Grit removal in clean-water plants is essential to effective treatment and to protecting equipment downstream from the headworks. Sand removal in potable water plants is also essential.
The challenge is to capture the widest range of grit particle sizes and do so in an efficient and reliable system. Smith & Loveless has introduced a new generation of its long-established PISTA Grit Removal system. It’s designed to remove ultra-fine particles.The PISTA INVORSOR vortex grit system combines proven particle-capture methods. It uses enhanced settling by inclined plates that meet a defined surface overflow rate, combined with hydraulic forced vortex grit removal. The manufacturer
