Design Optimization of Pump Stations
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Pump station performance depends on proper mechanical equipment selection and design of the civil structure to deliver satisfactory approach flow. Deficiencies in either of these areas, and more importantly, incompatibility between mechanical equipment and the sump can lead to cavitation of pump components, equipment vibration, and pump flow and/or pressures that do not meet system requirements. ENSR combines field investigation, physical and computer (3D CFD) hydraulic modeling design tools, and pump design and application experience to develop the most cost-effective new design or retrofit. ENSR’s expertise in both the hydraulic and mechanical aspects of pump station design ensures facilities will perform reliably with minimum maintenance and energy costs. We have successfully completed over 300 such projects.
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Gulf Coast Utility Pump Station Design
ENSR has successfully executed several projects for a Gulf Coast Utility client. Early studies of the plant influent and primary effluent pump stations utilized field studies and physical hydraulic modeling for troubleshooting existing performance problems. More recent investigations of the primary effluent pump station and the activated sludge influent pump station used physical hydraulic modeling as a design tool to develop modifications to allow the capacity of the existing pump stations to be increased, while ensuring satisfactory performance. ENSR’s designs provided a cost-effective way for the the client to reduce pump maintenance requirements and expand capacity while minimizing new facility costs. |
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