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Continuous Sand Filter - 11110
Continuous Sand Filter - 11110
The system is suitably designed for operating at atmospheric pressure. Filter shell is in mild steel plate or in RCC construction, depending upon the flow rates and requirements. Components like inlet hood, overflow weir, collection vessel and sand distribution cone are in mild steel epoxy coated construction. Filter media is graded sand which is suitably selected for the application. Air lift pump hose is in natural rubber and clamps are of stainless steel. Available in various sizes in steel with flow rates of 2 - 100 m3/h. For higher flow rates, a concrete walled honeycombed structure is used. Surface loading depends upon the type of application and varies from 6 m/h to 30 m/h.
Standard Models
Model Number Filter Area (m2) Diameter (mm) Height on Straight (mm) Operation Weight (tons) DS 03 0.3 640 2700 1.3 DS 07 0.7 960 3125 3.2 DS 15 1.5 1430 4450 9.0 DS 30 3.0 1920 4800 16.0 To the best of our knowledge the information contained in this publication is accurate Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. maintains a policy of continuous development and reserves DS the right notice. Please contact our Regional Offices for current product specifications. 50 to amend the information 5.0 given herein without 2550 5850 34.0
To the best of our knowledge the information contained in this publication is accurate. Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. maintains a policy of continuous development and reserves the right to amend the information given herein without notice. Please contact our regional/branch offices for current product specifications.
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Continuous Sand Filter
Ion Exchange offers a continuous upflow filter, which can Raw water filtration for industrial process water filter influent containing up to ten times more dirt than a Cooling tower sidestream filtration and make up conventional filter. This revolutionary sand filter does not require to be backwashed to keep the filter bed clean as the sand bed is continuously cleaned and regenerated by internal recycling. This ensures uninterrupted operation without stopping for backwash. Recycling of white water in pulp and paper industry
Filtrate Filtrate discharge via overflow Dirty wash water
Applications
Raw water filtration for potable use
Tertiary treatment of sewage Treatment of industrial waste water Filtration of water to remove mill scale
Sand falls down between concentric pipes (sand washer) and meets a partial flow of filtered water which carries impurities upwards
The continuous operation results in a constant and low pressure drop. Maximum clean filtrate is assured since the filter bed always contains a certain amount of solids which improve filtration. This mode of operation also enables the filter to accept a highly polluted flow with high efficiency. The unique cleaning method means backwash water storage tanks and backwash pumps can be dispensed with.
Features
Advantages
Removes oil effectively without mud balling effect. Eliminates backwash downtime, requirement of backwash accessories like storage tanks, blowers and pumps. Simple wash water handling.
Impurities are separated from sand during transportation through air lift pump Distributor ring spreads influent over filter bed Influent flows upwards and is filtered in filter bed Sand bed moves downwards slowly and continuously
Principle of Operation
The sand bed of this continuous upflow filter is dirtiest around the feed inlet in the lower part of the filter. The dirty sand is carried from the lower part of the filter through the air lift pump up to the sand washer in the upper part of the filter. The cleaned sand is then returned to the upper layer of the bed. The entire filter bed is thus constantly moving downwards. This continuous action enables it to filter influent containing up to ten times more dirt than a conventional filter. Simple modular construction with minimum moving parts. Low operation, space saving, easy capacity expansion. Operates at atmospheric pressure. Low energy consumption. Handles suspended solids load up to 150 ppm and gives consistent treated water quality of less than 5 ppm. Eliminates the requirement of clarifier for medium loads.
Injection of air which carries dirty sand upward through centre pipe air lift pump in the filter