VorTech VPA™ - How It Works. A question for the engineers out there – “If you could design the human body again, would you think it better to have multiple lungs in multiple locations around your body (legs, arms, head, torso etc)?” Aeration and mixing are at the heart of a wastewater treatment operation, but both suffer from a host of challenges. These are well known to operators. VorTech Water Solutions has developed a new class of advanced wastewater aeration and mixing technology to address these challenges head on! Below is a short video on how it works. A standard Vortex Powered Aeration (VPA-S) unit approaches aeration differently from traditional surface aerators and fine bubble systems. Rather than delivering air to water at the bottom of a reactor, under meters of water, VPA smoothly and consistently brings water to the air (i.e. the oxygen source) above the water surface. In this approach, a vortex helps produce fine bubbles, the same fine bubbles that may be found in an efficient diffused aeration system, whilst avoiding the usual accompanying complexity and maintenance headaches that have challenged wastewater plants for decades. VorTech units are gaining a lot of interest amongst treatment plant operators globally, with years of operational track record already collected in both municipal and industrial wastewater plant facilities. To learn more visit www.vortechws.com. If we can help with a WWTP or to register your interest in attending an upcoming workshop, leave a message at https://lnkd.in/e5bfmwey
An interesting analogy? All mammals on our planet have evolved to have a circulation system that pumps blood to the lungs, where oxygen concentration is increased. Oxygen is constantly being topped up to replace that which is used. Question for the engineers out there – “If you could design the human body again, would you think it better to have multiple lungs in multiple locations around your body (legs, arms, head, torso etc)?” There’s a reason why we have one set of lungs and in only one optimised location, and why we continuously pump blood to that location. And why is that? Is it because there are fewer parts to measure, control, and balance? Perhaps it is the lower risk of system failure, with fewer areas or parts to go wrong? Or could it be because of the lower chance of inefficiencies compounding over time, as multiple items wear with use?
John McConomy
3mo
There are no moving parts within the core VPA-S unit and thus, zero scheduled maintenance. The only rotating component that may require maintenance, is the robust, high quality and well-proven wastewater pump, which can be removed from walkway level and replaced by operators in a matter of hours. The unit does not contain gearboxes (often requiring constant attention), large impellers (pushing aerosols into the air) or high-speed noisy shafts and bearings above the water surface. Constant, long term, aeration performance which does not suffer from fouling, can be expected for decades beyond installation.
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3moTraditional aeration solutions will without doubt exist across the sector for years to come, but the world of aeration has now evolved to the next level. VorTech Water Solutions' VPA-S turns the world of wastewater fine bubble aeration literally on its head, with product, operator access, oxygen (air) delivery and mixing all taking place above the water surface. Simple, clean, efficient and effective. Dissolved oxygen levels within aerobic reactors are easily managed with VPA-S through its uniquely driven pump control. When more oxygen is needed, the pump speed increases, when less oxygen is needed, the pump ramps down. As the system also provides mixing energy and significant flow turn-down, it is also perfect for swing zones that may require little-no oxygen at times, especially where a client may only want to operate and maintain a single piece of equipment.