MPT - 092015

SEPTEMBER 2015
MPT
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The Importance of
Proof of Design
Generating
Renewable Energy
from Wastewater
Innovation on Display
at WEFTEC 2015
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For many people, even decades after theyve completed their

formal education, autumn brings back that first day of school
feeling. Thats especially true for the water and wastewater
professionals who will be attending WEFTEC 2015, held this
year in Chicago. As the largest annual water industry event,
WEFTEC rightfully has the reputation as the place to be to see
both technical innovation and professional contacts.
In many ways, it really is the first day of school for the water
industry because the topics and techniques discussed in
Chicago will set the agenda for the coming yearand in the
water industry, the learning never stops. Be sure to stop by
Booth 5414 and add MPT to your schedule at WEFTEC.
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As youre reading this issue, give special attention to one of our case studies, The
Importance of Proof of Design by Blacoh Surge Controls Frank Knowles Smith III.
Blacoh Surge Control is a new venture from Blacoh Industries focused on customdesigned solutions for large scale pressure vessels in surge protection, pressure
regulation, storage, and pump control.
Its launch is a testament to the growth of this industry and the positive vision we see
from so many of the professionals we are lucky enough to meet at WEFTEC and other
trade shows throughout the year.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
TRADE SHOW PROFILE
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WEFTEC 2015
CASE STUDIES
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Improving Water Security with Strategic Control Valves
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U.S. Water Establishes Treatment Program for the

University of Texas at Austin's Reclaimed
Water Cooling System
WATER & WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS
The Importance of Proof of Design

Haines City, Florida, Upgrades to Class AA/EQ Fertilizer
Part 2 of 2
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Innovative Technology Improves Residential Water

Management
Part 2 of 2
MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS
34
Root Cause Analysis: The Justification Game

Part 1 of 2
PUMP SOLUTIONS
38
Even New Pumps Can Have Bearing Life Issues

Part 2 of 2
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Energy Savings Up to 70 Percent
DEWATERING SOLUTIONS
46
Auto Supplier Finds the Proper Fit
MOTOR SOLUTIONS
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Encompassing an Optimized Match Between Bearings

and Applications
Part 2 of 2
POWER GENERATION SOLUTIONS
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A Major Milestone for Offshore Wind Power
PROCESSING SOLUTIONS
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Generating Renewable Energy from Wastewater
VALVES & CONTROLS SOLUTIONS
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In a Tight Spot
SEALING SOLUTIONS
60
Getting the Most Out of PTFE Diaphragms

Part 2 of 2
MODERN PUMPING PRODUCTS
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Featured Product Release: SENSAPHONE

SentinelTM Monitoring System
PUMPING TRENDS
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Welcome to the Internet of Things
Cover photo courtesy of United Rentals, Inc. www.unitedrentals.com.
Part 2 of 2
INDUSTRY NEWS
REMEMBERING
JAY SHAH
Industry
professionals are
remembering
Hydro, Inc.s Jagdish
"Jay" Shah, who died
August 5, 2015,
while attending a
sales meeting in
Las Vegas. He was
73. Mr. Shah joined
Hydro as its first
salesman in 1969. He later became a partner in the company
and, as the company expanded internationally, he served as
president of Hydro International.
A tireless traveler, logging more than three million miles,
Jay Shah cultivated a wide network of friends throughout the
world. Services were held on August 10. In his memory, the
family is requesting that donations be made to the Michael J.
Fox Parkinsons Foundation: www.michaeljfox.org.
HAM BAKER DEBUTS AT WEFTEC 2015

One of the United Kingdoms longest established water and
wastewater solutions providers is set to make its debut at
WEFTEC. Among the sixteen-strong, $60 million-plus turnover,
September 2015
Ham Baker Group of companies featuring at WEFTEC will be

Kempster Engineering, who have manufactured knife gate
valves for more than 130 years. The Group also includes IVL
Flow Control, who specialize in all aspects of leakage and
pressure management of water supply networks.
Ham Baker Group Managing Director Andrew Williams,
says, With our plans to break into the North American
market, the time is right for us to make our debut at this top
quality water industry event.
Established in 1884, Ham Baker is synonymous in the
industry for long-lasting, precision-engineered products, with
some still in operation from around a century ago. Ham Baker
Group will be on hand at Booth 5369 to provide information on
its penstocks and flood defense systems, which have helped
build its reputation for complete engineered solutions in the
UK, the Middle East, Australia, South Africa, and Hong Kong.
TKM OPENS MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN GEORGIA

TKM Industries, a manufacturer of high-quality, customengineered metering pumps for the chemical, wastewater,
and mining industries, is now operating from its 3,000-squarefoot facility in Marietta, Georgia. With more than sixty years of
engineering expertise, TKM has developed a modular design
using common components across the product line providing
the customer with highly reliable, low maintenance costs, and
extended pump longevity.
INDUSTRY NEWS
A family-owned and operated company, TKM is dedicated
to taking care of its customers from order to operation. We
are able to produce high-quality, precision engineered pumps
designed for specific applications with quick delivery and
superior service reliability, says TKM president Tim Mann.
We take customer service to the next level. We dont just
take orders. We form valuable relationships with responsive
customer service. From initial receipt of the order, delivery,
installation, and service maintenance. Our goal is to help our
customers process run with minimum downtime.
TKM Industries is a global manufacturer of metering pumps,
mechanical diaphragm pumps, hydraulic diaphragm and
plunger pumps for the chemical, water, wastewater, oil & gas,
mining, pulp & paper, and agricultural industries. Contact
TKM at 770.943.4922 and visit www.tkmindustries.com to
learn more. Meet the TKM team at Booth 3902 at WEFTEC in
Chicago, September 28-30, 2015.
DANFOSS TURBOCOR COMPRESSORS

APPOINTS NEW VP
Danfoss Turbocor Compressors Inc. has appointed Jose
Alvares as vice president of sales & marketing and global
customer support. In this new role, Alvares will help Danfoss
continue to define and refine its customers needs for new
product development and product features and services, as
well as accelerate the companys growth. Specifically, as part
September 2015
of the newly-established role of Global Customer Support,

Alvares will be responsible for application/technical support,
product management and marketing, business development,
and a digital service platform within Danfoss Turbocor
Compressors.
Alvares has more than twenty years of experience in
various global HVAC and refrigeration roles, including sales,
business development, market analysis, product management,
and application and design engineering. He began working
with Danfoss Turbocor Compressors in 2006 and has held
multiple positions in the sales and marketing and engineering
departments. Alvares previously was director of sales for
North America, and will continue to be based out of Danfoss
Turbocor Compressors headquarters in Tallahassee, Florida.
BLACOH INDUSTRIES LAUNCH BLACOH SURGE

CONTROL AND BLACOH METAL SOLUTIONS
To meet the full scope of its customers needs and to
broaden the already diverse family of products and
professional services, Blacoh Industries expands its depth of
industry expertise with the launch of Blacoh Surge Control
(www.blacohsurge.com) and Blacoh Metal Solutions
(www.blacohmetals.com).
The new addition of Blacoh Surge Control provides
customized engineering solutions for large scale pressure
vessels in surge protection, pressure regulation, storage,
INDUSTRY NEWS
and pump control. These types of large surge vessels are
typically used in chemical processes, water, wastewater, fire
protection, mining, oil and gas pipelines, loading terminals,
and refining applications. Dedicated to delivering systemwide surge assessment and modeling services, Blacoh Surge
Control provides fully personalized consulting from start to
finish.
Blacoh Metal Solutions offers a one-stop sourcing service
for metal tubing and piping products. Backed with industry
expertise and established relationships with leading
suppliers worldwide, Blacoh Metal Solutions provides
convenience and reliability to source all metal product needs.
Types and Speeds and Motor selection. Advanced criteria

includes preferred operating ranges, secondary operating
point, pump and curve limits or, if preferred, manual
selection.
The site allows quick and easy solutions to groundwater
abstraction such as Wilo submersible 3HE, TWI, TWU, 3
to 10 inch pumps, motors and accessories. Wilo pumps
are ideal for groundwater applications as it is naturally
filtered, which makes it ideal for pumping operations. Visit
wilo.pump-flo.com for more information and to register.
WILO USA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE FOR

GROUNDWATER PUMP SELECTION
Ludeca announces that they are now an approved Reliability

Leadership Institute (RLI) Mapped Services and Training
(MSAT) Provider. As such Ludeca provides training and
services aligned with the Reliabilityweb Uptime Elements
for the Alignment/Balancing (A/B) domain under Asset
Condition Management (ACM).
To support the MSAT program and better serve their
customers with their maintenance and reliability needs,
Ludeca recently certified twenty-five team members as
Certified Reliability Leaders (CRL) and has embarked on a
Reliability Journey to educate customers on the benefits of
proactive precision alignment and balancing as a key step on
the road to world-class reliability excellence.
Wilo USA unveiled its new Wilo Groundwater Select website

for easy selection of submersible well pumps, motors
and accessories for water wells, agriculture, dewatering
and industrial applications. The website automatically
recommends products based on users design points, energy
considerations, applications and a variety of other selectable
criteria.
The website welcomes visitors with easy access to
complete product selection in three categories: Calculators,
Advanced Criteria and Manual Selection. The section for the
Calculators includes Rated Design Point, Fluid and NPSH,
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T R A D E S H OW P R O F I L E
WEFTEC 2015
Leading the Water Resource Revolution
ecognized as the
largest annual water
quality exhibition in
the world, WEFTEC, the Water
Environment Federations
Annual Technical Exhibition
and Conference, provides
unparalleled access to
the most cutting-edge
technologies in the field;
serves as a forum for domestic and
international business opportunities;
and promotes invaluable peer-to-peer
networking between its more than
22,000 attendees.
WEFTEC 2015 AT A GLANCE

Where: McCormick Place
Chicago, Illinois
When:
September 26-30, 2015
Website: www.weftec.org
THE LEADING SOURCE

IN WATER QUALITY
WATER AT THE FOREFRONT OF

INNOVATION
The Opening General Session sets
the tone for the conference that
draws thousands of water quality
professionals from around the
world each year. Scheduled for
Monday, September 28, this year's
program will feature remarks from
WEF President Ed McCormick
and a keynote address from Rob
Stewart, an award-winning biologist,
photographer, conservationist,
filmmaker, and author. Stewart will
discuss his film, Revolution, and his
efforts to raise awareness about the
greatest evolutionary journey in
human history and the awe-inspiring
revolution thats underway to save
life on Earth. Stewarts thoughtprovoking presentation will help frame
the water sectors own revolutionary
efforts to transform sustainable water
management and push water to the
forefront of innovation.
In dealing with critical issues facing
todays water environmentimpacts
of climate change, resource depletion,
emerging contaminantswater
professionals have increasingly found
themselves on the leading edge of
a major evolutionary leap in water
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September 2015
factories, and Utilities of

the Future that work to
reduce costs and increase
revenue, while becoming
more sustainable, positive
contributors to our shared
environment.
management and environmental

protection.
Accelerated innovation in water
technologies and approaches;
increased collaboration with traditional
and non-traditional partners both
inside and outside of the water sector;
and the transformation of wastewater
treatment from waste disposal to
resource recovery have all contributed
to a new and exciting paradigm for
water.
By capturing valuable resources
and useful products for society
such as clean renewable energy,
recycled water, fertilizer, nutrients,
heat, and even transportation fuel
the water sector is rapidly becoming
manufacturing facilities, green
A wide range of topics and focus

areas allow attendees to design their
own, unique learning experience
while earning up to 35 contact
hours for continuing education units
and 9 professional development
hours. An increasing number of
abstract submittals from experts in
the water quality field results in a
world-class technical program of
technical sessions and workshops
that addresses a diverse and
comprehensive list of contemporary
water and wastewater issues and
solutions including collection systems,
energy conservation and management,
membrane technologies, plant
operations and treatment, regulations,
research, residuals and biosolids,
stormwater, utility management, water
reuse/recycling, water quality, and
watershed management.
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
The technical program is the most
respected and competitive educational
program of its kind featuring over 900
speakers. The program is put together
by over 230 topical experts in the
Program Committee using a highly
rigorous selection process ensuring
a high quality program. Sessions
are made up of presentations by
individuals or panels, and all sessions
have opportunities for questions and
discussions.
If it is related to water quality or
quantity, it is at WEFTEC.
EXHIBITOR LISTING
APG Neuros
866-592-9482
www.apg-neuros.com
Booth # 2267
Environment One Corporation

518-346-6161
www.eone.com
Booth # 3831
JWC Environmental
800-331-2277
www.jwce.com
Booth # 4631
Aurora Motors
510-264-1318
www.aarotating.com
Booth # 3384
FlowWorks, Inc.
888-400-3288
www.flowworks.com
Booth # 4619
KSB
804-222-1818
www.ksbusa.com
Booth # 4853
A.W. Chesterton Company

978-469-6945
www.chesterton.com
Booth # 2074
Franklin Electric
260-824-2900
www.franklinwater.com
Booth # 3652
LobePro Rotary Pumps

888-997-7867
www.lobepro.com
Booth # 4059
Bio-Microbics, Inc.
913-422-0707
www.biomicrobics.com
Booth # 2601
Gorman-Rupp Co.
419-755-1011
www.grpumps.com
Booth # 1400
Neptune, a PSG Dover Brand

215-699-8700
www.neptune1.com
Booth # 4656
Blacoh Industries
800-603-7867
www.blacoh.com
Booth # 2022
Greyline Instruments
888-473-9546
www.greyline.com
Booth # 3804
Proco Products, Inc.

800-344-3246
www.procoproducts.com
Booth # 1417
Boerger
612-435-7341
www.boerger.com
Booth # 2312
Grundfos
913-227-3400
www.grundfos.us
Booth # 1026
See Water, Inc.

888-733-9283
www.seewaterinc.com
Booth # 3716
CCI Pipeline Systems

800-867-2772
www.ccipipe.com
Booth # 2703
Hayward Flow Control

888-429-4635
www.haywardflowcontrol.com
Booth # 4216
WEG Electric Corp.

800-275-4934
www.weg.net
Booth # 848
Cla-Val
800-942-6326
info@cla-val.com
www.cla-val.com
Booth # 4778
Iwaki America & Walchem

508-429-1440
www.iwakiamerica.com
Booth # 5149
Wey Valve
662-963-2020
www.weyvalve.com
Booth # 445
September 2015
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CASE STUDIES
Improving Water
Security with Strategic
Control Valves
Reducing monitoring response time
the key to better safety
By Chris French
ecurity of supply is a major issue for

water companies all over the world who
spend millions on leakage and burst
reduction. In the United Kingdom, Pressure
Reducing Valves (PRVs) are the preferred
option of the industry. However, IVL Flow
Control says water companies are still too
vulnerable to something potentially fatal or
incapacitating getting in to the network.
THE NEED FOR SPEED AND SAFETY

The UKs drinking water is at far too great a
risk from potential contamination of supply
by terrorists, with current systems simply
not quick enough to contain a chemical or
biological attack. According to IVL Flow
Control, water companies are still leaving
themselves extremely vulnerable, with the
present District Metered Area (DMA) structures
too slow to close down or divert something
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potentially fatal or incapacitating in

the network.
Whats in place at the moment
isnt anywhere near quick enough to
cope, says Craig Stanners, director
of IVL Flow Control. Those wishing
to cause damage to our drinking
water would laugh at our response
that were waiting five days for results
to come back from the lab. By then, it
will be too late.
Stanners also points to two recent

high profile events where power
tools had been used to commit major
offences, namely the 60M Hatton
Garden jewellery heist in London
and the escape of two convicted
murderers in New York.
Its well within a terrorists

capability to use power tools to drill
straight into a trunk main, he says.
Its quickwhereas identifying
the type of illness and the actual
source of the contamination would
take a substantial amount of time.
INTELLIGENT REZONING
Instead, claims Stanners, a water
quality monitoring system coupled
to strategic control nodes/valves is
the answerso that in the event of
a water quality failure or terrorist
attack, intelligent rezoning would
automatically prevent unwanted
biological content or chemicals
reaching the distribution network.
Were currently working on a
major industrial installation, where
weve designed in a preventative
valve and penstock contamination
system to eliminate any risk
whatsoever of hydrocarbons entering
the local sewer network, he adds,
yet we arent being called in to
protect the public from a potential
terrorist wave of water-soluble
biological or chemical contaminants.
This cant be right.
RECOGNITION OF MODERN
THREATS
Stanners cites Al-Qaidas threats to
poison drinking water in American
and Western cities, as well as arrests
made in Jordan of Iraqi agents who
attempted to poison the water supply
that serves American troops in the
eastern Jordanian desert.
As it stands, continues Stanners,
the contaminant can be detected
as it enters the water treatment
plant, and even in the very bestcase scenario it would then be shut
down while the harmful bacteria
is neutralized. This would usually
result in a boil your water alert,
but this delayed reaction caused
by outdated technology means that
the contaminant is undetected and
people begin to get sick or die.
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CASE STUDIES
The technology to intelligently shut
systems down without the public
coming to harm is now available, so
one has to ask, why take the risk?
INTRODUCING THE DEMAND

CONTROL VALVE
Stanners is well aware that his views
may not be popular throughout the
industry, but he believes the issue is
too important to ignoreand he is
not alone: Despite some negativity,
it is heartening to hear many in the
industry recognize that there should
be some reviews and that as much
as any of us dont want to think
about or talk about terrorism, it is,
unfortunately, part of the world we
now live in.
What we need to consider though
is a more intelligent type of valve that
checks to see if water is available
upstream of its location before
supplying the required downstream
demand, which is why we designed
the Demand Control Valve.
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Are you really happy with water

quality readings currently taken with
a three-to-five-day cultured period
for biological results, as so many
are? Stanners asks. Shouldnt it be
taken at key locations throughout
a trunk main system, down to DMA
levels so that a problem can be
localised and isolated immediately?
Or would you rather still wait and
then send out a team of people to
deal with a problem, by which time it
could be too late?
is then relayed back to either a RCC

(regional control room) or directly
to the strategic control nodes or the
intelligent demand control valves
within the network that can then
autonomously close or restrict the
flow preventing the contamination of
the rest of the distribution network.
Combining this with an autonomous
network control theory, other control
nodes/valves will then autonomously
open and supply flow from other
parts of the network ensuring proper
security of supply.
TLF MONITORING
On top of the normal water quality
parameters such as turbidity, IVL has
added to its system a Tryptophan
like fluorescence (TLF) monitor that
monitors the optical space based
on its fluorescent properties. Within
this optical space there is a specific
area that highlights the presence of
free amino acids, which are present
within any organic matter or bacteria
that is present within the water. This
IVL Flow Control, part of Ham

Baker Group, will be making
its debut at WEFTEC (Booth #
5639). IVL Flow Control provides
solutions for a range of water
utilities and industrial markets.
For more information, visit
www.ivlflowcontrol.co.uk.
CASE STUDIES
The Importance
of Proof of Design
Designing a sewage lift station and force main
without performing a computer surge analysis
leads to trial and error.
By Frank Knowles Smith III, Blacoh Surge Control
ou may have heard the term,

wastewater flows downhill.
In this article, we will refer to
this as gravity flow. In many cases,
municipal wastewater systems have
to pump the fluid uphill first. This
presents many issues with regard to
minimum flow velocities and pressure
surge issues. This article describes
the typical sewage pump station
force main problems that can arise
after startup.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
The submersible dry-pit angle flow
solids-handling pumps used for this
particular application were sized to
move 1,750 gallons per minute at
100 feet of head in a 20 inch, 10,000
feet long force main. The pump
station elevation was 315 feet and the
discharge was 369 feet. The system
was designed with four 2-inch air/
vacuum release valves. The force
main was pressure tested and passed
the specified requirements.
Shortly after commissioning,
residents living close to where the
force main discharged, began to
complain of extremely harsh odor.
Later, we found that the odor was
amplified because the sewage was
subject to a full vacuum and gases
were released when the force main
discharge into a gravity sewer
pipeline.
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September 2015
After a heavy rain storm, a

major leak in the force main was
discovered. Unfortunately for one
of the residents, their swimming
pool was filled with a river of
wastewater. The contractor exposed
the pipeline to find that the pipe had
failed.
MAKING THE REPAIRS

Repairs were made to the force
main. The assumption was made
that they had water hammer issues.
The municipality installed a relief
valve at the pump station to relieve
high pressures that may have
occurred during maximum flow

during the rain event. A 4-inch
sewage pressure relief valve was
installed, and the pump station was
put back into service.
The set point on the pressure
relief valve was set at 30 psi. This
was determined by looking at the
steady state pressure of the pump
discharge pressure, which was
20 psi. The pump was started and
stopped, and the operator could
hear flow through the pressure
relief valve. The municipality and
contractor concluded that the highpressure problem had been solved.
The contractor exposed the pipeline to find that the pipe had failed.
Investigation to see if
the new 6-inch sewage
air/vacuum valve was
destroyed.
Optifloats installed in
wet well.
determined that on this 20-inch

diameter force main (10,000 feet
long) that 6-inch air/vacuum valves
should be installed at the high points
and not 2-inch.
The 20-inch force main was tapped
with a 6-inch tapping sleeve and the
first 6-inch air/vacuum valve was
installed. The pump station was put
back into service. The municipality
and contractor concluded that the
wastewater surge problem had been
solved.
A few days later, the same residents
called to report that wastewater was
running into their yard. The operators
drove down the force main until they
came to the new 6-inch sewage air/
vacuum valve.
The 6-inch air/vacuum valve
was destroyed. The lower float had
collapsed as if it had been run over
by a steam roller. The 6-inch air/
vacuum valve was isolated, and
another 6-inch air/vacuum valve was
installed, but not put into service.
CHECK VALVE LEAKAGE

DISCOVERED
The next day when the operator
returned to the pump station, he
noticed the check valves on the
pumps were leaking through the
bearing. The operator could hear
reversal of flow through the valve. The
check valve had an outside level and
weight.
The operator forced the check
valve lever arm open to clear debris
that could be stuck in the check valve.
Then he turned on the pump by
hand on the selector switch on the
pump control panel, ran the pump for
a couple minutes, then turned off the
pump. The check valve slammed shut,
rattling the piping inside the pump
station.
The operator thought that if he
added more weight to the arm it
might help to force it to close more
quickly. His old barbells mounted
nicely to the check valve arm. He
turned on and off the pump, the check
Pump discharge flange damaged and bolts sheared off

between discharge 90 and check valve.
The next day the mayor received

a call from the same residents who
were complaining of harsh odors. The
mayor, director of public works and
two operators met with residents at
the manhole cover where the force
main feeds into the gravity sewer.
They opened the main way cover
to see if maybe a dead animal
could have been lodged into the
piping system. As they were looking
down into the manhole, a surge
of water shot upward, soaking the
four individuals. The flow stopped
abruptly. Seconds later, water shot out
of the manhole again and the manhole
cover was put back in place.
INITIAL ASSESSMENTS
The next day, the director of public
works called the air/vacuum valve
manufacturer and described what had
happened. The manufacturer installed
data into their sizing software and
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CASE STUDIES
valve slammed shut and rattled the
piping inside the pump station. The
next day the operator removed all the
weight and added a spring to the level
arm.
The next day, while in the pump
station, the operator noticed that the
pumps were running and had been
running for some time. Normally,
the station would run for about six
minutes, then shut off. He checked
the float switches in the wet well and
found the mercury explosion-proof
float switch had failed due to wire
fatigue. Finally, something broke the
he knew he could fix!
Without surge control devices, the software in animation shows the force main subject to damaging vacuum conditions.
INSTALLING OPTIFLOAT RELAYS

He installed the new Optifloat relays
inside the pump control panel. Instead
of wires going to the float, the Optifloat
uses a fiber optic cable that transmits
a beam of light from an LED in a
remote transceiver down to the float,
where the beam makes and breaks
depending on the tilt of the float.
The transceiver detects the
presence or absence of light. It
activates a relay in the transceiver,
which turns on and off the pumps.
Since the float does not have any
electrical parts or wires, it cannot
under any condition produce arcs or
sparks and cannot cause an explosion,
therefore making it inherently safe.
Operators put the pump station back
into service.
The pump turned off, the check
valve slammed shut, rattling the piping
inside the pump station and sewage
started spraying. The bolts between
the pump and the outlet 90 sheared
off. The megalug bolts sheared on the
piping and the pump station was shut
down.
Through Blacoh Surge Controls computer surge analyses, the proper installation of surge control devices and
transient monitoring equipment that records 100 times per second to document operations and design performance
all material, these transient issues can be quickly solved. KY Pipe Surge Software allows analysis of every part of your
pumping and piping system.
CONCLUSION
The computer surge analyses without
surge control devices properly
designed into the system could be
devastating to your system. At Blacoh
Surge Control, we do not allow a
ductile iron force main to drop below
-6 psi, and do not allow a PVC pipeline
to drop below -2 psi. If the pressure
drops below this pressure, we design
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Modeling resulted when the municipality added the 4-inch pressure relief valve. The valve opened, only allowing a
small amount of flow. It is concluded that there is no high pressure issue. Negative pressures were causing damage to
the piping system.
Computer model showing flow out of the 4-inch pressure relief valve.
a system with a sewage surge vessel

to give energy to minimize vacuum
conditions.
To avoid odor issues and pipeline
corrosion, try to design the system so
that negative pressure waves do not
drop below atmospheric pressure.
Assume that while designing a

sewage force main, the air/vacuum
valves may become clogged and
stop working. Develop a maintenance
plan to check the operation of the air/
vacuum valves. Install air/vacuum/
pressure air release valves to allow
The field evaluation of the sewage force main

determined it was necessary to install a transient
monitoring system on the air/vacuum release valve.
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CASE STUDIES
trapped air to exit the pipeline to
maximize pump efficiency.
If the air/vacuum valve slams shut on
the return pressure wave Blacoh Surge
Control can model a three-stage air
vacuum valve with adjustable switch
time and second orifice size. The
valve will then be field adjusted and
calibrated with transient monitoring
equipment.
In vertical discharge piping from the
pump, install a 90-degree Szuster Angle
Ball Check Valve to increase closing
time and reduce the chances of debris
causing the check valve to malfunction.
Perform a computer surge model using
KY Pipe Surge software. The software
will aid in the design of the surge
control devices. In the system described
in this article, we installed 2-inch air/
vacuum valves.
The field evaluation of the sewage
force main determined it was necessary
to install a transient monitoring system
on the air/vacuum release valve. This
will determine the opening time of the
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The 6-inch sewage air/vaccum replacement valve was

put into service. Through transient monitoring data and
computer surge analysis, it was determined that the
valve was over sized, reacted to slow to the negative
pressure wave, and discharged wastewater into the
environment.
Installing a Blacoh TP3 transient monitoring system

will allow evaluation of the pumping operation, check
valve closing time, surge vessel operation and the
functionality of all surge control devices. If the air/
vacuum valves are not functioning, the transient
monitoring system will relay an alarm. During a
transient pressure event, the transient monitoring
system records pressures at 100 times per second.
air/vacuum valve and assure that

it is sized properly. This field data
will be compared to the computer
surge analysis.
In conclusion of the computer surge model, a 1,600-gallon

Blacoh Sewage Surge Vessel was installed which kept the
force main pressure at atmosphere during a pump trip.
1,600 gallon Blacoh Bladder Type Sewage Surge Vessel

designed to give energy to the change in velocity caused
by the pump trip.
Frank Knowles Smith III leads the

Blacoh Surge Control team as the
executive vice president. Smith
is a well-respected trailblazer in
fluid dynamics with 28 years of
academic, design and application
experience. The foremost
expert on surge control, Smiths
specialties include pump station/
pipeline design and computer
modeling, piping components,
instrumentation, and electrical
control panel design. His unique
expertise and personalized
engineering services are
unparalleled in the industry.
He can be reached at frank@
blacoh.com or 951.342.3100.
For more information, visit
www.blacoh.com.
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CASE STUDIES
Haines City, Florida,

Upgrades to Class
AA/EQ Fertilizer
NuTerra lowers the costs and risks
of managing biosolids and organic waste
By Aaron Zahn, NuTerra
uTerra upgraded
Haines Citys
wastewater
treatment plant from Class
B biosolids to a Class AA/
EQ fertilizer product. The
new BCR Environmental
(BCR) Neutralizer system
delivered significant cost
savings and expanded
beneficial reuse options
for Haines Citys fertilizer
product.
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COST/RISK CHALLENGES
Escalating energy costs
Citizen complaints about odors
Digester capacity limitations
Stringent environmental regulations
Rising operating expenses
Limited capital for process
enhancements
NUTERRA SOLUTION DELIVERS
The chemical systems automatically inject a mixture of

sulfuric acid, sodium chlorite, sodium hydroxide, ferric
chloride and sodium nitrite in two processing steps.
CHALLENGING SITUATION
Serving 20,000 residents and
its businesses, Haines Citys 3
MGD (million of gallons per day)
wastewater treatment plant treated
secondary sludge through aerobic
digestion and subsequently hauled
the Class B residuals to a landfill or
land application site. The operation
presented the following costs and
risks:
Through value engineering,

NuTerra was able to deliver a
design-build biosolids treatment
solution that met Haines Citys
financial and Class AA/EQ
product goals. Installation of the
dual-train Neutralizer system
with a centrifuge for sludge
dewatering was completed in a
new 5,000-square-foot building on
the site of the plants unused drying
beds in late 2011. Since becoming
fully operational in early 2012, the
solution has delivered the following
results:
Residuals that now meet Class
AA/EQ standards
Treated nutrient-rich residuals
registered as a commercial
fertilizer with the Florida
Department of Agriculture
Elimination of $2.75 million
in capital expenditures for
LONG-TERM
SUCCESS
Residuals meet Class
AA/EQ standards
Residuals registered
as commercial
fertilizer with the
Florida Department of
Agriculture
Elimination of $2.75M in
capital expenditures
$133,000 annual
reduction in biosolids
treatment and
disposition costs
97 percent reduction
in energy costs for
biosolids treatment
Virtually odorless
wastewater treatment
Escalating energy costs

Citizen complaints about odors
(next to baseball field)
Digester capacity limitations
Stringent environmental
regulations
Rising operating expenses
Limited capital for process
enhancements
We are ahead of the curve as far
as compliance issues, notes Nathan
Silveira, licensed operator and
interim pretreatment coordinator
at the plant. We had a lot of odors
because of the digesters and thats
something thats been eliminated.
The Neutralizer batch processing tanks at the Haines

City facility.
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CASE STUDIES
digester rehabilitation and
dewatering equipment
Twenty-year reduction in total
annual biosolids treatment
and disposition costs of
approximately $133,000 per
year (includes financing costs
of the Neutralizer equipment)

Reduced energy costs for
biosolids treatment of around
97 percent compared to
previous aerobic digestion
Virtually odor-free wastewater
treatment plant operation
Not only are residuals free from

foul odors, but the pH can also
be adjusted to suit the needs of
fertilizer customers. Neutralizer
residuals meet the strict nutrient
and pollutant limits of the State
of Florida with an extremely low
Phosphorus Source Coefficient. In
a Penn State University study, the
Phosphorus Source Coefficient of
Neutralizer residuals was 0.1.
ABUNDANT OPERATING AND

PROJECT COST SAVINGS
NuTerras unique before-and-after
models based on real/verifiable
operational and financial data
demonstrate that Haines Citys
Neutralizer system delivers an
estimated $4.8 million in cumulative
operating cost savings over the
initial twenty-year project period.
Net capital cost savings to the city,
including avoided capital costs for
digester upgrades, were estimated
initially at $2.8 million. This cost
savings translates to a $1.8 million
present value economic benefit
based on a twenty-year net present
value.
ABOUT THE
NEUTRALIZER
SYSTEM
Neutralizer, BCRs patented
Class AA/EQ residuals
treatment solution, is
a two-stage chemical
system that treats Waste
Activated Sludge (WAS)
and produces Class A/
EQ residuals in a matter
of hours. Approved by the
U.S. EPA as a Process to
Further Reduce Pathogens
(PFRP), Neutralizer has
become the preferred Class
AA/EQ solution in Florida
because it is safe, simple,
environmentally responsible,
and cost effective for
wastewater treatment plants.
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Instead of the city having

to pay the cost to haul and
dump the sludge from the
traditional system in the landfill,
Stripling said the City uses the
concentrated fertilizer on all
municipal rights-of-way, parks,
and at various city facilities. The
fertilizer also can be sold to
other fertilizer companies.
Aaron Zahn is president and CEO of NuTerra. NuTerra designs, builds, and assumes full
project accountability for long-term, sustainable wastewater treatment/organic waste/
biosolids management solutions that deliver municipalities on average savings of 40plus percent in operating costs and 90-plus percent in energy consumption. For more
information, visit www.nuterra.green or call 904.819.9170.
ENERGY COST SAVINGS

Projected energy costs at Haines
City dropped 97 percent, from an
average approximately $333,000
per year to approximately
$9,000 per year with Neutralizer.
The Neutralizer system relies
on chemistry rather than on
energy-intensive treatment with
digesters, dryers, incinerators, or
gasifiers. The entire process is
designed using energy efficient
equipment to minimize electrical
consumption. Process automation
ensures maximum energy
efficiency every time the batch
flow system operates.
According to Haines City
Public Works Director Mike
Stripling, Shutting down the
plants three digesters, which
used to process the waste solids,
means a terrific energy savings.
We no longer have to run two
125-horsepower motors 24/7.
WHATS NEXT
Haines City has engaged
NuTerra to design, build,
and maintain a new organics
recycling facility at its current
wastewater treatment property
site. The city will own the
building, which will blend
residents yard waste with
wastewater treatment biosolids
and other organic waste
accepted from surrounding
communities and commercial
interests. NuTerra will market
the resulting federal- and stateapproved Class AA/EQ compost
product for unrestricted reuse
locally and in surrounding
communities.
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U.S. Water E stablishes

Treatment Program
for the University
of Texas at Austins
Reclaimed Water
Cooling System
See Part 1 on
Part 2 of 2
modernpumpingtoday.com
By Gary Engstrom and Jim Lukanich, U.S. Water
n last months introduction to this case study, U.S.

Water implemented a water treatment program to
minimize issues in off-line condensers and established
a microbiological and biofilm control program to help the
University of Texas meet its goal of introducing a reclaimed
water program to its campus.
PROGRAM MONITORING
Installation of up-to-date feed and control equipment
made it possible to
constantly measure and
control all treatment
parameters. Information
was outputted directly
to the U.S. Water webbased data management
program providing
access to real time
conditions for both
university and U.S. Water
personnel.
Cooling towers at work on the University of
Corrosion rates
Texas campus.
(see figure 2) were
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continuously monitored using LPR style corrosion sensors.

A DATS deposition monitor continuously measured heat
transfer efficiency. Heat exchanger surface temperatures
were set at 42 degrees Fahrenheit (5.6 degrees Celsius)
over the operating condensers to provide early warning
of any possible fouling issues. Microbiological activity
was monitored by plating bacteria cultures and with ATP
(Adenosine TriPhosphate) testing (see figure 3). Regular field
tests measured conductivity, pH, ATP, iron, copper, phosphate,
and corrosion inhibitor
concentrations.
Additionally, once per
quarter, samples were
sent to the U.S. Water
analytical laboratory,
in order to verify field
results with more
extensive testing.
U.S. Waters DATS deposition monitor

continuously measures heat transfer efficiency
in the cooling system.
PERFORMANCE
SUMMARY
The results pointed
to a program that
Figure 2
provided solid corrosion, deposition

and microbiological control. There
have been no deposition or corrosion
related issues after almost two years in
Chiller Station 5. Biomonitoring showed
less than 1000 cfu/ml total aerobic
bacteria counts with less than 10 cfu/
Figure 3
ml of sulfate reducing bacterial (SRB)

present in the system. Based on this
multiyear study, the University of Texas
at Austin is building a new 15,000-ton
chilling station which will use reclaim
water for cooling tower make-up.
options may include changes in system

design, materials of construction,
chemical treatment, or system
operation and control.
The University of Texas at Austin
employed all of these in their solution
producing excellent results.
CONCLUSIONS
PROGRAM
ACHIEVEMENTS
U.S. Waters integrated
equipment, chemistry and
operations addressed all
system metal corrosion,
deposit and microbiological
control related issues. State
of the art filtration minimized
fouling while on and offsite
testing by qualified engineers
and staff assured total system
control.
Municipal reclaim water can

successfully replace potable water in
district energy/power applications.
Actions to take include analyzing the
reclaim water over extended time
frames to capture the diurnal and
seasonal variability of the reclaimed
water quality, identifying the critical
parameters that are unique to reclaim
water such as chlorides, phosphate,
ammonia, total organic carbon, and
total suspended solids and selecting
options to address or mitigate the
problems that each may cause. These
Gary Engstrom is technical manager

for U.S. Water. Jim Lukanich is
technical resource for U.S. Water. U.S.
Water, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc.,
provides options for environmentally
friendly, safe, and cost-effective water
management. As experts in water,
they use their in depth industry
knowledge and experience to
enhance system reliability, efficiency,
and profitability. For more information,
visit www.uswaterservices.com.
Corrosion rates have

been reduced, which
translates into extended
equipment life. Excellent
microbiological control
eliminated corrosion and
fouling from microorganisms.
Less fouling means cleaner
heat exchange surfaces,
which results in dollars saved
in maintenance hours and
energy. Superior monitoring
and control means no
chemistry, or resources, are
wasted or under-applied.
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Innovative Technology
Improves Residential
Water Management
Products help conserve water
and protect hardscapes in
construction applications
See Part 1 on
Part 2 of 2
By Dinu Filip, ACO Systems, Ltd.
n part 1 of this article, we

noted that, in residential
settings, drains that can
act as a physical barrier to
water provide an extra layer of
protection against damage to
homes. However, there is always
a push to optimize drain design
for improved function as well
as aesthetics. One of the most
innovative products when it
comes to design aesthetics is
the ACO Self HexaLine Brickslot
slotted trench drain system,
which provides effective,
yet discreet, slot drainage
in domestic paver or tile
installation.
GrassGrid offers a surface strong enough to withstand vehicles

load, while allowing for easy water drainage.
MINIMIZE PAVED AREAS

One of the clearest ways to
improve water management
in residential settings is to
minimize the impact of the
factors that call for management
in the first place. One of
these, as mentioned above,
is pavement. More pavement
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Grass or Gravel In-Fill

1.5 Compacted Sand
Fill/Bedding Layer
GrassGrid offers easy installation and an aesthetically pleasing

alternative to pavement.
means more drainage is

necessary, as pavement is
non-permeable and blocks
stormwater from being absorbed
into the ground. Reducing or
eliminating pavement may be
a clear water management
solution; however, it isnt an easy
one, given the function pavement
serves in accommodating
vehicular and foot traffic.
Because of this, innovative new
water management technologies
have been developed to help
homeowners minimize the
amount of pavement near
their homes, without losing the
functionality that the pavement
usually serves.
Take, for example, the
GrassGrid product. GrassGrid
creates a stable surface that
is simultaneously capable of
supporting vehicles and allowing
rainwater to be absorbed
where it falls. This product, a
modular plastic grid structure
that allows for easy installation
in any size or shaped area, is installed on a supporting

bed of gravel and sand, much like a driveway. Unlike a
driveway, however, the plastic grid of GrassGrid supports
vehicles or foot traffic while covering only 10 percent of
the ground at its surface. The other 90 percent of space is
designed to be filled with soil and seeded with grass, or
filled and covered by gravel. These covering options keep
GrassGrid out of sight, while GrassGrid prevents erosion
of the underlying materials.
GrassGrid is rated to withstand 28 tons per square
foot, and so the load from vehicles and foot traffic is
transferred through the grid into the sand and gravel
bed without compacting the topsoil. The product design
allows rainwater to be absorbed by the ground where
it falls, thereby minimizing the impact on the natural
water cycle and reducing the load on stormwater
drains. With GrassGrid and other products that replace
traditional hardscaping, vehicular and foot traffic can be
accommodated while effectively managing stormwater.
COLLECT STORMWATER FOR REUSE

OR SLOW INFILTRATION INTO SOIL
Of course, even with the availability of products like
GrassGrid, a significant amount of residential property
is covered by non-permeable surfaces or roofed areas.
Further efforts, therefore, must be made to reduce
the load on storm drains and minimize the impact of
development on the natural water cycle. Traditional water
management systems rely heavily on municipal storm
drains to handle stormwater runoff from roofs and paved
areas during storm events. These drains, however, often
flood, alter the natural water cycle, and are not available
in all areas.
How, then, can residential water management systems
better handle the runoff collected from non-porous
or roofed areas? Over the last several years, ACO has
been researching the use of underground stormwater

management technology to minimize environmental
impact of development and accompanying drainage
systems while reducing the likelihood of flooding. The
results of this research have been innovative products for
both commercial and residential use.
ACO will introduce a residential Infiltration Line product
to the market later this year that collects water and slowly
releases it into the soil. Infiltration systems, also known
as dry wells or soakaways, can mitigate the effects of
drought by storing excess rainwater for release into the
ground during dry periods. These systems also reduce
the demand for water to maintain landscaping, saving
costs, and solve drainage issues where there is no outlet
pipe available.
IMPROVE COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND RELEASE

With the use of all of these groundbreaking water
management technologies, it is possible for any
construction company or contractor to greatly improve
water collection, storage, and release on their customers
residential properties. These technologies protect
customers investment in their homes, while positively
impacting the water cycle, reducing the likelihood of
dangerous flooding, reducing the impacts of drought, and
retaining landscape aesthetics.
Dinu Filip is president of ACO Systems, Ltd. ACO Polymer

Products, Inc. introduced the concept of modular trench drains
to North America over thirty years ago. ACO specializes
in the manufacture of drainage products utilizing polymer
concrete, cast iron foundry and plastic extrusion. Today, ACO
manufactures a range of drainage and landscape products
from polymer concrete, stainless steel, mild steel, cast iron,
fiberglass, and molded plastics. These diverse material
types are used to produce components for all applications:
commercial and residential construction, as well as
electromechanical engineering and environmental protection.
ACO USA is a part of the ACO Group, which employs
more than 3800 people worldwide in forty countries, with
production facilities in North America, Europe, China, and
Australia. These resources, supplemented with a worldwide
network of agents, make superior-quality ACO products
available in every corner of the world.
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Root Cause Analysis:

The Justification
Game
By Robert J. Latino, CEO, Reliability Center, Inc.
ow often are good ideas

turned away because we
cannot seem to justify their
returns with hard dollars? More often
than not, it is not because they do
not provide the expected quantum
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returns, but that we do not know how

to properly communicate what the
returns are. In this article we will
review and discuss the barriers to
selling not only the concept of Root
Cause Analysis (RCA) but also the
recommendations generated as a
result of these analyses.
DEFINING ROOT CAUSE

ANALYSIS
Justification! While it may be defined
differently by different people,

we find ourselves faced with its
ramifications every day. In our work
lives we are constantly justifying our
worth to the corporation in an effort
to succeed and prosper (especially
when the next reorganization is
announced). At home we rationalize
why it would be cheaper to purchase
a new car versus continue to repair
the existing one over and over again.
This game is nothing new to us. The
difference between those who are
successful at justification and those
who are not, is merely the ability to
sell.
We find ourselves in this position
when trying to sell the concept of
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) as well.
Many of our clients spend millions
of dollars on fancy new high tech
equipment because the old ones
always failed. Many spend millions
of dollars on improved methods of
repairing equipment and better
predictive tools. However, looking at
why all this money is spent, we find

that it is to compensate for the failure
of existing equipment to perform as
we expect it to.
MAKING BETTER PREDICTIONS

WITH BETTER DATA
Does buying new equipment ensure
that it will not fail due to the same
reasons the old equipment did?
Does improving our Mean Time
Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean
Time to Restore (MTTR) ensure that
failure will not occur? No it will not.
It only means that we will predict it
earlier, and then fix it faster. So how
do people justify the expenditure of
such investments, when the returns
are questionable? Salesmanship!
We find that money seems to be
available and justifiable when we
buy tangible things such as a new
piece of operating equipment or
an infrared imaging unit. When we
purchase such items we can actually
see what we purchased. What about
the intangibles that can save us

money? Failures do not just happen;
they are a result of a series of cause
and effect relationships stemming
from the involvement of the human
being.
UNDERSTANDING
THE HUMAN ELEMENT
Do bearings just fail (other than
when they reach their design life,
which is rare)? Oftentimes we
find that the human involvement
with the decisions about the type
of bearing in a specific service,
the frequency of lubrication, the
type of lubricant, the method of
installation are incorrect. The fix in
these circumstances require that
we correct the flawed decision
making systems of our personnel.
This means that we would have to
update our outdated installation
procedures, implement a system of
proper lubrication and educate our
designers about installing the proper
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bearings in a particular operating

environment.
Are these fixes capital
expenditures? Absolutely not! Are
they tangible? Absolutely not! These
are referred to as soft side issues
because they deal with the human
being and improving their decisionmaking skills, which directly affect
our operations. Then why in an
environment when money tightens
up, are training dollars the first to be
hacked? Because training dollars are
deemed expendable and intangible.
When we review the string of logic
just described, we find that errors of
omission and commission are what
lead to physical failures occurring.
Yet we tend to justify spending the
available money only on the physical
end and not the people end. This
has serious implications in that
merely replacing parts does not

make the failure go away, it merely
predetermines the MTBF. If we are
lubricating rotating equipment
properly, it does not matter how
often or what type of bearing we put
back on, it will fail again due to the
systems environment it is exposed to.
A LOOK AHEAD
In next months conclusion, well
explore how to justify conducting a
RCA, along with addressing specific
objections that many operators
and managers use to rationalize
putting off root cause analysis. When
one takes a closer look at how
equipment is used and how its MTBF
creates a ripple effect throughout
the organization, it becomes clear
that RCA is not a luxury, but a
necessity.
Robert J. Latino is CEO of Reliability Center, Inc. Mr. Latino is a practitioner of root cause
analysis in the field with his clientele as well as an educator. Mr. Latino is an author of
RCI's Root Cause Analysis Methods training and co-author of Basic Failure Analysis
Methods workshop. Mr. Latino has been published in numerous trade magazines
on the topic of root cause analysis as well as a frequent speaker on the topic at trade
shows and conferences. His most recent publication is titled "Root Cause Analysis
Improving Performance for Bottom Line Results." He can be contacted at 804.458.0645 or
blatino@reliability.com.
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PUMP SOLUTIONS
Even New Pumps

Can Have Bearing
Life Issues
See Part 1 on
Part 2 of 2
By Heinz P. Bloch, Process Machinery Consulting
n part 1 of this article, we

introduced a case study wherein
two new process pumps at an oil
refinery were experiencing bearing
issues. Now in the fourth day of
addressing the problemwhich has
led to multiple diagnoses and the
fabrication of a new bolt-on bearing
housing end plate for one of the
pumpsthe operators were facing
down basic engineering questions
related to design and factory
fabrication issues.
lubricator at 9 oclockthey cant

both be right (see references 1
and 2).
Furthermore, the sight glass
nozzles are visibly sloped downward
such that the center of the sight
glass was below the desired oil
level, disregarding the constant level

lubricator elevation issue.
The factory test ran the 3,600 rpm
design pumps at 1,800 rpm with
the oil levelat half the sight glass
level, and without the constant level
lubricators being filled.A filled
DESIGN DISCREPANCIES FROM

THE MANUFACTURER
There were engineering design
discrepancies, initially acknowledged
by the pump manufacturer, in
regards to the following: First, the
constant level lubricators were not
located at the bearing housing
elevation needed to maintain an
oil level at the center of the sight
glass.The as-installed constant
level lubricators maintained an oil
level well above the top of the sight
glass.The original diameter oil rings
would therefore run much deeper
into the oil reservoir.
Also, the pump manufacturers
general arrangement drawing
showed both oilers at the 3 oclock
location. The inboard bearing
housings had the constant level
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Figure 2: Modern closed-loop oil mist module for use on important process pumps, fans, blowers, etc. The unit
replaces troublesome constant level lubricators and unreliable oil rings (Photo courtesy of Colfax Industries, Houston,
Texas).
constant level lubricator would have

resulted in a much higher operating
oil level during the factory testing.
The refinery requested from the
pump manufacturer dimensional
information on how to resolve the oil
level issue:
The refinery requested contacts

for other users of the same model
pump to investigate possible
successful modifications that
have been used to resolve similar
design issues.
The manual indicted coverage

for different model pumps. What
changes are involved for this
particular model pump?
The refinery acknowledged
that both pump owner and pump
Bearing housing drawings to

evaluate the bottom of the oil ring
relative to the operating oil level.
Sight glass nozzle elevation on the
bearing housing.
Constant level lubricator nozzle
elevation on the bearing housing,
taking into account the internal oil
level set point of the constant level
lubricator itself.
A water cooled bearing housing
is really not useful on pumps
with rolling element bearings.
Moreover, pumps with a water
jacket have limitations on
where the sight glass and oiler
nozzles can be located without
penetrating the water jacket. The
refinery believed that bearing
housing fabrication drawings are
required to assess this issue.
Proper oil ring dimension for
operating at 3,600 rpm with ISO
VG 68 oil and with an assumed 3/8
to 1/4 inch oil ring depth in the oil
reservoir. Most oil rings are not
designed for thick oils and deep
immersion.
The originally used inboard
bearing for this pump model was
a roller bearing.The P-45C/D
pumps both have roller bearings
as inboard bearings, but the
housings do not have the required
components to firmly fix the
position of the outer race.The
refinery had requested contacts
or names of other same-modelusers that have the inboard roller
bearings; the refinery wanted
to know how the bearing was
assembled on pumps owned and
successfully operated by others.
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PUMP SOLUTIONS
manufacturer had been treating
failure symptoms instead of the root
causes of unsatisfactory bearing
and lubrication performance. They
well recognized that there was no
assurance that the steps taken were
the correct engineering fixes for
long term reliability.The users and
manufacturers interim measures were
based on general pump practices, but
without any engineering validation
by the pump manufacturer.And, of
course, it was not the function of their
field service people to re-engineer
a product. It should, however, be the
manufacturers responsibility to submit
rigorous factory engineered solutions.
Peopleincluding designerscan
make mistakes, but lack of response
can become a big problem for user
and manufacturer. So, choose your
pump manufacturer carefully. Better
yet, avoid problems altogether.
AVOIDING THE PROBLEM

When, after ten days, there still was no
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Figure 3: Although
originally designed for dual
mechanical seals, this pressurized
pump-around system is easily adapted to
provide continuous and reliable oil spray lubrication
for process pump bearings (Courtesy of AESSEAL Inc.,
Rotherham, UK, and Rockford, Tennessee, USA).
response from the manufacturers

engineering department, the
refinery activated more responsive
and productive sources. As a
refinery engineer put it: Onthe-fly best guesses and fieldgenerated modifications are not
the way to solve pump problems
which so obviously have farreaching safety and reliability
impact.
In this instance, there was such
potential impact. It has been
suggested that the two pumps
were designed and produced
with skimpy bearing housings.
Their oil sump volumes could
have been out of harmony with
assured long-term reliability. For a
certainty there are potential safety
and reliability hazards whenever
oil rings are either not properly
designed or improperly fabricated.
The oil rings in this instance were
not suitable for depth of immersion
and viscosity grade of the lubricant.
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With the help and concurrence

of competent consultants, the
refinery took steps to entirely
discard oil rings and constant
level lubricators on these pumps.
They now use a pre-packaged
oil mist module (see figure 2)
to provide lubrication to both
pumps.
A well-designed oil mist module
(see figure 2) will incorporate a
heater and helpful supervisory
instrumentation. For process
plants preferring circulating
(liquid) lube oil, another option
presents itself. Small pumparound units originally designed
for dual mechanical seal barrier
fluids (including oil) and similar
to the one shown in figure 3 are
readily available as upgrades.
They can be fitted and connected
by pump users who place safety
and reliability ahead of the lower
initial cost of oil ring and old-style
static sump lubrication.
REFERENCES
1. Bloch, Heinz P.; Pump WisdomProblem
Solving for Operators and Specialists
(2011), John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New
Jersey
2. Bloch, Heinz P. and Allan R. Budris, Pump
Users Handbook: Life Extension, 4th Ed.,
(2013), Fairmont Publishing Company,
Lilburn, Georgia.
Heinz P. Bloch, P.E., is one of the

worlds most recognized experts
in machine reliability and has
served as a founding member
of the board of the Texas A&M
University's International Pump
Users' Symposium. He is a Life
Fellow of the ASME, in addition to
having maintained his registration
as a Professional Engineer in both
New Jersey and Texas for several
straight decades. As a consultant,
Mr. Bloch is world-renowned and
value-adding. He can be contacted
at heinzpbloch@gmail.com.
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Energy Savings
Up to 70 Percent
Packaged pump systems and
variable flow pressure boosting
See Part 1 on
Part 2 of 2
By Brian James and Roger Weldon, Grundfos Pumps Corporation
ump selection for variable flow applications is a little

different than choosing a pump for a single duty
point. Variable flow applications are just as the name
describesvariable flow. Selecting a pump for a single duty
point is more defined, in that the pump selected should
meet the duty point at, or very near, the best efficiency
point (BEP). Pumps are happiest when they run near their
BEP. They are the most efficient and have their highest life
expectancy when they can run near their BEP. But what
about variable flow applications?
CHOOSING THE RIGHT PUMP(S)

There is no single duty point for the pump(s), but rather, a
range of duty points. Selecting pump(s) for variable flow
service is more of an art, in that some considerations must
be taken into account:
The type of pump is another consideration. Single

impeller pumps typically have a flatter curve compared to
multiple impeller pumps, and single impeller pumps are
less forgiving in situations where conditions change and the
pumps are undersized. An oversized pump with VFD control
can be electronically trimmed, where the maximum speed
is reduced to eliminate the possibility of the pump running
off its curve. The steeper curve of a multiple impeller pump
will allow for a greater opportunity for speed reduction at
lower flows and help increase the pump(s) flexibility to meet
a changing design pressure requirement. Multistage pumps
are more service-friendly than single impeller, end suction
pumps. A multistage pump paired together with VFD control,
NPSH available
Possibility of the pump system to be oversized or
undersized
What type of pumpsingle impeller or multiple impeller
When selecting a pump for variable flow service, the duty
point used to select the pump value should be to the right
of the BEP. The BEP is typically near the center of the pump
curve with efficiency dropping as you look to the left and
right of the BEP along the pump curve. Selecting a pump to
the right of the BEP will allow the pump(s) to operate longer
in the best efficiency range with the variable flow demand.
Selecting a pump to the right of the BEP is generally in an
area of the pump curve where the pump has an increased
NPSH requirement. For this reason not every pump
selection for variable flow should be selected to the right of
the BEP.
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Figure 5
is an ideal choice for variable flow

pressure boosting.
PROPORTIONAL PRESSURE
CONTROL
Municipal domestic water pump
systems tend to have a substantial
amount of head requirement dedicated
to pipe friction loss. Combine VFD
pump control and proportional
pressure control (pipe friction loss
compensation) and large savings can
be realized. Proportional pressure
control provides better efficiency
throughout the flow range, and can
help reduce problems associated with
high pressure, which can happen when
flow rates are low relative to the design
conditions.
Pump systems are typically
oversized from the start, and when
safety margins are included, most
pump systems are larger than what
is required. Municipal pump systems
with large pipe networks are often
purposely oversized to be prepared for
future growth. The head requirement

for the pump system is calculated by
the future high flow design conditions
(i.e., future flow capacity and head at
the furthest user or highest pressure
drop scenario). Then a pipe friction
loss calculation is made using the
future growth requirement and the pipe
friction head is added to the design
condition. This conventional process
can result in a large pump system
using more energy than necessary.
Figure 5 shows a four-pump system
with a maximum design condition of
2,200 gallons per minute at 115 psi
boost or 266 feet. If the design pipe
friction loss of the system is 20 percent
of the total required boost pressure
(266 feet), using proportional control,
the pressure boost at 400 gallons per
minute is 212 feet.
Proportional pressure control can
decrease the pressure at lower flows
and increase it at higher flows where
it is needed to compensate for pipe
friction loss as shown above.
If the pump system had the lower

flow rate duty of 400 gallons per
minute for 50 percent of the time and
operated seven days a week; using the
cost of energy of $0.10 KWh, it results
in a savings of $2,592 a year based on
an overall motor/VFD efficiency of 88
percent. In addition to energy savings,
proportional pressure reduces leaks
and saves water at low flow periods by
reducing the system pressure.
CONCLUSION
VFD-controlled pump systems offer
smooth pressure control with energy
savings and the ability to match the
flow profile to multiple pumps without
waste. Systems with multiple pumps
deliver variable flow requirements
at an increased efficiency over the
entire flow range. This is why it is
important to understand the specific
flow consumption profile of the
installation. For example, if the flow
rate is constant, then a single-service
duty pump operating at its BEP can
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PUMP SOLUTIONS
be used, and VFD-controlled pumps
would not be the most efficient
control, but may be desirable for other
reasons. VFD-controlled pumps and
pump systems may not be the best
for all applications, but for variable
flow applications such as domestic
water pressure boosting, they really

do have the ability to save energy and
decrease maintenance costs.
CASE IN POINT
The city of Cottonwood, Arizona,
nearly doubled its population between
1990 and 2010, which put significant

strain on the communitys aging water
delivery system.
Residents were faced with frequent
water outages that would last a day or
two, as well as inconsistent pressure
and continual water hammer noises in
their homes.
The majority of pumps in the citys
existing distribution system were
constant speed, across-the-line pumps
that were either off, or running at
top speed. The resulting pressure
surges subjected the pipes to a 25
psi pressure swing, which stressed
and prematurely aged the lines
(some dating back to 1930), causing
significant leakage and capital repair
costs.
The city replaced the old, inefficient
pumps with the Grundfos Hydro
MPC BoosterpaQ. These integrated
pumping systems utilize an advanced
controller to adjust pump speed and
to stage additional pumps to meet
fluctuating system demand.
Overall, eliminating pressure
surges in the system has slashed the
number of pipe breaks and leaks for
Cottonwood by 30 percent or roughly
$38,000 in capital repairs. Moreover,
the proportional pressure setting
lowers water pressure/volume during
off-peak demand cycles, such as
overnight, which translates into less
wear-and-tear on the communitys
pipe infrastructure, as well as less
water lost to leaks.
Moreover, the level of unaccounted
waterwhich refers to the difference
in the amount of water extracted
versus the amount of water billed to
customershas dropped to 11 percent
from 40 percent, helping to bridge the
water crisis facing the southwest.
Brian James, P.E., is business

development manager and Roger
Weldon is service engineer for
Grundfos Pumps Corporation.
Grundfos is the world's largest pump
manufacturer. For more information,
visit www.grundfos.us.
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Auto Supplier Finds

the Proper Fit
KB-Series submersible pumps
reduce maintenance costs
By Mike Bjorkman, BJM Corp.
inding the right pump

for a specific application
can mean the difference
between operating efficiently and
spending thousands of dollars in
maintenance. Though determining
the ideal industrial pump requires the
evaluation of critical characteristics,
such as desired head, flow rate,
suction, fluid attributes, etc., it is
equally important to work with
a trusted and reputable pump
distributor that has in-depth
knowledge of the many pumps on the
market which are specially designed
to offer specific benefits for certain
applications.
Premier Pump Co. was contacted by

the automotive manufacturer in an
effort to find the right submersible
pump for their dewatering application.
DAMAGE FROM
ABRASIVE SLURRY
The dewatering pumps, which run in
series within a duplex system, pump
coolant water after the machining
process. The coolant water being
pumped contains metal fines, or
shavings, that completely saturate the
water. Even though the metal fines
are small in nature, the high ratio of
fines to water creates an abrasive
slurry. The abrasive slurry had been

causing extensive damage to the
sump pumps mechanical seals, which
resulted in pump failure. When the
primary pump had failed, the system
had been switching operation over
to the secondary back-up pump.
Unfortunately, by the time a new
primary pump had been installed,
the secondary pump had failed.
This problem continued for several
months, and the constant turnover of
pumps became quite costly to the
manufacturer.
The auto parts manufacturer
contacted Premier Pump Co. to
AN AUTO PARTS SUPPLIERS

DEWATERING APPLICATION
In January 2014, Premier Pump Co.,
a national distributor and service
provider of industrial pumps and
equipment, was contacted by an auto
parts supplier to address a persistent
pump problem. The automotive
manufacturer required a solution that
would enable them to stop spending
thousands of dollars every month on
repair and replacement sump pumps.
The automotive supplier
manufactures die cast parts which are
used in an automated assembly line
to construct power steering units. The
power steering units manufactured
by this automotive supplier are
distributed to several major car
manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad.
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September 2015
determine if there was a heavy duty

submersible pump on the market that
could operate more reliably for their
specific application. This automotive
manufacturer needed a durable
dewatering sump pump that could
process an abrasive slurry, and they
needed it fast, explains George T.
Bennett, president of Premier Pump
Co.
Premier Pump Co. was asked to
source heavy duty submersible
pumps that would meet the following
requirements:
Abrasive ResistantThe new
pumps had to be able to process
water that was heavily saturated
with metal fines. The new pumps
internal components would need
to withstand the abrasive slurry
to reduce the possibility of pump
failure and costly downtime.
Proper FitThe new pumps
had to be the right size to fit in
the sump in addition to being

easily installed and removed for
maintenance. To avoid delays and
increased maintenance expenses,
the new pumps would need to

feature a design that would allow
them to be installed and removed
quickly.
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Durability and Reliability
The new pumps would have
to be durable and operate
reliably, greatly reducing the
amount of time and cost the
auto manufacturer had been
spending to pull the old pumps
for inspection, maintenance, and

replacement.
KB75H SUBMERSIBLE
PUMPS SELECTED
Premier Pump Co. recommended that
two BJM Model KB75H submersible
pumps be installed in the sump

system because they are designed for
heavy duty dewatering applications
and proven to pump fluids containing
light slurry. After calculating the flow
and head required, explains Bennett,
the BJM pumps were selected
because we knew they would work
great in the application.
The BJM Model KB75H submersible

pumps were chosen because of these
key features:
Abrasive Resistant Chrome Iron
Components for Durability
The KB75H utilizes a high-chrome
agitator to keep solids suspended
in liquid and help prevent the pump
from clogging. A wear plate on the
suction side acts as a replaceable
hardened surface to counter the
effects of erosion. A semi-open
impeller effectively handles solids for
optimal pump performance.
Top Discharge Connection Designed
for Efficiency
The KB75H is a utility pump
designed with a top discharge
connection. For sump applications,
the top discharge connection is ideal
because a side discharge connection
can break off or be damaged as it is
pulled and pushed into place.
Top discharge pumps are cooled
by the pumped liquid. The KB75H
pumps can pump a sump or pit down
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September 2015
to within "inches" of the bottom. A side

discharge pump without a cooling
jacket must stay submerged to avoid
overheating, leaving as much as 3 feet
of un-pumped slurry.
Top discharge means SLIM; even
the largest model with a 13.5 inch
"waistline" will fit down a manhole
with a hose attached.
Protection Engineered for Maximum
Reliability
Every KB75H submersible pump
model is protected by:
Class H motor insulation, built in
amperage (FLA), and temperature
overload protection.
Double mechanical seals; of which
the lower seal is made of silicon
carbide/silicon carbide, and the
upper seal, made of carbon/
ceramic, is in a separate oil-filled
seal chamber.
A heavy duty lip seal which
provides additional protection for
the mechanical seals, helping to

prevent abrasives from entering
the seal chamber.
A stainless steel shaft and shaft
sleeve which minimizes shaft wear
due to abrasives and corrosion.
QUICK INSTALL TIMES

Once the automotive manufacturer
approved the recommendation to use
the BJM submersible pumps, Premier
Pump Co. acted quickly to get a new
sump pump installed at their facility.
We ordered the KB75H submersible
pump on a Friday, arranged a courier
to deliver the pump on Saturday
morning, and had it installed and
running Saturday afternoon,
Bennett reports. The automotive
manufacturer installed a second
KB75H in the duplex system and has
a back-up pump on the shelf; though
they dont expect to use it since the
first pump has been running great
for about ten months now and has not
been pulled once.
The key to solving this pump

problem was essentially a challenge
that every pump user facesfinding
the right pump for the application.
Premier Pump Co. has helped the
automotive manufacturer increase
the efficiency of their operation and
save thousands of dollars in their
maintenance budget by installing
durable BJM Pumps.
Mike Bjorkman is vice president

and director of marketing for BJM
Corp. BJM Pumps, headquartered
in Old Saybrook, Connecticut,
has been providing fluid handling
solutions for industrial and
municipal services since 1983. Over
its thirty year history, BJM Pumps
has grown quickly by supplying
world class pumps and accessories,
priced competitively, through
its global network of stocking
distributors.
September 2015
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MOTOR SOLUTIONS
Encompassing an
Optimized Match
Between Bearings
and Applications
See Part 1 on
Part 2 of 2
By Brian P. Dahmer, SKF USA, Inc.
n last months introduction to this

article, we discussed how the
evolution of ISO standards has
gradually refined life calculation
methods to help close the gap between
the calculated life of a bearing and
the anticipated service life in an
application. In this months conclusion,
well take an up-close look at SKFs
EnCompass Program, including the
calculation software SimPro Quick and
SimPro Expert, which equip engineers
with both the knowledge and the means
to promote ideal bearing selection.
weight reductions, specialized surface

finishes and heat treatment, ready-tomount unit assemblies, and optimized
lubrication and sealing systems, among
others.
For example, upgraded SKF Explorer
spherical roller bearings in the
smaller size range include a new seal
design that results in up to 50 percent
less seal friction, allowing operating
temperatures to be reduced by up to
68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees
Celsius) and enabling limiting speeds

to be doubled. All SKF Explorer
spherical roller bearings, since 2011,
also incorporate improvements such
as special surface finishes and heat
treatment, which can deliver a service
life twice that of the previous industryleading SKF Explorer bearings,
especially under contaminated or poor
lubrication conditions.
As another example, SKF Energy
Efficient deep groove ball bearings
OPTIMIZED DESIGNS
Supporting the axiom that better
knowledge yields better products and
technologies, the EnCompass Program
with its bearing rating life model has
already been leveraged to optimize
four existing SKF bearing product lines.
They are SKF Explorer sealed spherical
roller bearings, SKF Energy Efficient
deep groove ball bearings, SKF Energy
Efficient Y-bearings and units, and SKF
Explorer steel/steel plain bearings.
More innovations and upgrades for
additional bearing types are on the
horizon.
Among the improvements: new
bearing designs and engineering,
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September 2015
An engineer studies bearing parameters as part of the new bearing rating life model developed by SKF.
now cover a larger size range, allowing

designers to reduce energy usage in a
broader assortment of machines. Any
reductions in energy use can prove
especially advantageous in the process
pump industry, based on energyrelated numbers. Studies have shown
that 5 percent of all industrial energy is
estimated to be consumed by pumps;
in certain industrial plant operations
pumps can account for up to 25 percent
of energy usage; 20 percent of the
worlds electrical energy demand can
be attributed to pumping systems;
and fully 45 percent of the total cost
of pump ownership can be linked
to energy consumption. Any energy
savings will ripple positively across
pump operations.
environmental regulations. Advantages

flowing from the new bearing rating
life model, associated innovations in a
range of bearing types, and software
programs to assist in bearing selection
can combine to help remove many
of the pressures typically confronting
pump operations every day.
Brian P. Dahmer is an application

engineering manager at SKF USA
Inc., the worlds leading bearing
manufacturer. He can be reached at
brian.p.dahmer@skf.com. For more
information, visit www.skfusa.com
SOFTWARE ADVANCES
Dedicated to improving bearing
performance in the field, the SKF
EnCompass program has led to a new
family of advanced software tools,
too. Two proprietary SKF calculation
software programsSimPro Quick
and SimPro Experthave been
introduced to equip engineers with
both the knowledge and the means to
promote ideal bearing selection and
fine-tune the designs of pumps or other
machinery to achieve optimal field
performance, based on application
requirements and conditions.
The SKF SimPro Quick is a singleshaft bearing simulation software
program, which guides users through
a series of steps and simplifies
calculations required to correctly select
the most appropriate bearing for the
job. The SimPro Expert program allows
in-depth analysis of more complicated,
multi-shaft designs and is ideal for
engineers involved in the design of
very complex bearing systems. Both
software programs enable engineers
to consider shaft, housing, bearings,
external forces, and gear loads when it
is time to specify for an application.
Prevailing trends in the pump
industry swirl with requirements to
reduce energy consumption, increase
system service reliability, reinforce
robustness, minimize maintenance,
and comply with stringent safety and
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P OW E R G E N E R A T I O N S O L U T I O N S
A Major Milestone for

Offshore Wind Power
Americas first commercial offshore
wind farm is coming to New England
By Ccile Dodat, Alstom
lock Island, Rhode Island, is a

popular summer destination
for New Englanders who enjoy
scenic vistas and outdoor activity.
With ample opportunity for hiking,
biking, and boating, Block Island
typifies the classic image of an
Atlantic Coast vacations spot. Soon,
the beautiful views of the Block Island
Sound will include more than the
silhouettes provided by the annual
sailboat race as the area will be
home to Americas first commercial
offshore wind farm, which will
provide the island with much needed
renewable power.
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September 2015
BRINGING WIND POWER TO THE

AMERICAN COAST
THE WORLDS LARGEST

OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES
Deepwater Wind Block Island, a

wholly-owned subsidiary of Deepwater
Wind, recently announced it has fully
financed the Block Island Wind Farm,
reaching financial close. The project
will feature five Alstom Haliade 150
6-MW offshore wind turbines.
This is a major milestone and the
confirmation that this project, the
first commercial offshore project in
the United States for Alstom, will now
materialize, says Yves Rannou, senior
vice president wind for Alstom.
Securing final financing for this
ambitious project is an exceptional
achievement for Deepwater Wind,
says Anders Soe-Jensen, vice president
Alstom Wind Offshore. We believe
this project will highlight both the
commercial and technological viability
of offshore wind in the US and we are
proud to be part of the team making
it happen. This is the start of a new
chapter in sustainable energy for the
US.
Wind turbine, foundation, and
electrical interface engineering
is advancing on schedule to
meet Deepwater Winds project
specifications, including installation of
the five foundations during summer
2015. Located about 3 miles off the
coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, the
Block Island Wind Farm is scheduled
for commercial service in the fourth
quarter of 2016.
Thanks to its 500-foot diameter rotor

(with blades stretching 240 feet),
the turbine has a yield 15 percent
better than existing offshore turbines,
enabling it to supply power to the
equivalent of about 5,000 households.
Developed for all offshore conditions,
the offshore 6 MW direct drive wind
turbine combines proven technology
and innovation. Building on Alstoms
Pure Torque design, it provides high
yield and uncompromising reliability
that will lower the cost of offshore
energy.
OVERSEAS SUCCESS PAVED THE WAY

In April 2012, the consortium led by EDF EN for which Alstom
is the exclusive turbine supplier won three offshore wind
farms in France (Saint-Nazaire, Courseulles-sur-Mer and
Fcamp for a total of around 240 wind turbines). Alstom has
since confirmed setting up of four facilities in France: two in
Saint-Nazaire dedicated to nacelles and generators assembly,
and two in Cherbourg for blades and towers manufacturing.
Saint-Nazaire factories have been inaugurated in December
2014, in the presence of French Prime Minister Manuel Valls.
The first Haliade 150-6MW has successfully obtained the
IEC power performance measurement (power curve) after
three months of performance measurements at Le Carnet site,
in France.
A year later, Alstom installed Haliade off the coasts of
Ostend harbour at the Belwind site in Belgium. This is the
largest offshore wind turbine ever installed in sea waters. This
installation will help in confirming how the machine behaves
within the offshore environment for which it was specifically
designed and developed. These successes proved that five
offshore wind turbines for Deepwater Winds 30-MW Block
Island pilot Wind Farm located off the coast of Rhode Island
would be a natural fit.
A PARTNERSHIP IN FLOATING WIND

Floating wind energy provides an innovative alternative for
enhancing the energy potential of maritime settings that are
too deep to install fixed-bottom foundations. Such settings

usually provide better wind conditions while being more
extensive and less travelled than near-coastal areas.
In October of last year, Alstom joins with DCNS to found
a sector of excellence in the floating wind energy business.
The partnership agreement aims at developing and then
commercializing an integrated system for a semi-submersible
floating wind turbine delivering 6 MW.
The groups will combine their respective skills as naval
architect and turbine manufacturer to develop a competitive,
powerful solution for a large potential market. The objective
is to be in a position to produce an initial 6MW wind turbine
by 2017, featuring a semi-submersible floating system
developed by DCNS plus Alstoms Haliade 150 offshore wind
turbine, already being used in fixed-bottom offshore wind
turbine technology (SEA REED project).
Ccile Dodat is media relations and content senior manager

for Alstom Renewable Power. Alstom is a global leader in
the world of power generation, power transmission and rail
infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and
environmentally friendly technologies. For more information,
visit www.alstom.com.
September 2015
55
PROCESSING SOLUTIONS
Generating
Renewable Energy
from Wastewater
Next-generation wastewater treatment
technology combines anaerobic digestion
with ultrafiltration membrane
By GE Power & Water
s industrial customers seek greater water reuse and

repurpose, while facing more stringent discharge
limits, creating new designs and applications
becomes critical to meet their growing needs. In the future,
industrial customers will seek solutions that reuse their
wastewater and generate energy to reduce their costs and
become energy efficient.
ZEEWEED IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
Anaerobic digestion is a biological process in which

microorganisms break down biodegradable material in
the absence of oxygen. One of the end products is biogas,
which can be combusted to generate electricity and heat.
Advantages of anaerobic treatment include energy savings
by not requiring oxygen, reduced sludge production and
reduced footprint. However, the traditional anaerobic
processes have disadvantages such as lesser effluent quality,
THE ROAD TO RENEWABLE ENERGY
process sensitivity, slow biomass growth
To answer that demand, GE Power
rate, difficulty retaining methanogens and
& Waters latest membrane-based
long-time or difficult-to-settle sludge.
wastewater treatment technology
GEs AnMBR separates solids retention
combines anaerobic digestion technology
time from hydraulic retention time for a
with its ZeeWeed 500 membranes to
more robust biological process, retaining
create anaerobic membrane bioreactor
methanogens in anaerobic reactor,
(AnMBR). AnMBR offers lower costs,
increasing methane production with
better performance and the ability to
no suspended solids in permeate and
generate renewable energy from industrial
improving final effluent quality.
wastewater.
GEs most recent development in
GEs new technology is an ideal
membranes unites our proven ZeeWeed
solution for industrial wastewater with
ZeeWeed 500 hollow fiber membranes.
reinforced hollow
high biochemical
fiber membranes with
oxygen demand and
anaerobic digestion
chemical oxygen demand
technology to construct
concentrations that
the new AnMBR. The
result in higher aerobic
future of water treatment
treatment operational
has a new component
expenses. GEs AnMBR
and reinforces GEs
provides reduced energy
commitment to energy
consumption, energy
neutrality. Our industrial
recovery and reduced
customers are yearning
sludge production both
By combining anaerobic digestion and ZeeWeed membrane technology, GE has solved the
issues associated with traditional anaerobic processes.
for more energy
economically and reliably.
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reduction in wastewater treatment, and

GE's AnMBR will give them a way to
generate renewable energy from their
wastewater, says Yuvbir Singh, general
manager, engineered systemswater
and process technologies for GE Power
& Water.
SIMULATION SOFTWARE TO
INCLUDE ZEEWEED 1500
MEMBRANES
Over the past three decades GE has
continued to expand, refine, and update
its Winflows software as technology
and design standards have evolved
to ensure it is relevant for the water
industry. GE has expanded its original
RO projection software to include NF
projections, chemical addition, pretreatment, chemical/anti-scalent dosing,
the RO/NF system, energy recovery
devices and post treatmentall within
a single platform.
The latest upgrade to the Winflows
reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration
(NF) design and simulation software
GEs pressurized ZeeWeed 1500 ultrafiltration

membranes are ideal for drinking water treatment,
tertiary filtration and pretreatment applications for
brackish and seawater desalination for small-to-medium
plants requiring quick delivery and installation.
is the inclusion of ZeeWeed 1500

membranes. This new projection
software application enables users
to design a spiral-wound membrane
system with hollow fiber ultrafiltration
pre-treatment in a single platform.
There are two more significant
additions to Winflows. The first is
the addition of its newest membrane
elements that have been recently
launched including the extreme lowenergy RO membranes called the

AP series and the seawater sulfate
reducing NF membranes. The second
major upgrade is the ability to choose
Mandarin as a language preference.
The extreme low pressure
membranes are ideal for high flow
and low energy applications. The
seawater sulfate removal membranes
are specifically targeted for removing
sulfate from injection water in offshore
oil production.
For more information on AnMBR,

contact GE Power & Water's Jeff
Cumin at 905.465.3030 x3105
or jeff.cumin@ge.com. For
more information on Winflows,
contact GE Power & Water's
Erik Hanson at 952.988.6420 or
erik.hanson@ge.com. To download
the newest version of Winflows, visit
www.gewater.com/winflows.html.
September 2015
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V A LV E S & C O N T R O L S S O L U T I O N S
In a Tight Spot
Flow meter ideal for cramped
chlorination system equipment
areas where others fail
By Randy Brown
unicipal water plant engineers in a tight spot

over cramped chlorine system equipment
areas will find the Model ST100L Air/Gas
In-Line Thermal Mass Flow Meter with Vortab Flow
Conditioner from Fluid Components International (FCI)
provides accurate flow measurement without the long
straight pipe runs required by other meters.
SAFETY FIRST
In order to provide a safe source of clean drinking
water, all municipal water system operators rely on
a disinfection system to kill germs. There are several
different methods of disinfection treatment, such as
chlorine and ozone, but chlorine remains a popular
disinfectant around the world. Where chlorine systems
are in use, accurate chlorine gas measurement is
essential for disinfection and safe operation of the
system.
The successful measurement of chlorine presents a
challenge for flow meter suppliers. Due to safety hazard
regulations, flow meter manufacturers cannot flow
chlorine gas at their facilities to calibrate chlorine gas
flow meters accurately. Furthermore, research has shown
that the theoretical air equivalency calibrations for
chlorine gas are inaccurate and inadequate. To address
this problem, certified FCI field technicians perform
on-site calibration adjustments to match the site specific
installation.
region, to produce a repeatable flow profile for accurate,

highly repeatable flow measurement.
The ST100L Flow Meter is typically installed in a
water disinfection systems chlorine gas inlet line to the
chlorinator panel. For operation in corrosive chlorine
gas environments, this meters wetted material, including
sensor element, inline flow body, flow conditioner, and
process connections, are all fabricated of Hastelloy C-276
to ensure their corrosion protection and long life.
MATCHING THE METER TO THE APPLICATION

When selecting the ST100L Flow Meter, users have
multiple communication options: 4-20 mA analog,
frequency/pulse, or certified digital bus communications
ACCURATE, REPEATABLE MEASUREMENT

The Model ST100L is an in-line, spool piece gas
mass flow meter suitable for chlorine gas service
and is available with an optional built-in Vortab Flow
Conditioner. This inline model is designed specifically
for line sizes of 1, 1.5, or 2 inches [DN25, DN40 or
DN50], and the optional built-in flow conditioner
overcomes any lack of available straight-run pipe in
the installation. The meters Vortab flow conditioner
eliminates both swirl and profile disturbances
throughout the full flow range, including transitional
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ST100L Flow Meter utilizes constant power.
such as HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus PA, or Modbus

RS485. Should a water plants communication need change, so
can the ST100L meter with field or factory replacement of the
output circuit board.
Developed with a graphical, multivariable backlit

LCD display, the ST100L Flow Meter brings new
meaning to the term process information. Its
sophisticated readout continuously displays all
process measurements and alarm status for easy onsite viewing by technicians, and it has the ability to
query for service diagnostics.
The feature-rich ST100L Flow Meter utilizes constant
power thermal mass flow sensing technology that
measure flow with 100:1 turndown in ranges from
0.006 to 1850 SCFM [0.01 to 3140 NCMH]. The
transmitter/electronics can be integrally mounted with
the flow body or may be remote mounted to 1000 feet
away. The transmitter enclosure is NEMA4X/IP67 rated
and available in painted aluminum or stainless steel.
Fluid Components International is a global company

committed to meeting the needs of its customers
through innovative solutions for the most challenging
requirements for sensing and measuring flow, pressure,
and temperature of gases. For more information, call
760.744.6950, email fcimarcom@fluidcomponents.com,
or visit www.fluidcomponents.com.
The ST100L offers various output options..
September 2015
59
SEALING SOLUTIONS
Getting the Most Out

of PTFE Diaphragms
See Part 1 on
Part 2 of 2
By Michael Brooks and Sarah Young, Garlock Sealing Technologies
here are two grades of PTFE that

can be used in the manufacture
of diaphragms: conventional
(homopolymer) and modified
(copolymer). The lowest performing
grade is conventional PTFE. White
in color, it exhibits poor flex life
and high void content. Modified
PTFE is conventional PTFE whose
characteristics have been chemically
altered; it is translucent and offers
improved flex life and lower void
content.
PRODUCTION METHODS
PTFE sheets are produced by one
of three primary methods: skiving,
expanding, or calendering. Skiving
employs a compression molding
process to create billets of PTFE,
which are then sliced into thin layers.
This process results in lower flex
life, uneven tensile strength and high
void content, all of which lead to poor
diaphragm performance. Skived PTFE
can be made from either conventional
or modified PTFE.
Expanding and stretching PTFE
is done to produce very high, even
tensile strength, high flex life, excellent
abrasion resistance, and low void
content. Expanded PTFE can be made
from either conventional or modified
PTFE, however conventional PTFE is
more often used and results in a white
appearance.
Calendering uses large rollers to
press the PTFE fibers together which
yield even tensile strength, high
flex life, and ultra-low void content.
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Calendered PTFE is typically made

using modified PTFE and is clear in
appearance.
Figure 3 shows the differences in
appearance when the materials are
placed on top of white lettering with
a black background. The modified
calendered PTFE is nearly translucent,
the modified skived PTFE is cloudy
and both the conventional skived and
expanded PTFE are white.
TEST RESULTS
Table 1 shows actual test results
of these four materials. In terms of
permeation resistance (SVI) and
cycle life, the modified calendered
PTFE has superior results. This
material is typically recommended for
applications involving steam cycling,
strong chemicals, ultra-pure media,
or for pumps operating in clean
environments such as the production
of semiconductors, photovoltaic cells
for solar energy, chemicals, LEDs, flat
panel displays, or pharmaceuticals.
Conventional expanded PTFE
is the strongest material and is
recommended for pumps operating
at high pressure differentials or
for abrasive media. Common
applications include paints, coatings,
mining, ceramics manufacturing,
pickling baths, and electroplating.
Conventional and modified
skived PTFE are considered lower
performing materials and are typically
used in non-critical applications or
applications where the diaphragm is
changed at fixed intervals.
Diaphragm performance and ease of

installation can be further improved by
adding ribs, using one-piece designs
and molding the piston into the
diaphragm. Flexing a diaphragm can
create stress points; incorporating ribs
in the PTFE and backing it with rubber
allow the material to flex more easily
thereby reducing stress and extending
service life. Diaphragms with rubber
backings are available in one- or twopiece designs. One-piece diaphragms
(see figure 4) involve the added step
of bonding the PTFE to rubber. This
makes the diaphragm easier to install
Figure 3: Clarity of PTFE materials produced by

different methods.
Figure 4: Cross-section of an integral piston diaphragm

(IPD) consisting of a PTFE face, fabric reinforced rubber
backer and integrated piston to attach directly to the
pump shaft.
where CIP/SIP is performed, paint

or coating operations and for some
critical chemical and hazardous gas
applications.
and reduces the potential for improper

installation, such as having the wrong
side facing the media.
Diaphragms used in mechanically
and air-operated pumps use pistons
to connect the shaft to the diaphragm.
Integrating a piston into the design of
a diaphragm eliminates metal contact
with the process media, reduces the
potential for cross-contamination, and
makes it easier to clean and install.
This design is commonly used in areas
CONCLUSIONS
The grade of material and
manufacturing method have an
enormous effect on the overall
performance of PTFE diaphragms.
For optimal pump operation it is vital
to review the specific application
Table 1: Typical Material Properties

Property
ASTM
Method
Sample
Size
Conventional
Skived PTFE
Modified
Skived
PTFE
Conventional
Expanded
PTFE
Modified
Calendered
PTFE
SVI (Stretch Void

Index)
D4895*
(Modified)
.030
15.7% @
4,500psi
2.2% @
4,500psi
1.55% @
8,000 psi
< .7% @
4,500psi
Flex Life (Millions

of cycles)
D1276
.020 thick
x 6 long
5.7
6.5
**70+
17.6
Tensile Strength,
Transverse (psi)
D1708
.030
(+/-.002)
3,984
5,419
14,920
5,269
Tensile Strength,
Longitudinal (psi)
D1708
.030
(+/-.002)
4,951
5,148
14,860
5,462
*The SVI test compares the specific gravity of PTFE to PTFE samples stretched at 4,500 psi stress. Due to its very high
tensile strength the expanded PTFE was stretched at 8,000 psi.
requirements and select the best

PTFE diaphragm material. Using
the wrong type of material can lead
to equipment downtime, loss of
product, and potential safety hazards.
Pump diaphragms are low cost, high
consequence components, where
the cost of the actual diaphragm is
negligible compared to the cost of
failure.
Michael Brooks is the applications

engineer and Sarah Young is
product manager of diaphragms
and valves for Garlock Sealing
Technologies. They can be reached
at michael.brooks@garlock.com and
sarah.young@garlock.com. Based in
Palmyra, New York, the Garlock family
of companies is acknowledged as the
global leader in high-performance
fluid sealing and pipeline
protection products for industry and
infrastructure. For more information,
visit www.garlock.com.
**Test was stopped over time. Flex life is very high due to the high tensile strength.
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MODERN PUMPING PRODUCTS
Featured Product
SENSAPHONE
Sentinel Monitoring System
Sensaphone has introduced a cellular version of its
Sentinel system to provide 24/7 monitoring of pumps
and other critical equipment at remote locations that dont
have Internet or Ethernet connectivity. When the system
detects leaks, temperature changes, incorrect flow rate,
power outages, or other out-of-parameter conditions, it
sends alerts by phone, text or email over standard AT&T
or Verizon cellular networks. This instant notification
allows personnel to take corrective action to maintain
uptime and production.
One Sentinel unit can monitor up to twelve different
conditions, and multiple Sensaphone units can be
managed from one account using web-based tools.
The system stores all sensor readings in the cloud, for
unlimited information storage and data protection. No
software is required, so installation and management of
the system are fast and easy.
For more information or to watch a product video, visit www.sensaphone.com.
MOUVEX
A Series Eccentric Disc Pumps
Mouvex A Series pumps are positive displacement pumps that utilize eccentric disc
technology, which enables self-priming and run-dry capabilities while maintaining
a constant flow rate regardless of changes in viscosity and pressure. These pumps
also maintain their initial performance over time and are ATEX-certified for use in
potentially dangerous environments with the ability to run-dry for up to six minutes.
Available in seven different sizesAZ, AD, A6, A12, A18, A31, and A55Mouvex A
Series pumps have maximum speeds to 600 rpm, can handle temperatures up to
302 degrees Fahrenheit (150 degrees Celsius), as well as suction and discharge
ports from 1- through 4-inch in size. A Series pumps are offered with a variety
of connection types and options, including the availability of both Mouvex or
standardized mechanical seals, which helps expedite installations regardless of
location. For more information, contact Christophe Jovani, PSGEMEA marketing,
at christophe.jovani@psgdover.com.
KROHNE
Tidalflux
The Tidalflux 2300 is Krohnes unique flow meter for partially filled pipes. The
meter can measure flows in pipes between 10 and 100 percent full and its noncontact sensor is not affected by oils and fats floating on the surface. In addition,
Tidalflux has a broad diameter range to fit pipes up to DN1600 or 64 inches, and
has high chemical and abrasion resistance to provide exceptional durability. For
more information, contact Sandy Olley at 800.356.9464 or s.olley@krohne-inc.com,
or visit www.krohne.com. Also, Visit WEFTEC Booth 3216 to learn more about the
latest analytical sensors, flow meters, and level meters.
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GORMAN-RUPP
Eradicator Solids Management System
Gorman-Rupp, pump manufacturer of Mansfield, Ohio, offers new Eradicator
Solids Management System for Super T Series line of self-priming centrifugal
trash pumps. Eradicator was developed for demanding applications. It dramatically
improves system uptime, thus decreasing service calls and overall maintenance
costs. The system consists of a new, patented lightweight inspection cover, an
innovative back cover plate incorporating an obstruction free flow path, and an
aggressive self-cleaning wear plate including laser cut notches and grooves,
along with a revolutionary tooth designed to clear material from the eye of
the impeller. For more information, contact Cyndi Hoffner at 419.755.1207 or
choffner@gormanrupp.com, or visit www.grpumps.com.
TRANSDUCERS DIRECT
CirrusSense TDWLB Remote Monitoring for Android
Transducers Direct introduces its new Android app for remote monitoring and
programming of the CirrusSense TDWLB pressure transducer, the first sensor in the
world to use wireless Bluetooth LE and a patent pending design to connect pressure
sensors to mobile devices and computers. The CirrusSense sensor is ideal for
remote reading of pressure/temperature in A/C and refrigeration lines, compressed
air lines, water lines, dental and industrial gas lines, etc. It uses patent-pending
circuitry to provide a twelve-to-eighteen month battery life and redundant sensing.
The sensor is available in two different compensated accuracies of 1 percent and
0.25 percent, with an external temperature sensing probe as an option for measuring
sub-cooling and superheat in HVAC applications. The CirrusSense transducer is
certified Bluetooth Smart, as well as FCC certified. For more information, contact
Mark McDaniel at 513.583.9491 or mark_mcdaniel@transducersdirect.com, or visit
www.transducersdirect.com.
ELECTRO STATIC TECHNOLOGY

Universal Mounting Brackets
New Universal Mounting Brackets allow fast, easy installation of Aegis iPro,
Aegis iPro-MR, and Aegis WTG Bearing Protection Rings on large motors.
Specially designed brackets attach to iPro or WTG Rings with screws and have
slotted legs (for mounting to motor) that accommodate bolt circles from 2.64 to
7.79 inches in diameter. Brackets are provided with , 1, and 1-inch standoff
spacers to provide sufficient clearance for shaft shoulders, slingers, or other
end bell protrusions. Mounting bolts, flat washers, and lock washers are also
included. For more information, contact Adam Willwerth, sales and marketing
manager, at 866.738.1857 or sales@est-aegis.com, or visit www.est-aegis.com.
MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS

Gold Assay Furnaces, Crucible, and Cupels
Morgan Advanced Materials offers gold assay fusion and cupellation
furnaces, crucibles, and cupels, ideal for quantitative and qualitative analysis
of mined ore samples in the gold mineralization industry. Morgans excellent
manufacturing quality, superior technical service, and responsive lead times,
have led to recognition as a leader in the supply of crucibles to non-ferrous
metals industries worldwide. Morgans gold assay furnaces, crucibles, and
cupels are an excellent choice for both exploration multi-sample testing, to
determine a mines potential and for quality control grade tests, to ensure
consistent gold content levels in material sent to mills. For more information,
contact Francesca Minett at francesca.minett@morganplc.com.
September 2015
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PUMPING TRENDS
Welcome to the
Internet of Things
Sensaphones Robert Fusco on bringing
real-time data acquisition to any facility
ensaphone will
introduce its Sentinel
PRO remote monitoring
system, an enhanced version
of the Sentinel cloud-based
system, at WEFTEC 2015.
Sentinel PRO monitors up to
twelve conditions at remote
pump stations and tank
farms, including power, pump
status, tank level, and flow
rate. Sensaphones Technical
Support and Service
Manager Robert Fusco
joined MPT to discuss the
benefits available for water
and wastewater professionals
who need a convenient way
to remotely monitor remote
locations and equipment.
MPT: Sensaphone will introduce its new Sentinel PRO
remote monitoring system at this years WEFTEC in
Chicago. What makes this system unique?
Robert Fusco: The Sentinel PRO is the most advanced
monitoring and data acquisition system available today. It
interacts with all the existing sensors within a facility and
introduces them to the world of IoT (internet of things) for
on-demand, real-time status and data acquisition from any
internet connected device.
The Sentinel PRO has twelve universal Inputs, multiple
outputs, and added protocol support with Modbus RTU/
TCP and Canbus. The Sentinel PRO also has Ethernet,
cellular, and wi-fi options to fit any site requirements.
MPT: What are some of the enhancements pump users
can expect to see?
Robert Fusco: The Sentinel PRO can collect data, and
push it to the Cloud for Alarming, Reporting, and Real-
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Time Status. The end user

now has full capability to
view the entire facilitys
performance from anywhere
at a moments notice. The
Sentinel PRO can generate
custom reports on runtimes,
levels, and pulse counts
then have them emailed
as a PDF, CSV, or text
document at the users
defined interval.
MPT: What are some of
the applications in which
water and wastewater
professionals could see
immediate benefits?
Robert Fusco: The
cloud service also has
the capabilities for unlimited data and event logging for
safe, secure data storage. In addition, the Sentinel PRO is
a supervised system; the cloud can alert you if ever the
Sentinel PRO fails to check in. Unlike many systems, the
Sensaphone Cloud service offers superior protection that
your facility is monitored 24/7.
MPT: As a cloud-based system, what innovations do users
now have available for accessing their data?
Robert Fusco: The Sentinel also incorporates CanBus
protocol. CanBus is a very useful protocol to get crucial
engine diagnostics from generators and motors such
as fuel, oil, and coolant levels, as well as engine speed,
pressures, and internal temperatures. When any of the user
defined limits are crossed, the Sentinel PRO can alert a
user via text, voice call, or email. When appropriate action
needs to be taken, a motor could be safely shut down from
the phone App or Cloud to avoid a costly thermal overload
situation which will prevent catastrophic damage.

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