Filtration of Smaller Flows with Vertical Pressure Filters

Vertical Pressure Filters consist of a pressure vessel with an overdrain system for distribution of influent water and collection of backwash waste.

Vertical Pressure Filters allow you to:

Maintain system pressure through the treatment process

Eliminate backwash supply pumps

Utilize several media configurations

Isolate individual filtration vessels

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Features and Benefits

Features:

Enclosed filtration system
Water only or air scour backwash
Underdrains can be joined
Multiple vessels in a single system possible

Benefits:

Line pressure maintained
Re-pumping after filtration eliminated
Provides most effective backwash for a specific system
Allows backwashing from in-service cells
Reduced backwash flow rate
Flexibility of operation

Vertical Pressure Filters provide granular media treatment in an enclosed pressure vessel. Multiple vessels can be used to allow operating flexibility and backwashing from in-service cells. Under 1 MGD (4 MLD), they are more economical than horizontal pressure filters.

Common applications include iron, manganese and arsenic removal from groundwater and industrial process water treatment. Vessel design and manufacturing includes non-code or ASME code with stamp for a wide range of operating pressures.

Manganese ANTHRA/SAND™ media when used in these filters, provides enhanced manganese removal at a cost greater lower than manganese greensand.

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