Water & Wastewater Treatment

www.wwtonline.co.uk | WWT | May 2014 | 41 Denso solves corrosion traps anti-corrosion specialists Winn & Coales (Denso) used Denso Void Filler to fill gaps between the main water supply pipes and concrete supports at Sloy Power Station. Scottish and Southern Energy appointed Pyeroy to carry out the work on site. Firstly, Densyl Mastic, a cold applied self- supporting mastic, was used to seal the edges of the gaps then Denso Void Filler' formulated for pumping into voids, was heated and poured into the gaps between the pipes and supports. Denso Void Filler is based on a microcrystalline petrolatum containing corrosion inhibitors and moisture repellents. www.denso.net So ware for flood prevention The inclusion of Hydro-Brake Opti- mum vortex flow control within the industry-standard Micro Drainage design tool means engineers now have the flexibility to tailor the size and hydraulic performance of flow controls to meet their design objectives. available from XP- Solutions, Micro Drainage (formerly known as WinDes) is used by more than 90% of drainage engineers in the UK. Hydro International has also launched a complementary Hydro-Brake Optimum Design Tool providing online support for engineers to validate and output detailed design drawings from the Hydro International website. www.hydro-int.com Talis plans UK growth Talis UK, the valve, meter-box and water fitting specialist, plans ma- jor growth with new investment, a new management team and new office. Talis UK formed in 2010 when Triton Investment Group acquired Tyco Waterworks EMEa from Tyco Flow Control. Within the UK, atplas and Erhard Valves have become part of Talis UK, bringing together an extensive product range and wealth of expertise. Talis UK, under its new managing director, Mark Hodgens, who fore- casts a 30% increase in turnover this year, says: "Our products have already proved successful in the water and construction industries." www.talis-uk.com New generation control The new control generation GEa Westfalia Separator IO is simple, efficient, reliable and remote- enabled. It is user-friendly and reduces centrifuge system control complexity. Informa- tion is displayed in a simple, understandable way that helps eliminate operator error. It uses a traffic light display that shows how efficient the centrifuge is running and evaluates status and operation of centrifuge to assist in plant control decisions. One push of a button adjusts the centrifuge to the optimum or desired status and it can be operated remotely, via tablet or smartphone. www.gea-westfalia.co.uk Water – liquid gold or liquid waste? There are answers to the challenges of water shortages and companies such as Grundfos have developed solutions such as its Demand Driven Distribution. This offers technol- ogy to simply and significantly reduce water leaks. This is coupled, with other new award-winning technological breakthroughs, such as the Grundfos S-Tube, that delivers a pump solution combining the attributes of high efficiency and low running costs for the first time. all this means that today Grundfos Pumps are not just a good alterna- tive to the wider water industry, but are a real authority. www.grundfos.co.uk 25% power saving ProCom, based in aachen, Germany can help water utilities profit from lower energy prices by matching demand against power prices. ProCom's model calcu- lates on the basis of availabilities, power prices and demand fore- casts but also ensures security of supply at all times. ProCom con- sultants provide the necessary power market expertise and sup- port clients designing processes and implementing solutions. The IT platform BoFiT supports central processes company-wide so there are additional burdens on staff. ProCom has a cloud- based option for companies that prefer to avoid procurement and operational costs for hardware and so ware. www.procom.de Water level radar benefits yorkshire Council is replacing its existing ultrasonic and pressure sensors with Vega's non-contact water radar level sensors. accurate to 2mm, they provide measurement unaffected by wind, rain or surface turbulence. That means no protective structures, like stilling tubes and conduits, are needed. The transmitters are combined with Hydrologic Frog battery- powered GSM/GPRS data loggers. These stand alone measurement systems are quicker to install and operate between 2-3 years on the integrated battery pack. www.vega.com Siltbuster's new Biobuster Siltbuster Process Solutions has launched Biobuster, a new moving bed bio reactor that offers three times the treatment capacity for the same space compared with traditional mobile treatment solutions. The Biobuster is based on aerobic biological treatment and combines fixed film and suspended growth processes. The Biobuster is configured with three compartments: BOD removal occurs in the first two chambers prior to ammonia removal in the third, where nitrification is required. A plastic carrier media with large spherical surface area allows it to carry more biofilm. www.siltbuster.com Nuts & Bolts Sourcing products, solutions and services

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