{"id":2683,"date":"2017-07-19T15:58:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T20:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schwingbioset.wpengine.com\/heavy-duty-pumps-take-the-cake-at-detroits-massive-wwtp\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T10:16:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T16:16:13","slug":"heavy-duty-pumps-take-the-cake-at-detroits-massive-wwtp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/heavy-duty-pumps-take-the-cake-at-detroits-massive-wwtp\/","title":{"rendered":"Bombas de servicio pesado &quot;se llevan el pastel&quot; en la enorme planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales de Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2560px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #02684f; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>Informe de aplicaci\u00f3n de Schwing Bioset 7, Detroit, MN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1em;\"><em>Escrito por Larry Trojak, Trojak Communications<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 1em;\">Versi\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n publicada en\u00a0<em>Revista WaterWorld<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Al igual que una cadena, el proceso de tratamiento de aguas residuales se compone de segmentos individuales, cada uno vinculado al siguiente, cada uno vital para su eficacia general. Ninguna faceta del proceso, ni una sola pieza de equipo importante, es m\u00e1s importante que otra; si uno falla, todo sufre. De vez en cuando, sin embargo, un equipo tiene exigencias tan desafiantes que cuando se demuestra a s\u00ed mismo, y contin\u00faa haci\u00e9ndolo durante a\u00f1os, vale la pena mencionarlo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">En la Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales de Detroit (PTAR), un par de\u00a0<span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><a style=\"color: #02684f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/municipal-pumps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bombas de servicio pesado<\/a><\/span> se utiliza para llevar la torta con alto contenido de s\u00f3lidos de la operaci\u00f3n de deshidrataci\u00f3n a la incineraci\u00f3n o al \u00e1rea de carga de camiones. Eso, en s\u00ed mismo, no es digno de menci\u00f3n. El hecho de que logre esto al empujar la torta, deshidratada a m\u00e1s de 20% con un contenido de s\u00f3lidos secos a m\u00e1s de 500 pies lineales, y llev\u00e1ndola a cinco pisos, s\u00ed lo es. Hoy en d\u00eda, esas bombas, un par de Schwing Bioset KSP 110V (HD) L, mueven mejor que 100 toneladas h\u00famedas de material deshidratado por hora, han mejorado la eficiencia de las operaciones de incineraci\u00f3n y extracci\u00f3n, y han demostrado ser una parte clave del sistema. .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 616px;\" title=\"Bomba de s\u00f3lidos Schwing Bioset Detroit WWTP\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/51084\/Detroit%20Pump%201a.jpg\" alt=\"Schwing Bioset Detroit WWTP Solids Pump\" width=\"616\" data-constrained=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>El tratamiento de Motor City<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Lo primero que sorprende a los visitantes al llegar a la PTAR de Detroit es su enorme tama\u00f1o. La planta, que cubre varias cuadras de la ciudad, es la instalaci\u00f3n de tratamiento de aguas residuales de un solo sitio m\u00e1s grande de los Estados Unidos, con una capacidad para procesar aproximadamente 845 millones de galones por d\u00eda (MGD) a trav\u00e9s de un tratamiento secundario. La instalaci\u00f3n ha experimentado una serie de ampliaciones importantes desde que se construy\u00f3 por primera vez en 1940. En ese momento, serv\u00eda a Detroit y 11 comunidades vecinas; hoy maneja aguas residuales del 35 por ciento de la poblaci\u00f3n total del estado, un \u00e1rea de servicio que cubre 946 millas cuadradas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">La m\u00e1s reciente de las mejoras importantes tuvo lugar en 2004 cuando, seg\u00fan Kenneth Paylor, capataz de mantenimiento senior (s\u00f3lidos) de la PTAR de Detroit, se incluyeron modificaciones en el procesamiento de s\u00f3lidos en el plan general.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cUno de los mayores cambios que afect\u00f3 a esta \u00e1rea de la planta fue la incorporaci\u00f3n de una Instalaci\u00f3n de Descarga Central (COF). Hasta ese momento, la torta deshidratada se llevaba mediante un transportador a una plataforma de cal que se usaba para apoyar la aplicaci\u00f3n de los bios\u00f3lidos en la tierra. Sin embargo, cuando se suspendi\u00f3 ese uso de la tierra, se necesitaba una alternativa. El COF, esencialmente un \u00e1rea de carga de camiones para transferir bios\u00f3lidos a los rellenos sanitarios del \u00e1rea para su eliminaci\u00f3n, es ahora esa alternativa<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>Dewater es diferente<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Para procesar sus enormes vol\u00famenes de lodos, la PTAR de Detroit se basa en 14 incineradores ubicados en dos edificios de s\u00f3lidos separados, identificados como Complejo 1 y Complejo 2 (C1 y C2). El contenido de s\u00f3lidos antes de la deshidrataci\u00f3n var\u00eda de 1.2 a 7%, generalmente en el rango de 4.5%. Paylor dice que el esfuerzo de deshidrataci\u00f3n de la planta tambi\u00e9n experiment\u00f3 cambios importantes en la actualizaci\u00f3n de 2004. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cPara mejorar la operaci\u00f3n de deshidrataci\u00f3n, en 2004 se reemplazaron por completo varias prensas de banda y se agregaron centrifugadoras\u201d, dice. \u201cAhora deshidratamos lodos con diez centrifugadoras y 22 prensas de cinta: diez en C1, doce en C2. El material que sale de las prensas tiene un contenido de s\u00f3lidos de aproximadamente 23-27%; fuera de las centr\u00edfugas puede estar en el rango 27-32% &quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>La necesidad de COF<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">En un mundo ideal, todo el lodo deshidratado de Detroit se enviar\u00eda directamente a la incineraci\u00f3n, por lo que la necesidad de esfuerzos alternativos de eliminaci\u00f3n ser\u00eda un punto discutible. Pero este no es un mundo perfecto y, para lidiar mejor con situaciones que ocasionalmente son fuera de lo com\u00fan, se incluy\u00f3 el COF en el dise\u00f1o.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cHay ocasiones en las que podr\u00edamos tener uno o dos incineradores que est\u00e1n inactivos por mantenimiento y el material necesita ser redirigido\u201d, dice Paylor. \u201cOtro ejemplo es si nuestros vol\u00famenes entrantes aumentan r\u00e1pidamente, como pueden hacerlo despu\u00e9s de una fuerte lluvia, y estamos excediendo lo que normalmente podemos manejar. No hab\u00eda forma de evitarlo; necesit\u00e1bamos una forma de llevar el material de C1 a un punto en el que pudiera transportarse fuera del sitio para su eliminaci\u00f3n \u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Tales sucesos son m\u00e1s comunes de lo que uno sospechar\u00eda. Incluso dada la gran cantidad de incineradores en uso y la preferencia obvia de mantener esas unidades alimentadas con material para minimizar los costos de combustible, Paylor dice que aproximadamente 40% de su torta a\u00fan se dirige al COF. \u201cAh\u00ed es cuando entran en juego las bombas Schwing Bioset: llevar la torta de las prensas de cinta en C1 al COF, donde se puede tratar con cal para controlar los olores y cargar en camiones\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 616px;\" title=\"Carga del cami\u00f3n de la EDAR Schwing Bioset Detroit\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/51084\/Detroit%20-%20Truck1a.jpg\" alt=\"Schwing Bioset Detroit WWTP Truck Loading\" width=\"616\" data-constrained=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>El largo recorrido<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">El uso de bombas para mover la torta en plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales no es un concepto nuevo. Decenas de plantas en todo el pa\u00eds, y tambi\u00e9n a nivel internacional, han visto los beneficios que puede brindar el bombeo sobre el material en movimiento por medio de una cinta transportadora. Producci\u00f3n mejorada, mayor eficiencia, mejoras en la limpieza del sitio y reducciones en el olor son solo algunas de las ganancias que se pueden lograr con el bombeo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cPara llevar material a las bombas Schwing Bioset, que est\u00e1n ubicadas en el nivel m\u00e1s bajo de la instalaci\u00f3n, una cinta transportadora primero recolecta la torta de las diez prensas de banda en C1\u201d, dice Paylor. &quot;Esa correa alimenta un piso de empuje Schwing, que, a su vez, alimenta las dos bombas KSP 110V (HD) L&quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Con una presi\u00f3n operativa m\u00e1xima de 1500 psi, la torta se bombea en una tuber\u00eda de alta presi\u00f3n hacia el COF. Eso s\u00ed, hay una distancia bastante decente hasta all\u00ed &quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Esa evaluaci\u00f3n parecer\u00eda ser un eufemismo. Seg\u00fan Keith McWilliams, supervisor de planta de Detroit, la distancia entre las bombas C1 y el COF supera los 500 pies.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cEl material primero tiene que subir cinco pisos, eso es solo de 60 a 70 pies\u201d, dice. &quot;Luego tiene que llegar a la instalaci\u00f3n, por lo que 500 pies lineales es probablemente una suposici\u00f3n conservadora&quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>El mejor enfoque<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">McWilliams dice que hay alternativas para bombear el pastel a una distancia tan larga. Uno de ellos, dice, lo est\u00e1 bombeando al C2, donde se puede dejar caer en los cinturones y llevarlo al COF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cSi bien eso es factible, es mucho mejor hacerlo de esta manera\u201d, dice. \u201cUna vez que hayamos puesto el pastel en la bomba, es mejor que lo llevemos tan lejos como podamos. No hay ninguna ventaja en dejarlo caer en un cintur\u00f3n, de hecho, es mucho m\u00e1s complicado, y las bombas han demostrado que pueden hacer frente al desaf\u00edo &quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Tanto Paylor como McWilliams dicen que desde la instalaci\u00f3n, las bombas Schwing Bioset, algunas de las m\u00e1s grandes que fabrica la compa\u00f1\u00eda, han tenido un desempe\u00f1o s\u00f3lido. Se seleccionaron bombas modelo XL para la PTAR de Detroit en funci\u00f3n de los desaf\u00edos anticipados que se colocar\u00e1n en las unidades. Esos modelos en particular cuentan con v\u00e1stagos de alta resistencia que reducen la velocidad del material a trav\u00e9s de la carcasa del v\u00e1stago. Hacerlo puede resultar en una variedad de beneficios que incluyen: una reducci\u00f3n en la ca\u00edda de presi\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de la carcasa de la v\u00e1lvula, una mayor eficiencia de llenado de los cilindros de bombeo y una reducci\u00f3n en el desgaste de los discos de asiento, los asientos y los cilindros de bombeo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cEn los cinco a\u00f1os que han estado instaladas las bombas, hemos tenido muy pocos problemas con ellas, y los que hemos tenido, todos han sido menores\u201d, dice Paylor. \u201cEso es extraordinario, dado lo que se les pide que hagan durante aproximadamente 30 horas a la semana, durante todo el a\u00f1o. Proporcionar un caudal continuo en el rango de 150 a 200 gpm y tomar esa distancia es realmente impresionante &quot;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>Cambios en curso<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Como se mencion\u00f3 anteriormente, la PTAR de Detroit ha experimentado muchos cambios a lo largo de los a\u00f1os, y siempre se est\u00e1n considerando nuevos enfoques para lidiar con los bios\u00f3lidos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">&quot;Incluso tenemos planes de contingencia ya establecidos para manejar las cosas antes de que ocurra alguno de esos cambios importantes&quot;, dice McWilliams. \u201cColocamos diferentes puntos de acceso, por ejemplo, donde las bombas Schwing Bioset podr\u00edan alimentar los transportadores en C2.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Independientemente de la direcci\u00f3n que tome la PTAR de Detroit, tanto McWilliams como Paylor dicen que est\u00e1n seguros de que el par de bombas Schwing Bioset figurar\u00e1 en esos planes. \u201cPase lo que pase, lo m\u00e1s probable es que implique un mayor movimiento del pastel, dice Paylor. \u201cY, dado lo que hemos visto hasta ahora en las bombas, estoy seguro de que pueden afrontar ese desaf\u00edo. 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No single facet of the process, nor any single piece of [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #02684f; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1em;\"><strong>Schwing Bioset Application Report 7, Detroit, MN<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 1em;\"><em>Written by Larry Trojak, Trojak Communications<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 1em;\">Version also published in\u00a0<em>WaterWorld Magazine<\/em><\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Much like a chain, the wastewater treatment process is made up of individual segments, each linked to the next, each vital to its overall effectiveness. No single facet of the process, nor any single piece of major equipment, is more important than another; if one fails, it all suffers. Occasionally though, one piece of equipment has such challenging demands placed upon it that when it proves itself - and continues to do so for years - it bears mention. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">At the Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), a pair of\u00a0<span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><a style=\"color: #02684f;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/municipal-pumps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heavy-duty pumps<\/a><\/span> is used to take high solids-content cake from the dewatering operation to either incineration or a truck loading area. \u00a0That, in itself, is not noteworthy. \u00a0The fact that it accomplishes this both by pushing cake, dewatered to well over 20% dry solids content more than 500 linear feet, and taking it up five stories, is. \u00a0Today those pumps, a pair of Schwing Bioset KSP 110V(HD)L\u2019s, move better than 100 wet tons of dewatered material per hour, have improved the efficiency of the incineration and haul-off operations, and have proven a key part of the system.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img style=\"width: 616px;\" title=\"Schwing Bioset Detroit WWTP Solids Pump\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/51084\/Detroit%20Pump%201a.jpg\" alt=\"Schwing Bioset Detroit WWTP Solids Pump\" width=\"616\" data-constrained=\"true\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>The Motor City Treatment<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">The first thing that strikes visitors upon arrival at Detroit\u2019s WWTP is its sheer size. Covering several city blocks, the plant is the largest single-site wastewater treatment facility in the United States, with a capability for processing approximately 845 million gallons per day (MGD) through secondary treatment. The facility has undergone a number of major expansions since it was first built in 1940. At that time, it served Detroit and 11 neighboring communities; today it handles wastewater from 35 per cent of the state\u2019s total population - a service area that covers 946 square miles. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">The most recent of the major upgrades took place in 2004 when, according to Kenneth Paylor, Detroit WWTP\u2019s Senior Maintenance Foreman (Solids), modifications to solids processing were included in the overall plan.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cOne of the biggest changes that impacted this area of the plant was the addition of a Central Offload Facility (COF). \u00a0Up to that time, dewatered cake was taken by conveyor to a lime pad that was used to support land application for the biosolids. \u00a0When that land use was discontinued, however, an alternative was needed. \u00a0The COF, essentially a truck loading area to transfer biosolids to area landfills for disposal, is now that \u00a0alternative<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>Dewater is Different<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">To process its huge volumes of sludge, Detroit\u2019s WWTP relies upon 14 incinerators located in two separate solids buildings, identified as Complex 1 and Complex 2 (C1 and C2). Solids content before dewatering ranges from 1.2 to 7% - generally in the 4.5% range. Paylor says the plant\u2019s dewatering effort also underwent major changes in the \u201804 upgrade. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cTo upgrade the dewatering operation, a number of belt presses were totally replaced and centrifuges were added in \u201904,\u201d he says. \u201cWe now dewater sludge with ten centrifuges and 22 belt presses: ten in C1, twelve in C2. Material exiting the presses has a solids content of about 23-27%; out of the centrifuges it can be in the 27-32% range.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>The Need to COF<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">In an ideal world, all of Detroit\u2019s dewatered sludge would be sent directly to incineration, making the need for alternative disposal efforts a moot point. But this is not a perfect world and, to best deal with situations that are occasionally out of the ordinary, the COF was included in the design.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cThere are times when we might have an incinerator or two that are down for maintenance and material needs to be re-routed,\u201d says Paylor. \u201cAnother example is if our incoming volumes rise quickly - as they can after a heavy rain - and we are exceeding what we can normally handle. There was\u00a0no way to avoid it; we needed a way to get material from C1 to a point where it could be hauled off site for disposal.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Such occurrences are more commonplace than one would suspect. Even given the large number of incinerators in use and the obvious preference to keep those units fed with material to minimize fuel costs, Paylor says roughly 40% of their cake still heads to the COF. \u201cThat is when the Schwing Bioset pumps come into play: getting the cake from the belt presses in C1 to the COF where it can be treated with lime for odor control and loaded into trucks.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img style=\"width: 616px;\" title=\"Schwing Bioset Detroit WWTP Truck Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.hubspot.net\/hubfs\/51084\/Detroit%20-%20Truck1a.jpg\" alt=\"Schwing Bioset Detroit WWTP Truck Loading\" width=\"616\" data-constrained=\"true\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>The Long Haul<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Using pumps to move cake in wastewater treatment plants is hardly a new concept. Scores of plants throughout the country\u2014and internationally as well\u2014have seen the benefits pumping can provide over moving material by conveyor. Improved production, better efficiency, improvements in site cleanliness and reductions in odor are just some of the gains that can be made by pumping. <\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cTo get material to the Schwing Bioset pumps, which are located in the lowest level of the facility, a belt conveyor first collects the cake from all ten belt presses in C1,\u201d says Paylor. \u201cThat belt feeds a Schwing push floor, which, in turn, feeds the two KSP 110V(HD)L pumps.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">With a maximum operating pressure of 1,500 psi, cake is pumped in high-pressure piping out to the COF. Mind you, it\u2019s a fairly decent distance out to there.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">That assessment would appear to be something of an understatement. According to Keith McWilliams, Detroit\u2019s\u00a0Plant Supervisor, the distance from the C1 pumps to the COF is in excess of 500 feet.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cMaterial first has to go up five stories\u2014that\u2019s 60-70 feet alone,\u201d he says. \u201cThen it has to make its way over to the facility, so 500 linear feet is probably a conservative guess.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>The Best Approach<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">McWilliams says there are alternatives to pumping the cake such a long distance. One of those, he says, is pumping it over to C2 where it could be dropped onto belts and taken to the COF.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cWhile that\u2019s feasible, it is much better to do it this way,\u201d he says. \u201cOnce we\u2019ve put the cake into the pump, we may as well take it as far as we can. There is no advantage to dropping it on a belt\u2014in fact, it\u2019s a whole lot messier\u2014and the pumps have shown that they can more than stand up to the challenge.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Both Paylor and McWilliams say that since installation, the Schwing Bioset pumps, some of the largest the company makes, have been solid performers. XL model pumps were selected for Detroit WWTP based on the anticipated challenges to be placed on the units. Those particular models feature heavy duty poppets which reduce material velocity through the poppet housing. Doing so can result in a variety of benefits including: a reduction in pressure drop through the valve housing, an increased filling efficiency of the pumping cylinders, and a reduction in wear on the poppet discs, seats and pumping rams.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cIn the five years the pumps have been in place, we\u2019ve had very few issues with them, and those we\u2019ve had, have all been minor\u201d says Paylor. \u201cThat\u2019s outstanding, given what they\u2019re asked to do for roughly 30 hours every week, year round. Providing a continuous flow rate in the 150 to 200gpm range and taking it that distance is really impressive.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #02684f;\"><strong>Ongoing Changes<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">As mentioned, Detroit WWTP has seen its share of changes over the years, and new approaches to dealing with the biosolids are always under consideration.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u201cWe even have contingency plans already in place to handle things before any of those major changes occur,\u201c says McWilliams. \u201cWe put in different access points, for example, where the Schwing Bioset pumps could feed the conveyors in C2.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Regardless of the direction Detroit\u2019s WWTP takes, both McWilliams and Paylor say they are confident\u00a0the pair of Schwing Bioset pumps will figure into those plans. \u00a0\u201cWhatever happens will most likely involve further movement of the cake, says Paylor. \u00a0\u201cAnd, given what we\u2019ve seen from the pumps so far, I\u2019m sure they can meet that challenge. They\u2019ve been real workhorses for us.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">{{cta('f7c6a470-4d17-4b43-bf9f-ee8763af0097')}}<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">{{cta('62f45d87-56cc-4443-9f43-7a853094c599')}}<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[286,16,279],"tags":[221,181,182],"class_list":["post-2683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-municipal","category-news","category-pump","tag-dewatered-sludge-cake","tag-piston-pumps","tag-wastewater-treatment-plant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwingbioset.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}