Baptism of DESSIN cross-flow lamella settler container „Claire II“

Within DESSIN, the technique of cross-flow lamella settling will be demonstrated at the Emscher demo site in Germany and, in 2016, at Hoffselva in Norway. The German project partner UFT has recently completed a mobile test container, which has been baptized “Claire II” on the 1^st of April on the UFT premises at Bad Mergentheim. It will be installed at the Emscher demo site in Castrop-Rauxel within the next couple of weeks.

The demonstration container has a volume of around 25 m³. It will be placed close to a combined sewage overflow tank. During rain events, combined sewage will be pumped into the vessel. It features two cross-flow lamella modules with a projected lamella surface of 33 m². The settling solids in the combined sewage will settle on the large surfaces and the overflowing water will thus be mechanically pre-treated. A thorough measurement, sampling and evaluation programme will be conducted by the project partners University of Duisburg-Essen and Emschergenossenschaft as facility operator.

Ceremonial baptism of Claire II by godmother Dr. Angela Weiss. The champagne is not drizzling too well, but we don‘t think that this is a bad omen…