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The information contained herein relative to data, dimensions and recommendations as to size, power and assembly are for purpose of estimation only. These values should not be assumed to be universally applicable to specific design problems. Particular designs, installations and plants may call for specific requirements. Consult Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. for exact recommendations or specific needs. Patents Apply.

© 2012 Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.

6306 N. Alpine Rd Loves Park, IL 61111-7655 p 815.654.2501 f 815.654.2508 www.aqua-aerobic.com solutions@aqua-aerobic.com

Providing TOTAL Water Management Solutions

Aeration & Mixing

Biological Processes

Filtration

Membranes

Controls & Monitoring Systems

Aftermarket Products and Services

Visit our website at www.aqua-aerobic.com to learn more about the AquaABF® Automatic Backwash Filter and our complete line of products and services:

Bulletin #751C 6/12

AquaABF®

AUTOMATIC BACKWASH FILTER

AquaABF® Operation

• High quality effluent

• Mono media sand, dual media sand and anthracite, or granular activated carbon

• Continuous filtration, even during backwash

• High mechanical reliability and low maintenance; no pipe galleries or air bowers

Features and Advantages

AquaABF®

AUTOMATIC BACKWASH FILTER

For more than 25 years, the AquaABF® Automatic Backwash Filter has received wide acclaim for its successful performance in municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment. It has proven to be an efficient means of treating potable water, reducing turbidity and suspended solids in industrial process makeup water, and providing reuse quality effluent in municipal wastewater applications.

The AquaABF filter is a continuous rapid-rate, gravity filter utilizing granular media. The filter is simple to operate and offers a competitive cost and energy efficient design, making it the logical alternative to other filtration systems.

The AquaABF is designed to filter water and backwash filter cells simultaneously during normal operation. By design, the filter bed is divided horizontally into 8 in. or 12 in. (20.3 or 30.5 cm) wide cells. Inlet water floods the sand bed through multiple inlet ports via gravity and flows through the granular media and porous plate. Filtrate passes through the effluent backwash port and into the effluent channel.

Backwashing occurs under the hood, which is suspended below the traveling carriage. During backwash, the carriage and attached hood move slowly across the filter bed. This action consecutively isolates and backwashes each individual cell. Cells not under the hood continue the filtering process as the hood and carriage travel across the AquaABF filter bed. A backwash pump draws filtered water from the effluent chamber and backwashes each cell by pumping water back through the effluent port. Another pump picks up the washwater, which has collected in the hood and discharges it to the washwater trough. The backwash cycle occurs only when needed because of headloss, or if desired, by a pre-selected time cycle.

The Turbilite option collects the post-backwash filtrate and re-directs it to the washwater collection system. The system minimizes post-backwash breakthrough, maximizing turbidity and suspended solids removal; and reducing virus and other microorganisms often present in potable water and wastewater.

AquaABF concrete filters are available in standard widths of 6, 9, 12.5, and 16 ft. (1.8, 2.7, 3.8 and 4.9 m), offering site adaptability and cost efficiency.

AquaABF package filters are available in a variety of sizes, ranging from 4 ft. x 8 ft. (1.2 m x 2.4 m) to 9 ft. x 40 ft. (2.7 m x 12.2m), and are available in both painted steel and stainless steel.

Cast-in-Place Concrete Basins Steel Package Tanks

Turbilite® Backwash System Option

AquaABF® package filters are ideal for both municipal and industrial water or wastewater treatment applications.

Four AquaABF® concrete filters installed as part of this plant’s upgrade to meet required effluent TSS and phosphorus levels.

Influent Chamber

Influent Ports

Washwater Collection Pump

Control Panel Fiberglass Launder

Polypropylene Wear Strip

Backwash Pump

Backwash Shoe

Individual Cell Effluent/Backwash Port and Module Header

Granular Media (Typically 11 in. (279 mm) Mono Sand)Porous Plate

Media Support

Effluent Chamber/ Clearwell

Fiberglass Cell Divider Sheets

• Fully automatic; minimal operator attention required

• Low capital cost and installation cost

• Low head requirements

AquaABF® Operation

• High quality effluent

• Mono media sand, dual media sand and anthracite, or granular activated carbon

• Continuous filtration, even during backwash

• High mechanical reliability and low maintenance; no pipe galleries or air bowers

Features and Advantages

AquaABF®

AUTOMATIC BACKWASH FILTER

For more than 25 years, the AquaABF® Automatic Backwash Filter has received wide acclaim for its successful performance in municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment. It has proven to be an efficient means of treating potable water, reducing turbidity and suspended solids in industrial process makeup water, and providing reuse quality effluent in municipal wastewater applications.

The AquaABF filter is a continuous rapid-rate, gravity filter utilizing granular media. The filter is simple to operate and offers a competitive cost and energy efficient design, making it the logical alternative to other filtration systems.

The AquaABF is designed to filter water and backwash filter cells simultaneously during normal operation. By design, the filter bed is divided horizontally into 8 in. or 12 in. (20.3 or 30.5 cm) wide cells. Inlet water floods the sand bed through multiple inlet ports via gravity and flows through the granular media and porous plate. Filtrate passes through the effluent backwash port and into the effluent channel.

Backwashing occurs under the hood, which is suspended below the traveling carriage. During backwash, the carriage and attached hood move slowly across the filter bed. This action consecutively isolates and backwashes each individual cell. Cells not under the hood continue the filtering process as the hood and carriage travel across the AquaABF filter bed. A backwash pump draws filtered water from the effluent chamber and backwashes each cell by pumping water back through the effluent port. Another pump picks up the washwater, which has collected in the hood and discharges it to the washwater trough. The backwash cycle occurs only when needed because of headloss, or if desired, by a pre-selected time cycle.

The Turbilite option collects the post-backwash filtrate and re-directs it to the washwater collection system. The system minimizes post-backwash breakthrough, maximizing turbidity and suspended solids removal; and reducing virus and other microorganisms often present in potable water and wastewater.

AquaABF concrete filters are available in standard widths of 6, 9, 12.5, and 16 ft. (1.8, 2.7, 3.8 and 4.9 m), offering site adaptability and cost efficiency.

AquaABF package filters are available in a variety of sizes, ranging from 4 ft. x 8 ft. (1.2 m x 2.4 m) to 9 ft. x 40 ft. (2.7 m x 12.2m), and are available in both painted steel and stainless steel.

Cast-in-Place Concrete Basins Steel Package Tanks

Turbilite® Backwash System Option

AquaABF® package filters are ideal for both municipal and industrial water or wastewater treatment applications.

Four AquaABF® concrete filters installed as part of this plant’s upgrade to meet required effluent TSS and phosphorus levels.

Influent Chamber

Influent Ports

Washwater Collection Pump

Control Panel Fiberglass Launder

Polypropylene Wear Strip

Backwash Pump

Backwash Shoe

Individual Cell Effluent/Backwash Port and Module Header

Granular Media (Typically 11 in. (279 mm) Mono Sand)Porous Plate

Media Support

Effluent Chamber/ Clearwell

Fiberglass Cell Divider Sheets

• Fully automatic; minimal operator attention required

• Low capital cost and installation cost

• Low head requirements

The information contained herein relative to data, dimensions and recommendations as to size, power and assembly are for purpose of estimation only. These values should not be assumed to be universally applicable to specific design problems. Particular designs, installations and plants may call for specific requirements. Consult Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. for exact recommendations or specific needs. Patents Apply.

© 2012 Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.

6306 N. Alpine Rd Loves Park, IL 61111-7655 p 815.654.2501 f 815.654.2508 www.aqua-aerobic.com solutions@aqua-aerobic.com

Providing TOTAL Water Management Solutions

Aeration & Mixing

Biological Processes

Filtration

Membranes

Controls & Monitoring Systems

Aftermarket Products and Services

Visit our website at www.aqua-aerobic.com to learn more about the AquaABF® Automatic Backwash Filter and our complete line of products and services:

Bulletin #751C 6/12

AquaABF®

AUTOMATIC BACKWASH FILTER