Hoseless sludge collectors

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MEURER RESERCH, INC. WAS FOUNDED IN 1977
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IN 1980 MRI DESIGNED AND PATENTED THE FIRST
UNDERWATER SUCTION SLUDGE COLLECTOR AND WITH
2000 INSTALLED HAS MANUFACTURED MORE UNITS THAN
ALL OTHER MANUFACTURERS COMBINED
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IN 1995 MRI DEVELOPED AND PATENTED THE CABLE-VACTM
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IN 2002 MRI DEVELOPED AND PATENTED THE FIRST
“HOSELESS” CABLE-VACTM
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SINCE 2002 MRI HAS SOLD MORE THAN 250 “HOSELESS”
CABLE-VACTM UNITS
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ALL OF MRI PRODUCTS ARE DESIGNED, PATENTED AND
MANUFACTURED IN HOUSE
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MRI IS THE ONLY MANUFACTURER THAT USES
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) FOR DESIGN
PURPOSES
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1. AS THE UNIT TRAVELS
FORWARD THE SOLIDS
ARE PULLED INTO THE
TANGENTIAL ORIFICES
2. THE FLOW
TRAVELS DOWN
THE HEADER
PIPES AND INTO
THE MAIN BODY
Valve open during
forward travel
4. THE FLOW
EXITS THE BASIN
THROUGH THE
EXIT PIPE
UHMW
BUSHING
3. THE FLOW THEN ENTERS
THE EXIT PIPE THROUGH THE
PATENTED FLOW CONTROL
DEVICE THAT INSURES EVEN
DISTRIBUTION
Valve closed during
Reverse travel
Cable-VacTM Drive
H.W.L
INLET
DIFFUSER
Backward
Double cable
pulleys
Urethane castors
Forward
Single end
cable pulley
MRI’S PATENTED “TANGENTIAL ORIFICES” REMOVE THE
SETTLED SOLIDS FROM IN FRONT OF THE HEADER PIPE
AND SPIRAL THE FLOW RESULTING IN LOWER HEADLOSS
AND HIGHER SOLIDS CONCENTRATION
CONVENTIONAL HEADER PIPE
ARRANGEMENT
MRI HEADER PIPE WITH PATENTED
“TANGENTIAL ORIFICES”
THE PATENTED BUSHING SLIDES OVER THE RIGID EXIT
PIPE
PATENTED BUSHING
BUSHING IS A TWO PART FOR EASY REMOVAL
UHMW BUSHING
THE PATENTED CABLE ARRANGEMENT OPERATES LIKE A
WINCH IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND HAS THE END OF
TRAVEL SENSORS MOUNTED ON THE DRIVE
THE STAINLESS STEEL DRIVE COVER HAS A VIEW
PORT TO OBSERVE THE CABLE DRUM
THE ELECTRIC OPERATED SLUDGE VALVE CAN
ALSO CONTROL FLOW RATE
MRI BUILDS ALL CONTROL SYSTEMS
IN HOUSE AND CAN PROVIDE ALL
POPULAR PLC MAKES
MRI CONTROL PANELS CAN BE
PROVIDED WITH TOUCH SCREEN
OR BUTTON CONTROLS
PLANT:
ENGINEER:
APPLICATION:
STOCKTON, CA WTP - 27.6 MGD
BLACK AND VEATCH ENGINEERS
WTP – 2 UNITS
PLANT:
ENGINEER:
APPLICATION:
LONGMONT, CO WTP – 32 MGD
BLACK AND VEATCH ENGINEERS
2 UNITS RUN PERPENDICULAR TO THE
PLATE ROWS
PLANT:
ENGINEER:
APPLICATION:
LAKE PLEASANT, AR WTP – 3MGD
BLACK AND VEATCH ENGINEERS
WTP – 1 UNIT
THE HOSELESS CABLE-VACTM IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE
UNDER PLATE SETTLERS AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING
PHOTOS
SCRAPERS ARE ADDED TO REACH END WALL AND
TO CLEAN CLOSER TO THE FLOOR
PLANT:
ENGINEER:
APPLICATION:
OTTOWA, CAN
CH2M HILL ENGINEERS
WTP – 19 UNITS
HOSES UNDER PLATE SETTLERS CAUSE PROBLEMS
WITH TANGLING, CATCHING AND PRIMING
BEFORE
AFTER
PLANT:
ENGINEER:
APPLICATION:
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA TOBACCO ROAD WTP
MONTGOMERY WATSON HARZA
WTP – 20 MGD
PLANT:
ENGINEER:
APPLICATION:
RIO GRANDE, TX
KYLE ENGINEERING
WTP – 4 MGD
PLANT:
ENGINEER:
APPLICATION:
LG PHILIPS – SOUTH KOREA
LG PHILLIPS
WWTP – 20 MGD