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Siltbuster reduces risk
10:36 30 Apr 2003
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The Siltbuster, a mobile silt trap designed to reduce the risk of
prosecution for the discharge of oil and suspended solids, will be
launched at SED 2003 this week.
The standard Siltbuster has a capacity of 50m3 of water per hour and, according to manufacturer Unipure, it is as effective as a lagoon 20 times the size of the unit. "For a simulated construction site run offs the unit removed 75% of the solids at a flow rate of 30m3 per hour. With flocculated sludge it achieved 99% removal (at a flow rate of 20m3)," said Dr Keith Williams of Cardiff University, who conducted performance trials.
The machine employs a system of inclined baffles to increase the effective area of the unit.
The standard Siltbuster has a capacity of 50m3 of water per hour and, according to manufacturer Unipure, it is as effective as a lagoon 20 times the size of the unit. "For a simulated construction site run offs the unit removed 75% of the solids at a flow rate of 30m3 per hour. With flocculated sludge it achieved 99% removal (at a flow rate of 20m3)," said Dr Keith Williams of Cardiff University, who conducted performance trials.
The machine employs a system of inclined baffles to increase the effective area of the unit.
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