Cloth Media Filter®
The tradition of Aqua-Aerobic Systems complete line of pile cloth media filtration systems continues with the AquaDrum filter, featuring OptiFiber® pile cloth media. This filter has been designed to provide economical treatment of smaller flows, in applications where there is limited driving head. The AquaDrum filter can be utilised for any tertiary treatment application.
AquaDrum® Operation
Filtration Mode
• Inlet wastewater enters the filter tank through the influent channel
• The stationary cloth media Drum is completely submerged
• Thousands of hair-like fibres intercept solids stored within the deep pile cloth filtration media
• Filtrate is collected inside the drum, then discharged through the centre shaft to the effluent channel
Backwash Mode
• Solids build-up causes head-loss to increase, thus raising the water level in the tank
• When head-loss reaches a predetermined level, backwash is automatically initiated
• The Drive Motor rotates the Drum. The Backwash Header contacts the media directly while vacuum
pressure from the Backwash Pump removes solids from the media. Filtration continues without
interruption during the backwash mode
• Backwash solids are returned to one of the preceding treatment stages
Solids Wasting Mode
• Heavier solids that settle to the bottom of the tank are periodically removed via the Settled Solids Pump
| Features | Advantages | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Utilises OptiFiber cloth media Small footprint Available in stainless steel or concrete tanks May be retrofitted into existing structures | Low hydraulic profile Low maintenance; few components Peak flow capacity up to 1.61kL per minute. High quality filtrate | Tertiary treatment Reuse/recycle Phosphorus removal Small municipal/industrial process streams |
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AquaDrum® Components
