Water Management Business Division

CLARIFLOCCULATORS
Central slewing ring drive will have necessary extension for mounting independently driven flocculators. Paddle type flocculators (independently driven type) located on bridge with suitable gear drive and motor. Central slewing ring drive is provided with suitable electric motor which will have either mechanical shear pin arrangement or electronic shear pin arrangement for overload protection. Scrapers connected to central cage at the lower end with neoprene squeegees for scraping of sludge which will have adjustment facility to match with tank floor slope.

GENERAL

The Clariflocculators are provided in mild steel, epoxy painted construction and can also be provided in stainless steel FRP coated/galvanized construction as per client's requirement. Approach ladders/platform around tank along with handrailing and civil work to be arranged by client to suit equipment requirement or client's own requirement. Electrical, piping, automation etc., to be arranged by clients as per their requirement.

SECTIONAL VIEW OF CENTRAL DRIVEN TYPE CLARIFLOCCULATOR WITH TWO FLOCCULATORS

For more information contact:

Voltas Limited
Water Management Business Division Mumbai (HO) Voltas House B, T.B.Kadam Marg, Chinchpokli, Mumbai 400033. Tel: +91 22 66656589/571, Fax: +91 22 66656592, Email: sksen@voltas.com Kolkata Gillander House 8, Netaji Subhas Road, P.O.No.606, Kolkata 700001. Tel: +91 33 666266290, Email: relsan@voltas.com Delhi A-43, Mohan Co-op, Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi 110004. Tel: +91 11 66505576, Fax: +91 11 26950022/081, Email: chandankumar@voltas.com Chennai 624, AnnaSalai, Teynampet, Chennai 600018, Tel: +91 44 66760338, Fax: +91 44 24342178, Email:kannanl@emm.voltas.co

CLARIFLOCCULATOR MECHANISM: Clariflocculator mechanism is a combination of Flocculator and Clarifier, designed to achieve compact sizing, construction and cost competitiveness. Clariflocculator is used for industrial wastewater treatment and potable water treatment. It involves two concentric tanks wherein inner tank serves as a flocculation zone and the outer one as a clarifier. These can be constructed in RCC or mild steel depending upon size and client's requirement (normally large size units are preferred in RCC construction). Clariflocculators are manufactured in two configurations viz., Peripheral driven type and Central driven type from the range of 4M dia to a maximum upto 70M dia. I) Peripheral driven type Clariflocculator

Telescopic valve can be provided for the Clariflocculator depending on client's requirement. Slipring collector is provided on central RCC column for distribution of current to traction drive and flocculator drive/motors. Electric cables are laid through a conduit. II) Central driven type Clariflocculator (fixed bridge type) Central driven Clariflocculators are provided in two configurations viz. Bridge mounted Clariflocculator (for small diameter : upto 20-25M) and Central column mounted Clariflocculator with radial rotating bridge (usually preferred for larger diameter). 1) Bridge mounted Clariflocculator

Peripheral driven type Clariflocculator consists of the following: Bridge mounted Clariflocculator consists of: Radial half bridge with handrailing, chequered plates and gratings for walkway and extension to cover flocculation zone barrier and flocculators. The Flocculators are provided with the bridge spanning full diameter depending upon client's requirement. Bridge rests on centre pivot bearing on central RCC column and is provided with trailing & traction drive at the peripheral end. Traction drive is made up of suitable gearing arrangement with wheels in mild steel rubber-lined or mild steel with polyurethane bonding to move on an annular RCC wall top or with mild steel/CI wheels to move on rails to be laid on annular wall top. Bridge width varies from 0.75M to 1.5M depending on client's specific requirement. Structural bridge spanning the full diameter with chequered plates & handrailing and width of the bridge varies from 0.75M to 1.5M with extension for mounting independently driven flocculators. Scraper drive is located centrally on the bridge with shaft connected at the top end with the drive and guided at lower end in the guide bearing. Shaft will have scrapers for sludge scraping. Independently driven flocculators are located on the bridge, which vary from 1 to 4 Nos. depending upon process requirement. Flocculators are provided with gearing arrangement and electric motors of suitable size. Central drive is provided with mechanical shear pin/electronic shear pin arrangement for overload protection. Scrapers are connected to shaft at lower end and are provided with neoprene squeegees with adjustment facility to match with tank floor slope. Effluent/waste water is fed to flocculation zone which is hung from the bridge sideways or from the top for which required inlet piping and support to be provided by client as per requirement. 2) Central column mounted (with radial bridge) Clariflocculator Central column mounted Clariflocculator consists of : SECTIONAL VIEW OF PERIPHERAL DRIVEN TYPE CLARIFLOCCULATOR WITH FOUR FLOCCULATORS Slewing ring drive located on top of central column Cage (structurally fabricated) for rotation around central column with guide arrangement at the bottom end. Rotating bridge with handrailing and chequered plates (bridge width ranging from 0.75M to 1.5M) which provides approach to central slewing ring drive and supports floculators and flocculation zone barrier.

Traction drive is provided with suitable capacity electric motor with either mechanical shear pin or electronic shear pin arrangement for overload protection, Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) arrangement can also be provided with the traction drive motor for controlling the bridge speed depending on client's requirement. Centre pivot bearing is provided with trunion arrangement which facilitates smooth movement of the bridge traction wheels on the annular wheel top due to irregularities of traction wheels thus safeguarding the bearings as well as cushioning for the bridge rotation. Greasing arrangement for the centre pivot bearing can be accessed from the bridge. Independently driven paddle type flocculators are located on the bridge extension and are provided with gear drive and suitable capacity electric motor for desired flocculation. Number of flocculators vary between 1 to 4 depending on the size and process requirement. Flocculation zone barrier is usually provided in RCC construction for big size units or in mild steel construction depending on size. Scrapers are hung from rotating bridge and are provided with neoprene squeegees at the bottom end for sludge scraping on the tank floor slope.