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RAM PUMPS CAN RAM PUMPS CAN SAVE SAVE ENERGY AND MONEY ENERGY AND MONEY


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HOW CAN RAM PUMPS SAVEHOW CAN RAM PUMPS SAVEENERGY AND MONEY?ENERGY AND MONEY?



PUMPING THICK SLUDGESPUMPING THICK SLUDGES

PUMPING GRIT EFFECTIVELYPUMPING GRIT EFFECTIVELY

PUMPING SEWERAGEPUMPING SEWERAGE



WHY PUMP WHY PUMP THICK SLUDGES?THICK SLUDGES?

REDUCES VOLUME OF SLUDGE PUMPEDREDUCES VOLUME OF SLUDGE PUMPED

REDUCES STORAGE VOLUME REQUIREDREDUCES STORAGE VOLUME REQUIRED

ELIMINATES NEED FOR SECONDARY THICKENINGELIMINATES NEED FOR SECONDARY THICKENING

REDUCES PUMP RUNNING TIMEREDUCES PUMP RUNNING TIME

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS



THE STOKE BARDOLPH THE STOKE BARDOLPH TRIAL UNITTRIAL UNIT

FEBRUARY 2009FEBRUARY 2009

WHAT WAS THE OBJECTIVE?WHAT WAS THE OBJECTIVE?

INVESTIGATE THE FEASABILITY OF RELIABLY INVESTIGATE THE FEASABILITY OF RELIABLY PUMPING THICK SLUDGES FROM THE PSTPUMPING THICK SLUDGES FROM THE PST

EXPLORE THE ECONOMIC & PROCESS BENEFITS EXPLORE THE ECONOMIC & PROCESS BENEFITS OF PUMPING THICK SLUDGEOF PUMPING THICK SLUDGE



THE TRIAL UNIT THE TRIAL UNIT COMPONENTSCOMPONENTS

FROM EMS FROM EMS -- A hydraulic ramp pump with adaptive A hydraulic ramp pump with adaptive pumping control to replace the existing pumppumping control to replace the existing pump

FROM HACH LANGE FROM HACH LANGE -- Instrumentation to measure Instrumentation to measure sludge density, sludge blanket level and a data sludge density, sludge blanket level and a data logger unitlogger unit

FROM STW FROM STW -- Site time to investigate the various Site time to investigate the various operating scenarios and gather data.operating scenarios and gather data.

WHAT WAS REQUIRED?WHAT WAS REQUIRED?



TRIAL PUMP TRIAL PUMP INSTALLATIONINSTALLATION

INSTALLED IN FEBRUARY 2009INSTALLED IN FEBRUARY 2009

EMS and HACH LANGE COLABORATIONEMS and HACH LANGE COLABORATION



ADAPTIVE ADAPTIVE PUMPING SYSTEMPUMPING SYSTEM

HMI UNITHMI UNIT

SUCTION & DELIVERY SUCTION & DELIVERY MONITORSMONITORS



SUMMARY OF SUMMARY OF RESULTSRESULTS

THE RESULTS DEMONSTRATE:THE RESULTS DEMONSTRATE:

Sludge in excess of 5.5% has been regularly Sludge in excess of 5.5% has been regularly pumped from the PST. pumped from the PST.

The pump running time is typically 3 hrs/day. The pump running time is typically 3 hrs/day. (Old system 12 hrs/day)(Old system 12 hrs/day)

Sludge blanket level stability has been Sludge blanket level stability has been maintained. Additional process benefits.maintained. Additional process benefits.

There has been a 24There has been a 24--month period of reliable and month period of reliable and repeatable results from the trial plant.repeatable results from the trial plant.



EXISTING INSTALLED SLUDGE PROCESS SYSTEMEXISTING INSTALLED SLUDGE PROCESS SYSTEM33--off steams @ 90kW per streamoff steams @ 90kW per stream

PROPOSED PROCESS SYSTEM USING RAM PUMPSPROPOSED PROCESS SYSTEM USING RAM PUMPS90kW/hr saved per stream because we do not need secondary 90kW/hr saved per stream because we do not need secondary thickening.thickening.

POTENTIAL SAVINGPOTENTIAL SAVING788kW/hr per year/stream OR788kW/hr per year/stream OR ££55K energy cost/yr/stream55K energy cost/yr/streamChemical costs and maintenance costs not includedChemical costs and maintenance costs not included

THE BIGGER PICTURETHE BIGGER PICTURE



FINAL OUTCOME OF FINAL OUTCOME OF THE TRIALTHE TRIAL

EMS ARE SUPPLYING SEVEN NEW UNITS EMS ARE SUPPLYING SEVEN NEW UNITS TO NOMENCA THIS YEAR FOR INSTALLATION TO NOMENCA THIS YEAR FOR INSTALLATION

ON THE OTHER SEVEN PSTON THE OTHER SEVEN PST’’ss


EFFECTIVE GRIT REMOVALEFFECTIVE GRIT REMOVALWILL.WILL.

•• REDUCE WEAR ON ROTATING MACHINERYREDUCE WEAR ON ROTATING MACHINERY•• RESULT REDUCED MAINTENANCE AND OPEX SPENDRESULT REDUCED MAINTENANCE AND OPEX SPEND

•• REDUCTION OF GRIT PUMPED TO THE DIGESTERSREDUCTION OF GRIT PUMPED TO THE DIGESTERS•• RESULT EFFICIENT DIGESTERS MORE GENERATIONRESULT EFFICIENT DIGESTERS MORE GENERATION



Inefficient technologyInefficient technology

Traditionally, grit has been pumped or Traditionally, grit has been pumped or dredged along with dredged along with vast volumes of vast volumes of

waterwater, which consume , which consume vast amounts of vast amounts of powerpower..



Cumnock WwTW 2004Cumnock WwTW 2004

Grit pumps 22kW motors



EMS installed one pump with a 4kW motorEMS installed one pump with a 4kW motor



• Guaranteed, effective removal of grit from settlementGuaranteed, effective removal of grit from settlement•• Less power consumedLess power consumed by a more efficient pumpby a more efficient pump•• Heavier grit/water solution = less pumping timeHeavier grit/water solution = less pumping time•• Can dig itself out of neglected settlement chambersCan dig itself out of neglected settlement chambers

EMS dredging/grit EMS dredging/grit pumppump



SEVERN TRENT WATER SEVERN TRENT WATER OADBY STWOADBY STW

EMS grit pump EMS grit pump trialled successfully. trialled successfully.

New grit pump New grit pump installed ininstalled in

October 2008 October 2008



EMS GRIT PUMP EMS GRIT PUMP ELIMINATES CONFINEDELIMINATES CONFINED

SPACESSPACESOadby STW Oadby STW -- Grit pumps installed in aGrit pumps installed in a4 metre deep well with no fixed access4 metre deep well with no fixed access

VRM175 GRIT PUMP INSTALLED VRM175 GRIT PUMP INSTALLED OUTSIDE OF THE DRY WELLOUTSIDE OF THE DRY WELL



EMS GRIT DREDGING PUMP ELIMINATES EMS GRIT DREDGING PUMP ELIMINATES WORKING IN A HAZARDOUS AREA ATWORKING IN A HAZARDOUS AREA AT

STRETFORD STWSTRETFORD STW

CHANNEL DEPTH 6 METRESCHANNEL DEPTH 6 METRES

MANUAL VALVE SELECTION OF GRIT LANESMANUAL VALVE SELECTION OF GRIT LANESON THE BOTTOM DECKINGON THE BOTTOM DECKING

ZONED GRIT PUMPS ZONED GRIT PUMPS INSTALLED ON INSTALLED ON

THE BOTTOM DECKTHE BOTTOM DECK



EMS REDUCE ZONED EQUIPMENT EMS REDUCE ZONED EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS AND ELIMINATE REQUIREMENTS AND ELIMINATE

WORKINGWORKINGIN A HAZARDOUS AREAIN A HAZARDOUS AREA

VRM175 GRIT VRM175 GRIT PUMP INSTALLED PUMP INSTALLED ON THE TOP DECKON THE TOP DECK

NEW CONTROL PANEL NEW CONTROL PANEL AND AND

PNUEMATIC SYSTEMPNUEMATIC SYSTEMINSTALLEDINSTALLED

THE BOTTOM DECK IS NOW CLEAR OF CLUTTERTHE BOTTOM DECK IS NOW CLEAR OF CLUTTER



EMS GRIT PUMPSEMS GRIT PUMPS

•• WILL PUMP GRIT VERY EFFECTIVIELYWILL PUMP GRIT VERY EFFECTIVIELY

•• WILL REDUCE MANUAL INTERVENTIONSWILL REDUCE MANUAL INTERVENTIONS

•• WILL REDUCE CONFINED SPACE WORKINGWILL REDUCE CONFINED SPACE WORKING

•• WILL REDUCE ZONED AREAS WILL REDUCE ZONED AREAS

THE RESULT IS SAVED ENERGY AND MONEYTHE RESULT IS SAVED ENERGY AND MONEY



SEWERAGE PUMPINGSEWERAGE PUMPING




FYLINGTHORPE PSFYLINGTHORPE PS20092009

STRATE UNIT INSTALLED INSTRATE UNIT INSTALLED INAN EIGHT METRE DEEP WELLAN EIGHT METRE DEEP WELL

EMS VRH250LEMS VRH250LPUMPING A 130 METRE HEADPUMPING A 130 METRE HEAD

AND LIFTING 8 METRES. AND LIFTING 8 METRES. ZERO PUMP BLOCKAGESZERO PUMP BLOCKAGES



HILLCREST AVENUE PSHILLCREST AVENUE PS20092009

EMS RAM PUMP ON TRIAL AND THEN HIRED OUT EMS RAM PUMP ON TRIAL AND THEN HIRED OUT TO PUMP DOWN A STORM OVER FLOW DETENTION TO PUMP DOWN A STORM OVER FLOW DETENTION

TANK IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.TANK IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.




THE ADVANTAGES ARE. THE ADVANTAGES ARE.

•• NOT INSTALLING PUMPS IN THE DRY WELLNOT INSTALLING PUMPS IN THE DRY WELL•• SAVED ENERGYSAVED ENERGY•• MAJORILY IMPROVED PUMP UP TIME.MAJORILY IMPROVED PUMP UP TIME.

THE RESULT IS SAVED ENERGY AND MONEYTHE RESULT IS SAVED ENERGY AND MONEY



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