AquaDisk®
Cloth Media Filter
The cloth media “Disk” configuration was the first to enter the marketplace as an alternative to conventional granular media filtration technologies. This original configuration comprises the majority of Aqua-Aerobic cloth media filters, installed today. A history of exceptional operating experience in a variety of municipal and industrial applications continues to make the AquaDisk® the tertiary filter of choice.
How It Works
The AquaDisk® cloth media filter is the leading tertiary filter on the market today. Treatment is accomplished in three simple phases with use of the exclusive OptiFiber® cloth media, reducing phosphorus and capable of producing reuse quality effluent.
Features & Specifications
- Utilizes any of the application-specific OptiFiber® cloth filtration media
- Vertically oriented cloth media disks reduce required footprint
- Each disk has six lightweight, removable segments for ease of maintenance
- Available in painted steel, stainless steel or concrete tanks
- New, used and rental options available
Benefits
- Higher solids and hydraulic loading rates
- Low hydraulic profile
- Low backwash rate
- Fully automatic PLC control system with color touchscreen Human Machine Interface (HMI)
- Low life-cycle cost
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Applications
Related Resources
| Resource Categories | Title | Summary | Download Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video | Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc. Overview Video | ||
| Brochure | AquaDisk® Euro-Series Product Brochure | The AquaDisk® Euro-Series Cloth Media Filter provides a mechanical configuration which is ideal for some … | |
| Video | AquaDisk Cloth Media Filter Video | ||
| Video | AquaSBR and AquaDisk Cloth Media Filters Protect Sensitive Waters in the Florida Keys | ||
| Video | AquaSBR Accomplishes Nutrient Removal at Big Coppitt, FL | ||
| Video | Backwash Mode – Cloth Media Filter | ||
| White Paper | Buxachatchee Paper | According to the USEPA’s Nutrient Pollution website, “nutrient pollution is one of America’s most widespread, … | |
| Success Story | Calgary, Alberta Canada | The facility uses up to 7.7 million gallons per day (MGD) of reclaimed wastewater from … | |
| Success Story | Clear Lake, IA | Clear Lake Sanitary District (CLSD) was originally built in the early 1950s and utilized a … | |
| Brochure | Cloth Media Filtration Brochure | The original OptiFiber® cloth filtration media is specifically engineered for water and wastewater applications and … | |
| Brochure | Cloth Media Filtration Brochure en Espanol | ||
| White Paper | Evaluation of Pile Cloth with AquaDisk® | The objectives of this evaluation were: To determine the operational characteristics of a pile cloth … | |
| White Paper | Industrial Reuse at Clear Lake, IA Paper | Clear Lake Sanitary District (CLSD) was originally built in the early 1950s and utilized a … | |
| White Paper | Lee, MA Paper | Sequencing batch reactor (SBR) technology coupled with cloth media filtration (CMF) has been used extensively … | |
| Application Profile | OptiFiber® Pile Cloth Media Filtration For Chemical and Plastics Manufacturing | The Challenge: Plastics are ubiquitous. Automobiles, shopping bags, beauty products, clothing, drinking straws, computers, packing … | |
| Brochure | OptiFiber® Pilot System | Since the early 1990’s, Aqua-Aerobic was first to introduce cloth media filtration technology and continues … | |
| Success Story | Orlando, FL | Orange County South Water Reclamation Facility (North Plant) in Orlando, Florida is one of three … | |
| Article | Phosphorus Removal With PCMF | Phosphorus limits for wastewater discharged into surface waters are constantly being reevaluated by state authorities … | |
| Application Profile | Pile Cloth Media Application Profile | The Challenge: Cooling towers and boilers consume the most fresh water in the industry, with … | |
| Application Profile | Pile Cloth Media Filtration For Petrochemical Plants | The Challenge: Petrochemical refineries convert crude oil into petroleum products. The crude oil is distilled … | |
| White Paper | Tertiary Disk Filters at the Kitchener WWTP | The Kitchener Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is a conventional secondary treatment facility in the Region … | |
| Article | The Best in Phosphorus Removal | Discharge limits for phosphorus removal are more stringent than ever and pose a definite challenge … | |
| Success Story | York River, VA | Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) was created in 1940 to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake … |