The Blackmans Bay WWTP, an Acciona / BMD Joint Venture in Tasmania, was
designed with the IDEA (Intermittently Decanted Extended Aeration) process in
order to enable wastewater treatment capacity beyond the year 2040, at the daily
flow rate of 8,500m3
/d.
Challenge
To increase the daily flow rate of the WWTP and improve the effluent quality including nitrogen removal in order to abide by EPA regulations.
Solution
The solution was to provide 36 retrievable fine bubble aeration
units. 28 units were installed in the bio-reactor. Each unit was
equipped with tubular diffusers with a stainless-steel inner tube
and EPDM membranes, all designed, manufactured and supplied
by Membracon. The additional eight aeration units, manufactured
from 316 SS with EPDM fine bubble membranes were installed in
the aerobic digestor. Each aeration unit was equipped with a
purge system that uses the postive air pressure to continually
remove any condensate or water penetrating the unit.
Results
The aeration units in both the bioreactor and the aerobic
digester, were designed for the maximum airflow rate for 2040,
with the number of diffusers required up to 2025. This was done to accommodate the future possibility of attaching
additional diffusers for increase in the oxygen demand, providing future cost savings to the client.
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