Belo Monte
Modifying the system into a smaller chunk, supports in expansion of life equipment with guarantee for downtime and repair. Less stress is placed on the equipment in terms of wearing and tearing which occurs through contribution of starting and stopping of the pump generation.
Project Overview
ABC Point pump station opened its’ establishment in 1975 with the purpose of handling 75 million gallons of raw sewage per year. Following through, the sewage consumes 150,000 kWh of electricity per annum. Within the city limits of the Central Province, the pump delivers sewage to the local treatment plants for green growth in the hills. Picturing the pump flow, operationally, three identical 75-hp pumps which are vertically mounted 40 feet below ground level.
The pumps are driven by motors positioned directly above each pump at ground level. Each pump is equipped with a 35-foot floating line shaft that pumps raw sewage to a common header which gradually steps up to ground level. From the common header, the sewage flows through the gravity feed header (shared by several sewage stations) to the main treatment plant. To evaluate the system's efficiency, an analysis of volume flow, operating times, and energy use of the pumps was performed by the Showcase Demonstration team.
Project Overview
The approach taken up by the team of LTP engineers – developing a test plan system to increase the efficiency of the existing electric motor system. Further, the savings can be enabled by shifting the focus away from the current elements available in the pump and re-generate the functions for a non-obstructive system performance.
Phase 2 emphasized, the post analysis of the station’s pumping system performance and the project team organized a cost estimate of USD 1.2 Million. The report summary concludes that reducing pump capacity could achieve significant energy savings.