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PROVEN PROCESS PERFORMANCE

Proven, reliable process performance doesnt just happen, its engineered. And that engineering requires both process expertise and experience. Philadelphia Mixers has both. And has both in abundance. When uniform solids concentration, complete blending and maximum performance are required for optimum gas production and efficient digestion, Philadelphia Mixers can supply the anaerobic digester mixer to make it all work better and more efficiently. Without scum buildup or ragging. Our specially designed non-snag axial flow impellers keep scum layers from forming. And, even if power failures stretch on for days, the mixers will break up and blend whatever scum that does form. The result: gas production is markedly improved over alternative mixing systems. Dead zones are eliminated. Ragging is not a concern. And operating costs are actually reduced. In fact, each and every plant that has used our anaerobic mixers in their digester systems reports improved performance, optimal results and no mechanical failure. It just doesnt get any better than that. The advantages of our design: longevity, flexibility and reliability. w Hollow Quill gear drives feature an independent bearing shaft support system with a flexible connection to the gear drive to prevent unbalanced loads from disturbing the gears and bearings. The benefit to you can be measured in years of extra, trouble-free service life. x Unique and innovative impeller design allows the mixer to shed rags and other stringy material without problems or hesitation. Considerations should be given to impeller selection to address concerns such as solid suspension, stratification prevention, low level mixing and ragging. w x Optional liquid shaft seals are easier to install and maintain and are less costly. x A full range of custom impeller designs, including non-snag PBTs, hydrofoils and curved blade turbines are available to conform to your exact needs and specifications. x Torque is proportioned to power by speed, enabling our design to accomplish much more work with a power investment reduction in the total process. Torque requirements are a critical part of proper sizing, based on percentage of solids and viscosity. Temperature F w
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LOWER POWER= LOWER COST

Because the torque required by a Philadelphia Mixers anaerobic digester is relatively low compared to other mixing systems, this type of digester is able to accomplish much more work at lower speeds and therefore at a substantially lowered energy cost. In addition, our gear drives are able to achieve a 97% efficiency rate in transmitting power. Thus, if our slow-speed anaerobic mixing system is compared with a typical gas mixing system, the results will show that the gas mixing system will provide only about half the mixing intensity for the same applied power. Consequently, gas production is substantially lower. In other words, you get less for more cost. Alternatively, with our anaerobic mixing system, both power efficiency and gas production are maximized. In fact, gas production is so much greater that many companies now using this system are generating additional income and/or cost savings by recycling the produced gas for electrical and heating applications.

PHILADELPHIA MIXERS IS REPRESENTED AND /OR UNDER LICENSE WORLDWIDE BY: Brazil Semco do Brasil, Sao Paulo Canada Hayward Gordon Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario Japan Nippon Gear Co.,Ltd., Fugisawa Kanagawa-Ken United Kingdom Plenty Mixers Ltd., Newbury

FLASH & RAPID MIXING

Water and wastewater treatment plant applications for dissolution of flocculant aids, chlorine, or sulfur dioxide. Primary use is to disperse the chemicals as uniformly as possible throughout the entire flow stream.

POLYMER MIXING
Used for the blending of polymers and other coagulant aids can be either organic or inorganic and come in a wide variety of viscosities.

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER MIXING

Stabilizing sludge through the decomposition of organic and inorganic matter in the absence of oxygen.

LOW SPEED SURFACE AERATORS SLUDGE MIXING

Used in sludge storage chambers to maintain solids in suspension prior to thickening or dewatering and to blend conditioning agents into the suspension. Mixers with excellent mixing ability that offer high oxygen transfer efficiency.

FLOCCULATION
Functions soley as a means to maintain water motion allowing for the agglomeration and coagulation of the particles to proceed.

PURE OXYGEN AERATORS

Used in the process to substitute pure oxygen for atmospheric air in the activated sludge process. Aeration tanks are covered and mechanical aerators are used.

ANOXIC/DENITRIFICATION MIXING
Used in suspended growth denitrification processes, bacteria is first reduced from nitrate to nitrite and finally to nitrogen and released as a gas.

SCUM WELL MIXING

Process used to break up oil, grease and various other solids prior to additional treatment.

SUBMERGED TURBINE AERATORS

A gas dispersion mixer, designed to properly shear and mix sparged air with the aeration basins contents.

CARBON SLURRY MIXING

Carbon suspensions are used in particular water and wastewater treatment processes where the carbon is contacted with the liquid in order to absorb impurities onto the carbon.

EQUALIZATION MIXING
For blending waste liquids from a variety of wastewater treatment operations into large ponds or lagoons to facilitate final treatment and disposal.

CONTINUOUS LOOP REACTORS

A process that is resistant to shock loads and involves the use of one or more mechanical surface aerators in a continuous channel where the combination of plug flow and complete mix will result in high effluent quality and good buffering. Tank configurations vary depending upon the number of aerators required for oxygen transfer, or the available land area.

LIME SLURRY MIXING

In a slurry form, lime is used for pH adjustment or softening in water and wastewater treatment plants.

NEUTRALIZATION MIXING
The blending of acid or caustics into a waste stream with the objective of maintaining the effluent's pH at a set level, generally neutral.

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