Output Capacity

AQUACHLOR plants are manufactured in the form of modules having output capacity by oxidants equal to 30, 50, 100 and 500 g/hour.

А-500 plant is a rack having the base size of 40 by 50 cm and the height of approximately 180 cm. It is a fully self-contained module which consists of:

• electrochemical reactor,
• hydraulic system,
• membrane pump destined for salt solution supplying in doses during the operation process, as well as for 10%-hydrochloric acid solution supplying in doses during the process of reactor flushing,
• ejector mixer for gaseous oxidants mixture dissolution in water flow running through the plant, the flow rate being equal to 400 – 500 litres per hour,
• source of current,
• monitoring and automatic equipment unit with electromagnetic valves destined for switching the supply from salt solution to acid solution supplying into the plant, in accordance with a specified programme.

The plant flushing is performed in non-stop mode when the plant is operated in accordance with its direct destination. Within the flushing procedure, that is, during the plant operation on hydrochloric acid solution, synthesis of the same oxidants as are synthesized during operation on salt solution continues in anodic chamber, but alkaline catholyte synthesis ceases for the period of flushing (15 – 20 minutes).

The premises area required for one А-500 plant operation should make no less than 3 square metres (with the area required for technical maintenance taken into consideration), as far as two plants installation is concerned – then, no less than 4 square metres are required, and for installation of six or more plants the premises area shall be calculated on the basis of 1 square metre per one А-500 plant.

For example, if it is required to install 16 А-500 plants having total output capacity equal to 8 kg of chlorine per hour, then one will need a ventilated premises with the area of no less than 16 square metres, as far as equipment installation for salt solution preparation system is concerned – then 14 square metres are required, and 12 square metres are required for salt warehouse.

AQUACHLOR plants allocation in the premises is dictated by convenience of each plant’s connection to water delivery pressure line (2 to 6 kilogram-force/cm2) applied for oxidants solution generation (on the basis of 400 – 500 litres per one А-500 module), for oxidants solution flow tapping from the plant via flexible hose made of polyvinyl chloride or rigid polyvinyl chloride pipe having internal diameter of 15 – 18 mm, for salt solution supply line delivering to each of the plants (polyvinyl chloride pipeline with internal diameter of 10 – 15 mm) and catholyte (caustic soda solution having concentration of 150 – 170 g/l in the quantity of 4 to 5 litres per hour from each of the plants) discharge form each of the plants via polyvinyl chloride pipeline having internal diameter of no less than 5 mm. In case there are several plants installed in one premises, then water and salt solution delivery lines, oxidants solution and catholyte tapping lines could be manufactured in the form of manifold blocks made of polyvinyl chloride pipelines with the respective internal diameter, pipelined under the row or rows of plants across the premises floor in the empty space having the width of approximately 40 cm and height of approximately 15 cm (see Picture 2). 

Table for determination of AQUACHLOR-500 quantity depending on waterwork needs and its' total characteristic of work

Efficient (that is, the shortest) routes for laying the pipelines (manifolds) destined for hydrogen collection from AQUACHLOR plants, as well as the routes for taking this manifold (manifolds) out of the premises area are determined in the same way. Pipelines (collecting channels) destined for hydrogen collection and tapping should be allocated above the AQUACHLOR plants, in the top part of the premises. They should be fastened to the ceiling or to the walls with the help of clamps or brackets. Equipment destined for salt solution preparation could be allocated either in the same, or in the neighbouring premises, or in a cellar, or on the overlying storey. It is recommended that salt solution which is ready for application is transferred or poured into working service reservoir, the bottom of which is located 30 – 50 cm higher by the level than inlet nozzles of dosing pumps installed on AQUACHLOR plants so as to ensure their operation «under flooding». The reservoir destined to periodically deliver the five-percent hydrochloric acid solution to membrane pumps of AQUACHLOR plants during the cathodic deposits removal process should be allocated at the same height.