ALDEC 1000 Series
High Performance Decanter
• For sludges from municipal, industrial and potable water
treatment plants
• Reduces sludge volume
• Average capacity for normal dewatering duties 150 - 270 m3/h
• Cost effective performance
• Continuous operation and automatic control
• Compact, modular design
Alfa Laval offers the most cost-effective, high performance
solutions for waste water treatment plants. ALDEC treats
high throughputs of all sludges from very low (<1%DS) to
very high solids contents. No matter what is needed – lower
polymer consumption, lower life cycle costs, higher cake
dryness or clearer effluent and higher capacities – ALDEC
satisfies dewatering and thickening demands.
Enhancement Packages
The economics of sludge treatment operation may justify
the addition of one or more of the enhancement packages:
• Enhanced dewatering package – Achieve higher cake dry-
ness and lower sludge disposal costs.
• Enhanced thickening package – With this package it is
possible to lower the polymer costs. Use of polymer is re-
duced and is in some cases no longer necessary.
• Enhanced wear protection package – Maintenance costs
are reduced because of more wear resistant materials.
This prolongs the service intervals.
• Serviceability package – This package is a time saver of-
fering increased ease of operation and maintenance.
• Power savings package – Reduce electricity costs
through power recovery.
Working Principle
Separation takes place in a horizontal bowl equipped with a
screw conveyor ➊.
The sludge is fed into the bowl through a stationary feed
tube ➋ and smoothly accelerated by the inlet distributor ➌.
Centrifugal force causes sedimentation of the solids on the
wall of the bowl ➍.
The conveyor and the bowl rotate in the same direction, but
at different speeds. This conveys the solids to the conical
➐ ➋
➏➊ ➒ ➍ ➌ ➎ ➑
end of the bowl ➎.
Here the solids are lifted out of the liquid and are centrifu-
gally dewatered before being discharged into the casing.
The clarified liquid overflows into the casing through open- Dimensions
ings in the end of the bowl ➏.

1880 mm (1004)
1981 mm (1006)
Drive System
An electrical motor and a V-belt transmission drive the
bowl. Power is transferred to the conveyor by means of a
three-stage planetary gearbox ➐.
The speed difference between the bowl and the conveyor is Max. Max.
obtained by a fully automatic backdrive system that com- 7675 mm (1004) 3378 mm (1004)
pensates for variations in the incoming solids. 8260 mm (1006) 3810 mm (1006)

Design
A compact, in-line frame carries the rotating part with main Technical Data
bearings at both ends. Vibration isolators are placed under
ALDEC 1004 ALDEC 1006
the frame. The rotating part is enclosed in a casing with a
cover and a bottom section in which the solids and liquid Bowl diameter 1016 mm
outlets are integrated.
Total bowl length 3556 mm 4470 mm

Materials Max. speed 2000 rpm

Bowl, conveyor, inlet tube, outlets, and other parts in direct
G-force 2270 G
contact with the sludge are made of stainless steel. The dis-
charge ports ➑ as well as the conveyor flights and feedzone Max. weight 13727 kg 18068 kg
are protected with highly erosion resistant materials. The Duplex
Bowl material AISI 317
frame is made of mild steel with an epoxy enamel finish. Stainless Steel
Other parts in contact
AISI 316/AISI 317
Optimisation with sludge
300 HP (225 KW) /
The ALDEC decanters can be adjusted to suit individual Typical main drive size*
600 HP (450 KW)
sludge dewatering and thickening needs. Optimal separation
efficiency is found by first varying the feed rate, rotational Start method Star-delta
speed, polymer type and dosage. Then optimal balance be- Sound pressure in free
90
tween liquid clarity and solids dryness is found by varying field dB (A) rel 20µ Pa
the differential speed between conveyor and bowl and the * According to American specifications
pond depth in the bowl ➒.

Contacts Alfa Laval Separation A/S

Maskinvej 5, DK-2860 Søborg, Denmark
Tel +45 39 53 60 00
Fax +45 39 53 65 53 PD 88602 en
www.alfalaval.com 0010/rev0