Direct pump station flow monitoring improves collections system modelingProblem:U.S. municipalities working to understand and manage the variance between design and operational capacities of their pump stations are often forced to derive input flows solely from pump runtimes recorded by the SCADA system — data insufficient to accurately model surging and other dynamic flow characteristics. This was the case in several connected municipalities outside Detroit.
Solution:Chris Davis, a member with Lower 48 Instruments, worked with Michigan-based Project Control Engineering to install dozens of In-Situ Mace Doppler Insert Velocity Sensors to measure flow from lift stations supplying three regional plants. The sensors, which are designed
