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The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

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222 <strong>The</strong> <strong>MBR</strong> <strong>Book</strong><br />

Figure 5.10 <strong>The</strong> Coill Dubh site. <strong>The</strong> four <strong>MBR</strong> tanks are adjacent to the lifting davits<br />

table, making deep excavations difficult <strong>and</strong> expensive. <strong>The</strong> simplicity <strong>of</strong> the<br />

ME<strong>MBR</strong>IGHT ® design made this option competitive <strong>and</strong> attractive.<br />

No piloting was undertaken as this influent was considered “normal” domestic<br />

sewerage based on an inl<strong>and</strong> catchment with an observable existing treatment<br />

process. <strong>The</strong> contract was led by the house developer MDY Construction. MDY also<br />

supplied the civil element to the contract based on supplied designs. <strong>The</strong> process,<br />

mechanical <strong>and</strong> electrical design element <strong>of</strong> the contract was delivered by Bord na<br />

Mona Environmental <strong>and</strong> supplied by Brightwater Engineering. M&E installation<br />

was supplied by BnM subcontractors, while process commissioning, verification <strong>and</strong><br />

pre-h<strong>and</strong>over operational support was supplied by Brightwater. <strong>The</strong> plant was commissioned<br />

in June 2004.<br />

Design <strong>The</strong> works (Fig. 5.11) consists <strong>of</strong> an inlet flume, followed by an overflow<br />

sump from where flows in excess <strong>of</strong> 50 m 3 /h are diverted to a storm tank with 2 h<br />

retention at flows between 50 <strong>and</strong> 100 m 3 /h. Excess flows from the storm tank discharge<br />

from it direct to the stream. Storm water is pumped back to the inlet sump<br />

once works inlet flows have reduced.<br />

Flows to treatment are dosed with ferric for phosphorous control <strong>and</strong> pumped to<br />

a 6mm free-st<strong>and</strong>ing wedgewire rotary screen. Flows drop from the screen into a<br />

stilling zone located in a settling tank that also acts as the works sludge <strong>and</strong> scum<br />

storage. From the stilling zone, flows pass under a fat-retaining submerged weir <strong>and</strong><br />

onto a 3 mm drum screen. Flows are then diverted via a common manifold to four<br />

membrane tanks, each containing six modules. Each module provides a total effective<br />

surface area <strong>of</strong> 92 m 2 from 50 panels. Aeration is supplied to the modules only by<br />

duty/duty blowers. Treated effluent/permeate gravitates by siphoning from each<br />

reactor to a common collection sump via flow measurement on each reactor. Permeate

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