ALDRUM Sludge Thickening System
Drum Thickener
ALDRUM Drum Thickener Midi with an Outlet Adapter (optional).
The ALDRUM Drum Thickener is a range of mechanical An ALDRUM Drum Thickener is usually combined with an
sludge thickeners. The ALDRUM Drum Thickener works on ALDRUM Flocculation Reactor. In this combination Alfa Laval
the principle of conveying polyelectrolyte treated (flocculated) is offering five different capacities, Mini, Midi, Maxi, Mega and
sludge through a slowly rotating drum filter. The sludge Mega Duo, i.e. 7-120 m3/h / 1850-31700 US Gal./h on the
remains in the drum, while the water phase passes through basis of 1% DS sludge feed. There is also a special ALDRUM
the filter cloth. The Sludge concentration can thus be regula- Drum Thickener Pulp and Paper version available in two
ted by adjusting the feed rate, angle and speed of the drum. capacities, Mega and Mega Duo.
The ALDRUM Drum Thickeners are equipped with a drum
cleaning system consisting of a spray bar for water. The Optimisation
water consumption is low due to intermittent cleaning of the
drum using either potable water, final effluent or treated fil- The ALDRUM Drum Thickeners can be adjusted to suit indi-
trate. vidual sludge thickening needs. Optimal thickening is found
by varying the feed rate, the polymer type and dosage, floc-
The ALDRUM Drum Thickener comes in four sizes. They are culation mixer speed, drum speed, angle of the drum and the
all available as separate components or as complete sludge spraying interval. There is also a wide range of different filter
thickening modules. The ALDRUM Drum Thickener is cloths available for new applications.
designed to handle sludge extremely gently, which means it
gives exceptionally high recovery for nearly all sludge types.
Dimensions
L W
Mini Midi Maxi Mega Mega P&P
Length 86"/2170 mm 125"/3175 mm 187"/4750 mm 240"/6100 mm 240"/6100 mm
Width 18"/480 mm 30"/750 mm 34"/860 mm 44"/1110 mm 44"/1110 mm
Height 31"/795 mm 43"/1100 mm 64"/1630 mm 83"/2105 mm 83"/2105 mm
Weight (dry) 310 lb./140 kg 550 lb./250 kg 1980 lb./900 kg 2640 lb./1200 kg 2860 lb./1300 kg
Materials
Cover (Colour, RAL 5002) GRP Bearings (HDPE) Nylon
Casing (AISI) 304* Flanges (Symalit) Polypropylene
Drum (AISI) 304* Spray nozzles (NiCr electroplated) Brass
Base frame (AISI) 304* Filter cloths Polyester
*316 optional. For Mega P&P AISI 316 is standard
Typical performance*
Type of sludge Discharge DS (%) Filtrate quality (mg SS/l) Poly. cons. (kg/DS)
Primary 4-12 <400 1-3
Mixed (50% Prim./50% Sec.) 4-10 <400 1-4
WAS (Waste Activated Sludge) 4-8 <400 2-5
*Samples of expected results from an ALDRUM Drum Thickener used on municipal sludge. The results can vary due to a lot of reasons, such as
sludge age and the ratio of industrial load. Regarding the filtrate quality, it is not unusual with less than 50 mg/l.
Relation Volume/DS-content
100
80
Volume (m3)
60
40
20
0
1,0 3,0 5,0 7,0 9,0
DS-content (%)
The ALDRUM Drum Thickener cuts the sludge volume by up to 90%,
thus cutting costs considerably.
PD 88606 en / 1005
Alfa Laval Copenhagen A/S
Maskinvej 5, 2860 Søborg, Denmark
Tel +45 39 53 60 00
Fax +45 39 53 65 53
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