FINE SCREEN RETROFIT CHALLENGES

John D. Armistead; Rick Bitcon

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FINE SCREEN RETROFIT CHALLENGES

Abstract

Many facilities are faced with the need to upgrade influent screening facilities in response to process changes and/or the need for increased plant capacity. Any plant upgrade and increase in capacity presents problems with respect to space and hydraulics, this is particularly true when the decision is made to upgrade from “coarse screens” to “fine screens".This paper will present some of the key considerations and problems encountered with the retrofit of fine screening systems at several existing plants including the Region of Peel and the Alberta Capital Region.

Many facilities are faced with the need to upgrade influent screening facilities in response to process changes and/or the need for increased plant capacity. Any plant upgrade and increase in capacity presents problems with respect to space and hydraulics, this is particularly true when the decision is made to upgrade from “coarse screens” to “fine screens".This paper will...

Author(s)

John D. ArmisteadRick Bitcon

SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation

SubjectSession 53: Municipal Wastewater Treatment Processes: Current and Practical Fine Screen Design: North American and European Approaches

Document typeConference Paper

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Jan, 2005

ISSN1938-6478

SICI1938-6478(20050101)2005:11L.4368;1-

DOI10.2175/193864705783866595

Volume / Issue2005 / 11

Content sourceWEFTEC