In wastewater treatment, aerobic digestion enables plants to increase their capacity cost-effectively by injecting oxygen into the wastewater head space, resulting in up to five times the treatment capacity.
Accurate measurement of oxygen concentration is vital throughout the waste processing stages. Aerobic digestion uses microorganisms which thrive in the presence of oxygen to break down the wastewater during treatment. A high oxygen concentration in an aerobic digester indicates a reduction in the microorganism population which may require replenishment.
At Panametrics we have the capability to help measure flow from water processing and to measure the oxygen content in waste processing to ensure your plant is running efficiently.
Flow Meter Applications
The path of water and wastewater defines when and where to establish flow measurement points. Flow rates vary as well, particularly during the transition from day to night.
Panametrics’ highly reliable clamp-on flow meters perfectly suit many applications and can:
- Install within minutes on the outside of the pipe
- Are able to work on a dual traverse set-up, even on large pipes (2m or 80”)
- Able to measure both low and large flow rangeability with a single meter
- Able to work on cement, lined and GRP/FRP pipes
- No drift over time
Panametrics has successfully installed many AT600 and PT900 permanent and portable clamp-on flow meters, also installing supplied digester flow meters at the lowest allowable pressure.
Oxygen Analyzer applications
The XMO2 in comparison adopts Panametrics no moving parts design philosophy to guarantee reliability in the toughest of applications. The thermoparamagnetic sensor can also recover from liquid carryover without permanent damage to the measurement cell.
For efficient wastewater treatment, it is critical to monitor the oxygen concentration to ensure the survival of the microorganisms that are a key component in decomposing the waste.
Panametrics XMO2 thermoparamagnetic oxygen transmitter is ideal for this application. The transmitter is assembled with a turnkey sample conditioning system and provides a 4-20mA signal to a plant’s data acquisition and control system.
The XMO2 is reliable and time-proven. It has no moving parts and its cost effectiveness makes it the oxygen transmitter of choice:
- Years of reliable service
- No moving parts
- Non-Depleting sensor
- Turnkey analyzer + sampling system
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