kajaaniTS Provides Reliable Total Solids Measurement in the Wastewater Treatment Process
NORCROSS, Ga. (July 19, 2006) - kajaaniTS from Metso Automation, developed from third-generation microwave density transmitters, combines cost efficiency with the extreme accuracy associated with microwave technology to measure wastewater biosolids (sludge).
Microwave technology has been used to measure density in process industries for well over a decade. By using microwave technology, the kajaaniTS transmitter meets the needs of wastewater treatment plants, with no compromises in accuracy. The kajaaniTS can be used on low to high solids measurement including primary sludge, dewatering, and dewatered cake applications.
One wastewater reclamation facility in Michigan, treating 28 million gallons per day, half from industrial users, is using the kajaaniTS transmitter in an "activated sludge" wastewater process. The facility has six primary settling tanks and seven secondary clarifiers as well as four belt filter presses for solids handling. Since adding the kajaaniTS transmitter to their primary sludge application they have benefited from pumping optimization.
Benefits of Total Solids Measurement:
o Lower polymer consumption
o Fewer laboratory analysis
o Reduced handling charges by controlling solid content
o More efficient use of digesting
o Pumping optimization in primary sludge
When applied to the wastewater treatment process, microwave technology offers significant advantages over other types of total solids measurements
Advantages:
o Single-point calibration
o Maintenance-free
o Ceramic sensors that resist product build-up
Interface between the kajaaniTS transmitter and the plant control systems are ensured. kajaaniTS is available with mA+HART, Profibus PA or Foundation Fieldbus. DTM descriptions provide connectivity with FDT-based configuration and operation monitoring systems.
For more information, contact Craig Hannah at Metso Automation, 2900 Courtyard Drive, Norcross, GA., 30071. Phone: 678-772-9584. Visit us online at www.metsoautomation.com.
