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Hydro-Flo Technologies
Inclined Plate (Lamella) Clarifiers
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Equipment Directory
Follow this link for information on Hydro-Flo's
"Clarifier Design
Parameters"
for information on the accurate design and sizing of
Clarifiers and Clarification Systems
Hydro-Flo
Technologies' line of Inclined Plate (Lamella) clarifiers is engineered to remove settleable suspended solids from wastewater or process
streams by the most efficient means available. A properly designed
Inclined Plate (Lamella) clarifier will remove these
solids allowing downstream filters or process equipment to perform
as designed, as well as reducing
overall operating costs and improving overall system maintainability.
Every Hydro-Flo Inclined Plate (Lamella) Clarifier is available with
numerous plate spacing options. By altering the plate spacing
(to allow for different solids loading ratios, settling rates,
etc.) Hydro-Flo can make certain your clarifier is sized
appropriately for your application. By combining the plate
spacing options with different Inclined Plate (Lamella) clarifier configurations, Hydro-Flo
ends up with the largest line of clarifiers available.
This allows us to solve a tremendous variety of water treatment
issues,
making Hydro-Flo Inclined Plate (Lamella) Clarifiers the most versatile systems available.
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LS Series
(Stinger™)
Inclined
Plate Clarifier
Model LS-21 handles up to
50 GPM of continuous flow
(based on application)
The LS series clarifier
(affectionately dubbed the "stinger") is the finest low flow
clarifier available. We have only had this product on the
market for 2 years and already, other companies are copying the
design.
 Built
from the highest quality materials the "Stinger" has features
usually found in much more expensive clarifiers. For
example, it comes standard with a sludge thickener (which
pre-conditions the sludge prior to dewatering and also prevents
maintenance issues like "rat" holing). And it
has the largest sludge storage capacity of any clarifier it its
class.
It comes pre-assembled, factory tested and is easy to
install. Simple to operate and maintain.
Everything you could want in an industrial duty clarifier built to
take all the abuse you can throw at it and still keep doing its job
day in and day out.
....$13,260 COMPLETE |
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 Hydro-Flo Technologies manufactures two basic
Inclined Plate (Lamella) clarifier models, the
LS Series
(Stinger™) and the
ClariMax™.
Also, we have the capability of adding a central surface drag
skimmer for the removal of floatable constituents from the waste
stream. This is an exclusive Hydro-Flo feature, making our
clarification systems the most versatile available.
This feature becomes
extremely important for those of you who are treating a variety of
waste streams with a single system. By incorporating a
dissolved air flotation recycle system, the clarifier can now
operate as an incredibly efficient dissolved air flotation system.
This will allow you to operate the system as a clarifier when
treating "settleable" materials and as a DAF when your waste product
tends to float or remain suspended in the waste stream. |
 ClariMax™ Series
Inclined
Plate Clarifier
The ClariMax™ Inclined Plate (Lamella) clarifier is designed for high
flow (up to 3000 GPM) severe duty applications. The ClariMax™ is
available in four different profiles, ranging in height from 8 to16
feet tall (with the sludge thickener) and 9 to 19 feet tall (with
the pyramid hopper).
PATENT PENDING:
Hydro-Flo is the only company offering both co-current and counter
current technology in a single compact clarifier package.
Hydro-Flo has patent's pending for this highly efficient Hybrid
technology.
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 LS Series
(Stinger™)
Inclined
Plate Clarifier
The LS Series Inclined Plate (Lamella) clarifier is designed for low flow
solids sedimentation applications. It can handle flow rates up to a maximum of 200 GPM. It is a compact, cost effective clarifier suitable for
most applications with solids loading ratios of less than 1500 PPM. |
Hydro-Flo's ClariMax™continues
to evolve...
Working with contractors,
engineers and plant operators, the staff at Hydro-flo constantly
strives to improve the design of our products in order to improve
overall operation efficiency, installation and maintenance.
We have developed a new "effluent trough /
truss" design to improve flow distribution as well as the overall
stability of our equipment when installed in seismic and hurricane
zones. We have improved our thickener design by converting to
a double helix sludge auger /
thickener design that improves overall thickening and eliminates any
"dead" spots as well as "rat holing". The
horizontal design gently turns the sludge over in the hopper giving
the water a ready escape path to the surface greatly improving
clarifier sludge pre-conditioning. Other structural improvements include a
heavier clarifier upper girdle section, heavier base plate sections, a new
lifting lug design and a tubular "flow through" truss system for the support of the
plate packs.
Schitzer Steel picks the ClariMax™as
the preferred device for solving site run-off issues...
We are happy to announce that Schnitzer Steel has picked Hydro-Flo
as the manufacturer of the clarifier for their new plant expansion.
There was a great deal of competition over this contract, but
Hydro-Flo's superior design and customer support won the day.
Hydro-Flo worked long and hard
with the engineers and general contractors supplying them with
design data and documentation, as well as 3D models and other
engineering support to make sure that the design would integrate
seamlessly with the other process equipment required at the site.
The Hydro-Flo Stinger™
sells world wide...
These small full feature clarifiers have been finding their way into
small manufacturing facilities world wide. Their high
efficiency and small size allow small producers to meet their
discharge requirements. As an additional bonus, the Stinger™comes
standard with a sludge thickener. Hydro-Flo is the only
manufacture to offer this feature in this class of clarifier.
Bench scale Stinger™
is a hit with chemical manufacturers and major universities...
Also, Hydro-Flo has been supplying specially built Stinger™ style
clarifiers for use at laboratories and major universities.
These small scale units duplicate the full scale operating
environment that will be seen in a fully functioning system.
This allows chemical manufacturers to fine tune chemical formulas at
their facilities instead of trial and error in the field.
Also, use by students at the university level allow them see units
in actual operation and solve industry specific treatability issues.
Chemical pretreatment for inclined
plate clarification systems:
Chemical pretreatment is not always needed
with inclined plate
clarification systems. When used, chemical pretreatment allows for
the separation and removal of contaminants a clarifier alone will
not remove. Most pretreatment applications require the use
of acids, caustics, coagulants and flocculating polymers. The
more common coagulants are inorganic salts such as alum, ferric
chloride, ferrous sulfate, lime, sodium hydroxide or organic
polymers. Preconditioning requirements are usually site specific
and will impact operating cost, effluent quality, sludge volume and
possibly water reuse.
The Hydro-Flo Technologies
inclined plate clarification
system can handle
difficult wastewater applications as a stand alone
system, or with any combination of chemical inputs, including
liquid polyelectrolyte's, dry powders, and organic and inorganic
wastewater chemicals at various injection rates.
Hydro-Flo's customers have the opportunity to
utilize our wastewater tech resources located in St. Charles,
Illinois, USA. Instead of sending a sample to our facility for
analysis, we dispatch a chemist to your site in order to review your
entire process. Representative wastewater samples are taken
and jar tests conducted on site to identify the most cost effective
chemical pretreatment program. A lab test study will also
determine the most relevant equipment for your application.
Our on site lab tests also tell us the proper chemical treatment,
proper mixing times, as well as present us with a good understanding
of how and where to locate the chemical injection points in the
piping system ahead of the clarifier. Lab studies identify
approximate operating costs and wastewater cost savings. This
information is very valuable, and necessary, to develop the
proper chemical regime and determine the proper sizing of the
separation systems.
Contact Hydro-Flo today for details.
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