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Secondary-clarifier sludge-blanket monitoring at a 550,000 t/day benchmark plant.
Customer Challenge
This benchmark South China plant treats 550,000 tons/day. Secondary-clarifier sludge level is critical to scraper control, effluent compliance and energy saving — but turbulent water, sludge adhesion and complex sludge-water interfaces make measurement hard. Conventional ultrasonic interface meters suffer from scum and bubbles, producing unreliable data that cannot drive automated scraper control.
The TENGINE Solution
A USL intelligent sludge-blanket level meter was installed.
Implementation
USL Ultrasonic Sludge Level Analyzer.
Project Results
Accurate, stable level data now drives smart scraper control, eliminating idle running and saving energy. The self-cleaning design drastically reduces maintenance, solved the industry's secondary-clarifier interface challenge, and proved domestic interface meters in large municipal plants.
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