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Filter Backwash

Filter backwash is a key process in wastewater treatment facilities that
acts as a form of preventative maintenance.

What is Filter Backwashing? Filter backwashing is a form of wastewater treatment preventative maintenance, where water is pumped backwards through the filter in order to prevent the filter media from becoming too dirty – or even unusable. 

Types of Filter Backwashing. There are 2 main types of filter backwashing: continuous backwashing and semicontinuous backwashing.

  • Continous Backwashing. In continuous backwashing, water enters near the bottom of the tank, and suspended solids are filtered out as the raw water flows up through the media bed. As the filtrate reaches the top of the filter, it passes over the effluent and is discharged. A portion of the filtrate is diverted through the sand washer and used for cleaning and transferring the waste solids. 
  • Semicontinous Backwashing. In this process, water is pumped below the sand filter; it's then sucked out from the top with a separate pump. The next step is having the backwash water be sent to the main distribution inlet header for reprocessing. The aeration blower provides air that's used in a semicontinuous pulsed-bed filter. The backwashing process will begin once the suspended solids in the effluent cease to filter to an acceptable level of the head.
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Aeration Technologies for Filter Backwash

Atlas Copco offers seven different blower and aeration technologies for wastewater and industrial applications. We fit the absolute best technology to you – no favoritism involved. Having a complete range means that the technology we select for you will be the most efficient product for your application over the cost of its lifetime, when you factor the cost of purchase, electricity usage, and service (downtime) costs. What’s more? We have the calculators to show you the complete payback analysis before you even part with one dollar.

Atlas Copco innovates in all aspects of compressed air and gas production. Our promise to you is we do more. What does that mean? Simply, we go further and deeper in every aspect of our offering to you and that promise extends way beyond just products. With a presence across the entire United States, and over 350 technicians on the road every day, Atlas Copco specializes in finding ways to make your wastewater and industrial processes more efficient. 

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