Solids Capture

Optimizing dewatering equipment involves monitoring a handful of important parameters. For most applications, those parameters include Solids Loading (lb/hr), Hydraulic Loading (gpm), Chemical Dosage (lb active / dry ton), Discharge Cake Solids (% solids), and Solids Capture (%). The typical focus often seems to be on cake solids, and operators are asked to find ways to produce drier cake. Next, the spotlight falls on hydraulic loading and chemical dosage, to both reduce operating times, and reduce costs, respectively. The challenge is that all of these parameters are intricately linked. It is not possible to adjust for one without affecting the others. Optimizing the system becomes a balancing act where all parameters must be acknowledged