Esmil Multi-Disc Screw Press MDQ

MODEL OF DEHYDRATOR – MDQ-354 C
START OF OPERATION – 2018 August

Issue

The customer had an interest in reducing sludge disposal costs in their municipal wastewater treatment plant by obtaining lower maintenance costs and lower energy consumption. The plant treats wastewater from nearby residential areas and numerous local restaurants and generates about 120 gallons of aerobically digested sludge from their digesters per minute.

Solution

On-site pilot tests were carried out, using mobile dewatering unit MDQ-201, to find the best dewatering technology. According to the test results Esmil offered sludge dewatering complex based on Multidisc Screw Press Dehydrator MDQ-354 C. The complex includes – macerator, polymer feeder and service platform.

Type of sludgeaerobically stabilized excess sludge
Operating time9-10 h/day, daily
Initial sludge capacity20 m3/h
310 kg DS/h
Inlet sludge DS content1.3-1.5 %
Cake DS content16-18 %
Polymer powder consumption8.8 g/kgDS
TSS concentration in filtrate70 ppm
DS capture rateup to 99.7 %

 

 

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