Water filter FCA

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Category / Typology
CATEGORY: POTABLE WATER
TYPOLOGY: FILTERS

When to use it
Water filters are used for primary filtration of water and sewage in civil and industrial applications when a clarified effluent with reduced organic content is required for reuse or discharge. The FCA filter uses activated carbon as the filtration medium; filtration combines mechanical straining by the bed with adsorption on activated carbon. Multi-media beds (FSD) are available on request.

How it is made
The unit consists of a vertical cylindrical vessel with bottom drain, manhole, lifting eyebolts and support feet. Inlet and outlet connections are flanged. Internal equipment includes backwash nozzles, diffusers and a base plate supporting the filter bed. Valves, pressure gauges and an electro-pneumatic control panel are supplied as auxiliaries.

How it works
Filtration operates in a discontinuous cyclic mode: a differential pressure switch stops feed flow when a preset differential is reached and automatically starts the backwash cycle. Backwashing is performed from the bottom using water and air. The standard design provides a base plate on which backwash nozzles are mounted.

Strengths

• Pressurized filtration with high residual pressure
• Activated carbon filter bed
• Fully automatic operation
• Very short backwashing time
• Low maintenance requirements

Technical specifications

• Model: FCA
• Filter medium: Activated carbon (option: multi-media layers FSD)
• Construction: Vertical cylindrical vessel with drain, manhole, lifting eyebolts and support feet
• Hydraulic connections: Flanged inlet and outlet
• Internal components: Nozzles, diffusers, base plate supporting filter bed
• Auxiliaries: Valves, pressure gauges, electro-pneumatic control panel
• Operation: Discontinuous cyclic filtration with automatic bottom water and air backwash
• Applications: Civil and industrial primary water and sewage filtration requiring high clarity and reduced organic content