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AERATION SYSTEMS INC.
HELIXOR ®
MADE IN CANADA
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HELIXOR's Key Features
AERATION SYSTEMS INC. • Efficient oxygen transfer and
designs, manufactures and markets complete mixing conditions;
POLCON ® HELIXOR ® Systems • Low capital costs due to
through an international representative simplicity of installation and
network. start-up;
Our POLCON HELIXOR Unit, • No moving parts underwater,
invented in 1967, has an outstanding resulting in significant savings in
international reputation and reference operating and maintenance costs.
list.
Worldwide Applications
The HELIXOR Unit is a sub-surface
mixing/aerating device, constructed of POLCON HELIXOR Systems have a
wide range of applications. There are • lake aeration
twelve (12) inch diameter molded
approximately 2,000 in operation • ice prevention -
polypropylene. It incorporates an
throughout the world. prevention of winter
integral monolithic helix component
fishkill
throughout its interior length. The units The HELIXOR Unit has been
• pH balancing -
are anchored vertically and are supplied incorporated into systems designed for:
industrial
with compressed air (or gas) at their
• treatment of industrial wastewater mixing, etc.
base. This creates a highly turbulent flow
• treatment of domestic sewage
of air (gas) and liquid. Treatment Systems range
• water quality improvement
from conventional
aerated lagoons and
HELIXOR Oxygenation Capacity concrete tanks or basins,
to systems installed
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Design data are based on controlled studies by independent authorities at:

• University of Iowa - P.F. Morgan Laboratory
• Aware Inc. - a recognized authority in the field
• Gerry Shell Environmental Engineering Inc. - also a recognized authority
• University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Why Choose the POLCON HELIXOR System?
Higher operating efficiency and
lower capital costs:
Oxygen transfer from the compressed air
to the effluent improves as the depth of
the HELIXOR System increases.
Since our System can operate in any
water depth from five (5) feet upwards,
there are capital savings as depth
increases because less land is required,
fewer HELIXORS are needed and the
size of the underwater piping is reduced.
Lower operating costs:
Flexibility of loading saves operating
costs when the oxygen demand varies.
When the design oxygen demand is
decreased, the air flow to the
HELIXOR ® Units can be reduced
automatically, while still maintaining
uniform circulation throughout
the basin.
No need for fixed
structures:
POLCON HELIXORS
are mounted on concrete
anchors on the lagoon or
basin floor. When the
units are to be installed
in a concrete tank, the
HELIXOR support
brackets are simply
bolted to the concrete Aerated lagoon, British Columbia, Canada
floor.
Optimum treatment
efficiency:
POLCON HELIXOR
Systems distribute the
aeration and mixing
units uniformly within
the aeration basin. This
allows effective and
efficient treatment
throughout the facility,
without sludge-bank
formation.
Facultative lagoons:
If facultative lagoon
technology is specified,
POLCON HELIXORS Activated sludge plant, Belgium.
may be secured by a
tether-type system which positions the water depth which results in the warmer
HELIXOR Units at a predetermined bottom water being pumped to
height above the basin floor, thus the surface.
deliberately promoting the anaerobic/ No corrosion:
aerobic layers necessary for this process
variant. The underwater components of the
POLCON HELIXOR System are
No water hazards: fabricated of corrosive-resistant
materials.
POLCON HELIXORS have no moving
parts underwater requiring maintenance
and no electrical connections.
Since the HELIXOR System is
submerged, it is not subject to icing
under normal loading conditions. This
is due to the option of selecting a greater
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POLCON AERATION SYSTEMS INC. Australia
431 Mountain Highway, Suite 3 Belgium
North Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA V7J 2L1
Telephone: (604) 986-9414 Fax: (604) 986-5377
Brazil
E-mail: polcon@sanitherm.com Brunei
Web Site: http://www.sanitherm.com
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