment operations start performing below minimum standards, you’ll have to take the equipment offline for replacement or maintenance. One of… Continue reading Hydro-Dyne’s Proven Process for Remanufacturing Ensures Continued Customer Success
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Using septage processing technology can greatly enhance the longevity of the equipment, increase throughput and revenue, and lower maintenance costs.
The use of a lifecycle cost analysis is a recommended method to procure wastewater equipment. In any large purchase the buyer should consider looking at the entire cost of ownership. Lifecycle cost captures the labor and replacement value over the timeframe of the equipment service life. A common example of this today is the purchase of an electric vehicle versus a vehicle with internal combustion engine.
