Request a Quote APG-Neuros Press Customer Experience Customer Service Customer Login Contact Us EFFICIENCY CASE STUDIES Case Study: City of Gig Harbor – Gig Harbor Wastewater Treatment Plant High energy and maintenance costs, inflexible operating range and high noise levels Gig Harbor WWTP replaced its positive displacement blowers with APG-Neuros turbo blowers, reducing its energy consumption, increasing its operational flexibility, creating a pleasant working environment and saving thousands of dollars thanks to its small foot print. The aeration blowers were one of the multiple upgrades implemented in the City of Gig Harbor WWTP to expand its capacity. The city’s “WWTP Improvements- Engineering Report” by H.R. Esvelt Engineering, revised June 2003, recommended improvements to address concerns of high energy and maintenance costs, operation challenges, and growing aeration demands. Challenge Gig Harbor WWTP had four positive displacement (P.D.) blowers aerating both of their digesters and aeration basins; three 100 HP and one 60 HP. The blowers were very loud and did not provide a flexible operating range to meet various plant flows. After an oil leak from one of the facility’s four P.D. blowers led to a fire, plant management knew they needed to look into technologies that provide a safer and cleaner working environment, as well as operational advantages. Solution In 2007, APG-Neuros installed a demo NX100 high speed turbo blower to provide air to the plant’s digester. Replacing the non-operational P.D. blower proved to be an easy switch as the APG-Neuros blower is a ‘plug and play’ unit; it required no special foundation and no external connections outside of the enclosure. If not for the NX series turbo blower, the plant would have had to spend thousands of dollars to increase the footprint of the blower building to house the additional blowers they required to meet the air demand. The plant staff monitored the operation and performance of the blower for about three months; the NX100 blower proved to be reliable, quiet and simple to operate, convincing staff that the APG-Neuros Turbo Blower was the right technology for their operation. After the demonstration period of the blower has ended, they kept the NX100 for the digester airflow requirements, and retrofitted the remaining three PD blowers with two NX75 for their aeration basin and two NX50 blowers for a smaller aeration basin. Positive Results Today, the NX100s and one NX75 are satisfying the majority of the plant’s annual flows. The current blower capacity will meet the needs of their Phase 2 expansion that is currently in design, with a treatment capacity of 2.4 MGD. The ability to turndown is contributing to significant monthly savings from energy savings which can be used towards other plant improvements. This entry was posted in Efficiency Case Studies. Bookmark the permalink. Case Study: LOTT Alliance – Budd Inlet Treatment Plant – Aeration Blower Retrofit – Dual Core Case Study: King County WTD – South Treatment Plant SEARCH LATEST POSTS APG Neuros Bringing Innovation to Market Industry Tech Outlook 10 Most Inspiring CEO’s to Watch in 2020 Comments Off on Industry Tech Outlook 10 Most Inspiring CEO’s to Watch in 2020 APG-Neuros Receives Water & Energy Innovation Award 1 Comment EDC invests $10M into manufacturer of ground-breaking wastewater treatment technology APG-Neuros – Exclusive Supplier of Neuros NX and NC series High-Speed Turbo Blowers in Latin America APG-Neuros holds a strong foundation both in aeronautic technology and engineering. APG-Neuros was founded in 2005 to distribute, manufacture, provide aftermarket support and continued development of the high-efficiency Turbo Blowers and complete Aeration Systems for the municipal and industrial markets in North America and Europe. Products > Turbo Blower > Aeration Control Systems > Product Applications Press > Press Releases > Efficiency Case Studies > Publications > Awards > Press Inquiries Support > Request a Quote > Customer Service > Contact Us About Us > APG-Neuros > Careers > Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions Follow Us Twitter Linkedin YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER Copyright 2021 © APG-Neuros