Foaming Wastewater Sump Radar Level Measurement

When a US research laboratory needed reliable level measurement of their wastewater collection sumps, they turned to Flowline. The lab develops technologies and processes associated with clean energy systems and their facility generates, treats and recycles up to 50k gallons of wastewater a day. Effluent flows into large underground vaults that temporarily hold the wastewater prior to being pumped into treatment. The waste profile varies depending upon the research of the day, and often foams when certain chemical processes are active. When so, the I&C engineer explained that previous ultrasonic level sensors would become erratic until the foam cleared, and this caused shutdowns. For this reason, Flowline suggested our 80-GHz radar sensor that’s unaffected by foam, simple to install, and easy to configure with our LevelTap App. The radar sensors provide reliable level data to the PLC, which monitors each sump and controls the wastewater pump transfer. Flowline is reliable level measurement.