AQUA Industrial Watertreatment B.V.
Flocculator
Colloidal and emulsied particles are too small to be re-
moved by otation or sedimentation and most ltration
systems. To remove them by these systems they have to be
forced to form bigger, oc-like, particles. This is achieved
by a process called coagulation-occulation by adding
chemicals to the water in a occulator (explained in our
CFF process brochure).
Flocculators are subdivided in 2 categories:
Pipe occulators (PFL) where the water itself creates the
required mixing energy and
Continuous Stirred Tank Flocculator (CSTF) where mixers
provide the required mixing energy
Working principle
Flocculators provide the mixing energy and retention time
required for oc formation.
PFL
Pipe occulator are passive systems without moving parts,
where the mixing energy for the dierent oc formation proc-
ess steps are created by variations in the pipe diameter in the
occulator, while the required retention time for the dierent
process steps is obtained by varying the pipe length.
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The mixing energy distribution is constant at any given
point in a pipe cross section, which is ideal for oc forma-
tion: Chemicals are quickly ideally mixed and the resulting
ocs have the same size and strength: Consistently big ocs,
that are easy to separate.
For proper oc formation the ow rate has to be kept within
a certain ow range, since both the mixing energy and re-
tention time are a direct result of the ow rate in the pipe
occulator. This usually requires the application of a buer
tank prior to a pipe occulator.
CSTF
In Continuous Stirred Tank Flocculators, the mixing energy
is created by active top mounted mixers that are installed
in individual reactors with a certain volume. The necessary
retention time and mixing energy for each process step is
achieved by applying a certain reactor size and mixer size.
The actual mixing energy input in a CSTF is not xed, it can be
adjusted to the ow rate, giving a CSTF very wide operational
range without the need to apply a buer tank prior to the
occulator. The operational range of the CSTF is only limited
by the reactor size that determines the retention time.
The resulting ocs have more
variations in size and strength
since the mixing energy varies
with the distance to the mixer
in the reactor.

AQUA Industrial Watertreatment B.V.

Flocculator

Technical Details

L W H Weight kg Weight kg
Base Model
mm mm mm empty full
PFL006 2150 350 1100 70 120
PFL008 2238 410 1100 90 160
PFL012 2269 410 1105 110 210
PFL016 2675 460 1258 140 310
PFL025 3917 510 1208 185 480
PFL050 3997 560 1258 210 600
PFL065 4521 610 1508 260 820
PFL090 4595 610 1508 290 1025
PFL120 4710 760 1640 360 1320
PFL155 4743 810 1658 435 1615
PFL200 4816 895 1758 445 2063
PFL240 5800 1000 1850 500 2250
PFL300 6500 1200 2100 650 2600

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18.04.2005