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WASTEWATER BLOWER ARTICLES
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Compressed Air System Leaks: The Cost, Common Culprits, Detection, And Repair
In this paper, we’ll discuss how many companies are losing thousands of dollars each year to compressed air system leaks. We will address where leaks commonly occur, leak detection methods, and practical advice for an audit and repair plan.
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Complete Blower Package Results In Quiet Operation, Easy Maintenance9/21/2016
Until 2012, the Kaufman, TX, Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) operated two separate aeration basins with mechanical surface aerators. As the plant’s equipment aged and required more frequent and expensive repairs and maintenance, the City of Kaufman followed its engineering firm’s recommendation to install a new, more efficient, fine bubble-diffused air system rather than simply replacing its old mixers with in-kind equipment.
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Repair Or Rethink8/7/2015
The Moundsville Wastewater Treatment Plant in West Virginia chooses not to fix a broken blower unit, but rather to correct an outdated approach. The result is a savings of $50-60K a year in energy costs.
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Upgrade To Diffused Aeration Results In Significant Energy Savings12/12/2013
After 35 years of use, the fiberglass jet aeration manifolds in the Western Regional Water Reclamation Plant (Dayton, Ohio) had deteriorated, rendering four of eight wastewater aeration tanks inoperable. Managers recognized an opportunity to utilize a fine bubble diffused aeration system that eliminated the need for the pumps. The result: higher oxygen-transfer efficiency and reduced power costs to operate the system.
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Wastewater Treatment Plant Reduces Energy Consumption, Noise With Turbo Blower Technology6/24/2013
Built in 1974, the Blue River Wastewater Treatment Plant in Silverthorne, Colorado, provides wastewater services to the communities of Silverthorne, Dillon, Dillon Valley, Buffalo Mountain, and Mesa Cortina. Faced with rising energy costs and aging equipment, the Silverthorne-Dillon Joint Sewer Authority (JSA) identified a need to replace the plant’s original multistage centrifugal blowers with new technology that would reduce energy consumption and provide steady and reliable operation.
WASTEWATER BLOWERS SUPPLIERS
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Sulzer Pumps Solutions Inc.
ABS is a world-leading Sulzer brand with a long tradition in the wastewater industry. We have more than 100 years of application experience and manufacturing customer-oriented solutions using leading technology. The result is the development and supply of integrated solutions and individual products for use in wastewater collection networks and wastewater treatment.
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Aerzen
Aerzen USA was founded in the United States in 1983, and is a wholly owned division of the German manufacturer, Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH. Founded in 1864, Aerzener Maschinenfabrik is a recognized world leader in the production of rotary positive displacement machines since 1868.
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Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco is a global leader in innovative compressed air, gas solutions, and blower technology, serving industries with cutting-edge equipment designed for efficiency and sustainability. In the U.S., Atlas Copco supports businesses with a wide range of compressors, vacuum solutions, and industrial blowers tailored to diverse applications, from manufacturing to wastewater treatment.