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Vacuum Sewerage System
THE TECHNOLOGY OF FUTURE SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE EAST Presented by Sayeed Sheikh M.Sc. Water & Environmental Engineering University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Applications of Vacuum Sewers Technical Description of Vacuum Sewers
Contents Applications of Vacuum Sewers Technical Description of Vacuum Sewers Principal Components in a Vacuum Sewer System Nakheel’s requirement for a Sewer System on Palm Jumeirah Overview of Vacuum Sewerage installation on the Palm Jumeirah 2
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Typical Applications of Vacuum Sewer
Flat Terrain Expanded Municipalities, Residential, Touristic Industrial, Commercial Areas, Harbours, Marinas High Ground Water Tables Trenching in Rocky and Sandy Environment Ecologically Sensitive Areas – High Ground Water, Wetlands etc.
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Vacuum Collection Chamber
Basic Principle Components of Vacuum Sewer Vacuum Sewer Lines Vacuum Collection Chamber Vacuum Station
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Functional Description of the System
Vacuum Sewers Vacuum Pipe Work Interface Valve Unit Vacuum Valve Unit (CC) Vacuum Station Vacuum Station Vacuum Station
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Vacuum Sewers versus Gravity Sewers
h l = max. 100 m Vacuum Sewer Piping Roevac® Inspection Pipes Manholes Lifting Stations Vacuum Station Gravity Sewer Piping
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Roevac Collection Chambers
The chamber is fully emptied when the vacuum (interface) valve opens Suction to the Vacuum collection line
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Vaccum Stations: Vacuum Vessels
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Vacuum Stations: Sewage Discharge Pumps
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Odour Treatment of Exhaust Air by Activated Carbon
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Vacuum Sewerage Systems: A case study of the Palm Jumeriah Vacuum Sewerage installation
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Wastewater Collection and Transportation by Vacuum
Nakheel’s requirement for a Wastewater Collection and Transportation System Shallow main lines Minimal Odor (Less H2S) No exfiltration of sewage into sea water table No corrosion No infiltration of sea water into the sewage treatment plant Vacuum Station
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Schematic of Vacuum Sewerage System on Palm Jumeirah
Station
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Pipe Laying and Trenching
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Collection Chamber Vacuum Collection Chambers installed in front of villas (1 chamber for 2 villas)
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Vacuum Line to Vacuum Station
RoeVac® Vacuum Chamber Service Line Connection d 90 Main Line (d 110 – d 250)
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World‘s Largest Vacuum Station
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Thank You for Listening…….... Any Questions ?
My sincere thanks to Mohanned Awad, Business Development Director of Corodex Electromechanical Engineering Co. part of Concorde – Corodex Group of Dubai, UAE for their permission to use material for this presentation as a case study. Sayeed Sheikh. Thank You for Listening…….... Any Questions ?
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