Fixed vs. Moving Bed Systems: Media Retention and Headloss
May 03, 2016Submerged fixed-film media is utilized within aeration basins to optimize biological treatment and increase capacity. Therefore, proper design and ...
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Fixed vs. Moving Bed Systems: Surface Area and Kinetic Rates
May 09, 2016The specific surface area of moving bed media is reported to be roughly 150 ft2/ft3 (500 m2/m3). Brentwood’s fixed bed system, AccuFAS, has a ...
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Fixed vs. Moving Bed Systems: Aeration and Mixing Efficiency
May 17, 2016The aeration design for a biofilm system, such as moving bed or AccuFAS fixed-film systems, is more complex than a standard activated sludge system. ...
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Fixed vs. Moving Bed Systems: Cost
May 24, 2016The differences between fixed and moving bed systems are significant, as discussed in the four previous blog articles. Therefore, a comparison ...
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How is a Polychem system assembled and installed?
September 26, 2016The following animation illustrates how a standard Polychem chain and flight scraper system is assembled and ...
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Rectangular vs. Circular Clarifiers: What is the Best Option?
January 10, 2017Clarifiers are crucial in water and wastewater treatment processes as they help separate solid particles from liquids. However, selecting the right ...
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The Evolution of Collector Monitoring Systems
February 23, 2017The vast majority of chain and flight collectors in operation throughout the world do not have any form of monitoring system installed to protect ...
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NSF/ANSI/CAN 61: Certification vs. Compliance
May 18, 2017Brentwood is committed to delivering high-quality products and services to our customers and the water industry. For this reason, we have invested, ...
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