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DAF Sludge Dewatering

Dissolved air flotation / DAF systems are commonly used in a variety of processing applications including food
and dairy, meat, fish and poultry rendering, and waste vegetable oils applications to remove suspended solids,
fats, oils and greases from a variety of wastewaters. DAF systems are also used for wide variety of industrial,
manufacturing, oil and gas drilling, plus marine waste water treatment applications.
The high process rates, small footprints and operational flexibility are often an advantage in these applications.
DAF systems inject micro bubbles into the waste steam which attach to the solids and float them to the surface
where they are skimmed off. However one of the more common issues with a DAF system is the mess
associated and disposal cost and with handling the skimmed off waste solids.
The Hiller range of decanter centrifuges are an effective and well proven equipment solution for dewatering the
typically wet, sloppy solids skimmed off many DAF processes and wastewater systems. Using a decanter
centrifuge to dewater DAF sludge can provide both tangible and intangible benefits and cost savings such as:

Reduces total disposal volume by as much as 70%

Produces stackable cake like sludge with no free liquid
Reduces handling costs with less sludge volume and weight
Increases options for sludge disposal
Less mess and associated clean-up

With a wide capacity range of liquid / solid separating centrifuges and process options, Hiller-US can help you
realize the above benefits. Hiller offers both two phase and three phase decanter centrifuges. In select
applications three phase decanter centrifuges can provide the added benefit recovering free fats and oil phases
from DAF sludges maximizing the return on investment.
Given the wide variety of DAF sludges and treatment programs Hiller-US would typically recommend on-site
application testing to determine optimal equipment size, dewatering results and process parameters. For onsite
application testing HILLER-US in Austin Texas area maintains a centrifuge pilot test unit. The portable system
features a full-scale DP45 production model centrifuge mounted in a 53-foot trailer with all the system controls
and ancillary equipment such as pumps, polymer systems, and sludge auger as well as connection hoses for a
complete set-up. HILLER-US also has a smaller skid mounted DP26 with all the system controls and ancillary
equipment such as pumps, polymer systems, and sludge auger as well as connection hoses for a complete
set-up.

The typical one-week test program specifically evaluates the capacity of the centrifuge on a representative
material. The purpose of this pilot study will be to investigate performance, provide operational data, and
develop treatment experience with the centrifuge process. Test data is then summarized.
The test program will typically consist of a series of predetermined test runs designed to evaluate the causeeffect relationship between certain key performance parameters:

Optimum polymer type

Throughput vs. cake solids
Polymer vs. cake solids

Hiller-US will also assist customers with the proper application set-up and installation parameters required for
maximizing process results. A common and basic process description would typically be described as follows:

Process wastewater flows into the DAF tank and suspended solids
float to the surface forming a layer or blanket of material, which is
periodically or continuously scraped off and into a wet sludge holding
tank and / or mix tank.

The mix tank gently agitates the solids into a homogeneous dilution of
solids and liquid, which is then fed to the centrifuge using a progressive
cavity feed pump.

If necessary an additional chemical additive may be introduced to

help facilitate a more separable and dryer sludge cake. This is more
prevalent with fatty solids.

A progressive cavity feed pump pulling from the bottom of the mix
tank continuously feeds to the centrifuge and is controlled by a VFD to
optimize pump speed and flow rate. The clarified centrifuge centrate is
returned by gravity and / or balance tank with centrifugal pump back to
the head of the DAF or collection pit / tank. The centrifuge continuously
discharges the separated solids into a sludge hopper placed below the
centrifuge.

A float switch opens a normally closed butterfly valve in the clarified

liquid discharge line and adds re-circulated make-up water to the mix
tank during low level conditions to maintain process conditions.

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