Aqua CMF
Process overview
The Cloth Media Filtration Technology by Aqua Aura, the Aqua-CMF, is designed to remove Suspended Solids (SS). The filter is a polishing and tertiary treatment unit, it is an efficient technology, capable of coping with sudden and unexpected peaks of suspended solids; the filter maintains normal operation and discharge performance, unlike other conventional filtration systems. The Aqua-CMF is designed to automatically carry out a backwashing cycle
on a periodic basis or when the cloth media is clogged, triggered by a rise in the water level inside the filtration tank and detected by a high level switch. The Aqua-CMF maintains a normal filtration regime whilst carrying out a backwash cycle. The Aqua-CMF has an energy efficient system; no energy is consumed during filtration except during the backwash cycle. The drum rotates utilizing a small (less than 1 kW) motor and the back wash pump operates for a short duration to rejuvenate the media.
The backwash process is a suction type concept utilizing a backwashing pump through a series of backwash shoes lined up against the cloth, it consumes a significantly smaller amount of water to clean the media compared to other filtration processes. The backwash process is simple and requires no air blowers and backwash storage tanks. It consumes a fraction, approximately 0.5-2 %, of the total ow to achieve the backwashing operation.
The Aqua-CMF is used to remove organic substance, phosphorus, color removal and sediments by adding chemicals. It is a tertiary and polishing filtration unit for water reuse and river water applications.
Advantages
- Meets and exceeds Title 22 requirements at various influent turbidity levels and at hydraulic loading rates
- Continuous high quality effluent despite high solids loadings and upset conditions
- Compact design and configuration
- No air scouring and no backwash tanks and pumps
- Gravity filtration
- Low hydraulic pro le
- Low life-cycle cost
Features
- Polyester Fiber Bundles and Backing
- Various Pore Sizes: Macro, Standard and Micro Ultra Cloth Media
- Long life media: normally 5 years (depending on the backwashing frequency)
- Minimal head loss across the filter
- 24 Hours continuous filtration
- Gravity filtration with no moving parts, except during backwash
- Capital and operating savings
- Stainless steel construction and parts
- Removal of solids from the pile efficiently with minimal suction requirements
- Automatic backwashing process
- Higher backwashing efficiency from our optimized suction plate design
- Significant reduction of water for backwashing (use of 0.5~2% of total ow)
- Short backwashing time (Around 1 or 2 minutes required for backwashing)
- Automatic backwashing process triggered by a level sensor controlled by a PLC xAvailable as a package in a stainless steel tank or a frame to install inside a concrete basin
Applications
The Aqua-CMF is a tertiary filtration unit specially designed to remove SS. It is a gravity fed system with continuous filtration to remove organic substance and phosphorus; most suitable for water reuse applications.
- Suitable for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment applications:
- Conventional activated sludge system
- Extended activated sludge process
- SBR (Sequencing Batch Reactor)
- Oxidation ditch system
- Various BNR systems
- Municipal wastewater treatment plants
- Industrial wastewater treatment plants
- Algae and other pollutants in water intake and suction structures from rivers and lakes
- Cooling water and recycling water in steel works and power stations
- Farming applications
- Phosphorus removal
- Discharge water from water puri cation plant
- Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO)
Outstanding Capability
- Excellent capability for suspended solids removal in tertiary treatment applications:
- SS < 3-5 mg/L
- SS removal rate: > 85%
- High treatment flows are achieved due to the full submergence of the disks xFiltering is carried out from outside of filter cloth to the inside
- Enhanced performance with a 13~15 mm thickness pile cloth
- Maintain same discharge limits with unexpected surges of solids and hydraulic loads