Water Treatment Plant Increases Throughput and Safety with Reliable Level Measurement of Quicklime (Calcium Oxide) Storage Silos
Water Treatment Plant Increases Throughput and Safety with Reliable Level Measurement of Quicklime (Calcium Oxide) Storage Silos
2 Pages© 2012 Rosemount Inc. All rights reserved For more information: www.rosemount.com Water Treatment Plant Increases Throughput and Safety with Reliable Level Measurement of Quicklime (Calcium Oxide) Storage Silos RESULTS • Decreased downtime with reliable level measurement • Improved process availability resulting in increased throughput • Reduced safety risk of plant personnel APPLICATION Quicklime silos APPLICATION CHARACTERISTICS Very fine powder CUSTOMER Water Treatment Plant in Iowa, USA CHALLENGE At this municipally owned water treatment plant in Iowa, they use calcium oxide, more commonly known as quicklime, to treat groundwater for public potable water. Quicklime is a very fine solid, which makes it difficult to measure its level inside a silo accurately. The treatment plant n
