ApplicationPower generationOperation under high pressure
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Basket strainer
The experts from the Berne-based company advised KWO to use an automatic basket strainer. “Conventional filters clog up over time and need to be serviced and replaced at regular intervals,” Christen explains. “An automatically self-cleaning filter is the more economical solution.” The problem is that standard backwash filters are not designed for the high pressures in a hydroelectric power plant. BT-Hydraulik, together with Eaton, worked on refining the Eaton Model 2596 strainer. This
Cost reduction
Even though the test phase of the new filter system at KWO is scheduled to run for several years, initial results are already clear. “The results are very good,” says KWO. “So far we have had no outages and the system perfectly meets our needs in terms of maintaining and cleaning the baskets.” Especially when compared with the turbine lines where the sliding gate valves have not yet been retrofitted, it is clear that wear and tear has been significantly reduced, while the amount of maintenance