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Agalteca is unique in being the first plant to be designed largely using the Automated Design Tool.

Design Specifics

Entrance Tank

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The main innovation on the sludge drain is its cover. Initially the cover served also as a support for the slope, but now, as the slopes are built by a solid piece of concrete, this is not necesary any more.
One of the advantages of the new design is that it is much easier to clean, as the only removable parts will be the 6 inch PVC inlet manifold and the drain cover which was designed in sections to make it easy to remove. Also, the fact that the flocs will settle inside the sedimentation tank, which has a sludge drain specifically designed to purge all the sludge, will imply that after emptying the tanks the remaining sludge in the bottom of the sedimentation tank will be very little to none.
The idea of designing the sludge drain cover with small orifices is to create an even vacum along the entire length of the sedimentation tank to reduce dead spaces where sludge could be accumulated.

Plant Drawings

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