Feeding Containers with Dewatered Sludge

Plant capacity < 20,000 P.E. – loading of 1 - 2 containers

With this size, a distribution system and automation is usually not required for feeding the sludge into the containers. For easy loading into two containers, HUBER SE offers a simple adjustable chute for switching between the containers. Depending on the customer's requirements and after clarification of the technical prerequisites, container feeding can also be partially automated with the adjustable chute.

Plant capacity 20,000 - 50,000 P.E. – loading of 2 - 4 containers

Here, simple swivelling screw conveyors have established themselves on the market, which are usually moved to the respective container position by hand using a swivel motor. The containers are placed in a circle around the pivoting screw conveyor as appropriate for the space available. This system is used here because the dewatered sludge produced corresponds to about one container per day and so the plant operator only has to move the screw conveyor by hand 1-2 times a day. The working radius of the swivelling screw is usually in the range of 5 - 6 m. Since the screw is positioned by hand, there is no need for accurate container placement.

Plant design capacity approx. 50.000 PE – loading of 3 - 6 containers

For plant sizes around 50,000 PE, containers are usually lined up on a container transport unit and fed via a distribution screw with an intermediate discharge solution. In order to make the best possible use of the container volume, the containers have to be moved or the cone of material in the container has to be distributed manually. To keep the workload as low as possible, additional cross conveyors with the corresponding necessary discharge gates are sometimes used. In order to enable automatic feeding, precise positioning of the container is necessary with a corresponding solution.