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Since 2001, KLa Systems has supplied innovative jet aeration and jet mixing systems for industry, water utilities, and municipalities around the world. KLa Systems has the most experienced team of oxygen transfer professionals in the industry and over the past 30 years, our team has successfully completed more than 1,300 jet aeration/mixing projects in 32 different countries. Our mission is to develop our products by embracing modern treatment technologies, improving manufacturing efficiency, and reducing our system's carbon footprint. |
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Ten years ago, KLa Systems was presented with the challenge of finding a more wear-resistant material for our jet aeration nozzles. The inner nozzle is the liquid propulsion nozzle of the jet aerator and continuously sees high volumes of motive liquid flow at velocities ranging from 33-46 ft/s. Traditionally, these inner jet nozzles were made from the same FRP material as the outer jet with the industry accepted corrosion/abrasion liner made up of C-Glass/Nexus and Silicon Carbide impregnated into the vinylester resin. For many years this material had held up in most industrial and municipal bioprocesses with no adverse deterioration or wear.
The Slot Injector™ System is a superior jet aeration system that is specifically applied to industrial biological treatment processes where fine screening is a standard pretreatment operation in both conventional and advanced air activated sludge applications.
The high-alpha factor and clean water oxygen transfer performance of KLa’s jet aeration technology results in low energy costs and reduced off-gas volume for industrial and biosolids applications.
Jet Mixers offer superior mixing of large diameter tanks by providing uniform energy distribution while minimizing power input. This mixing technology results in decreased reaction times, improved liquid blending and off bottom suspension of light, organic solids. Jet mixers are used in wastewater treatment applications where blending, solids suspension, flow generation, or chemical reactions are key process parameters. Jet mixers are fabricated of either FRP or stainless steel with no moving parts in the tank. Conventional pumps are used for the jet motive flow and are located just outside the tank for optimizing energy efficiency and ease in maintenance.
KLa Systems floating effluent decanters are used to draw clarified liquid from near the liquid surface of sequencing batch reactors and aerobic digesters.
A typical system consists of the Slot Injector™ aerators, jet mixers or jet aerators complete with in-basin piping system, back-flush system, liquid recirculation pumps, and air blowers. The pumps supplied are either end suction centrifugal, submersible, or self-priming. Low pressure air is delivered by positive displacement blowers, screw compressors, multi-stage or high speed centrifugal blowers.
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UNITED STATES
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Since 2001 KLa Systems has supplied innovative jet aeration and jet mixing systems for industry, water utilities, and municipalities around the world. In 2006 we introduced the Slot Injector™ aeration system.
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KLa Systems Inc. is an equipment supplier specializing in custom designed mixing and aeration technologies for biological wastewater treatment processes. We are the market leader and our team of personnel has over 30 years’ experience in the water industry, having successfully completed well over 1,300 projects worldwide.
Our focus is in working with large industries, municipalities, and water utilities on a global basis and our products include jet mixing, jet aeration, and Slot Injector™ aeration systems. KLa Systems goal is to furnish the most cost effective system in the industry, while applying our technology to both conventional and advanced biological treatment processes for the purpose of both creating a cleaner environment while assisting our customers in making their treatment plants more sustainable.
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