Airborne sand and grit, drawn in by the fans of a cooling tower. Make-up water with sand and silt. Precipitated solids, caused by heating/cooling, evaporation, acceleration and/or chemical treatment.

Both open and closed loop cooling water systems suffer dramatically from the effects of unwanted solids depositing in tower spray nozzles, within control valves and piping and onto heat transfer surfaces.

Reduced flow patterns. Tower basin accumulation. The costs add up...and an effective solution can be predictably cost-saving:

• Reduce maintenance costs by 60 to 90%

Tower cleaning, heat exchanger punch-outs, labor, downtime.

• Reduce energy costs by 10%

Control fouling of heat transfer devices and increase operating efficiency. A build up of just.001-inch can add 10% to the energy required for effective cooling.

• Reduce water consumption by 5 to 10%

Less blowdown. Less sewage/ disposal charges. Less make-up water.

• Reduce chemical usage by 5 to 15%

Less water loss means less chemical treatment. Fewer solids means less absorption of chemicals and/ or less need to counter-act the solids in the water.

What is the effective solution?

The removal of settlable, visible solids (+40 microns) at high efficiency with little or no routine maintenance or system interruption. Performance. Reliability. Complete solution capability. Experience.

LAKOS Separators

Value. Savings. Payback.

Assess the savings potential with LAKOS:

How It Works

1. Liquid/solids enter unit tangentially, which sets up a circular flow.
2. Liquids/solids are drawn through tangential slots and accelerated into the separation chamber.
3. Centrifugal action directs particles heavier than the liquid to perimeter of separation chamber.
4. Solids gently drop along perimeter and into the separator's quiescent (calm) collection chamber.
5. Solids-free liquid is drawn to the separator's vortex and up through the separator's outlet.
6. Solids are either periodically purged or continuously bled from the separator as necessary.
7. Venturi pressure relief line reduces pressure in the collection chamber to enhance separation.