Another BioCap® Digester Cover Ready for Installation for Sydney Water’s West Camden WRP
Hydroflux Epco completed the design and fabrication of another BioCap® Digester Cover for one of Sydney Water’s sewage treatment plants. The project was delivered during 2023/2024.
Hydroflux Epco’s BioCap® digesters are built to withstand years of highly corrosive digestion service and includes the following scope:
- Mild Steel Painted construction
- Stainless steel pipework
- Domed construction to improve structural integrity and eliminate internal truss-based construction.
- Internal Insulation (Sandwich panels) – top surface only. No insulation on side walls
- Carbon Neutral certified by Climate Active Australia, an Australian Government Initiative
Digester Package Ancillaries also include the design and integration of:
- 1x Sludge Tank
- 1x Sludge Tank Mixer
- 2x Sludge Transfer Pumps
- 2x Sludge Heating Pumps
- 2x Sludge Recirculation Pumps
- 1x Main Heat Exchanger
- 1x Recirculation Heat Exchanger
- 1x Main Heating Muncher
- 1x Digested Sludge Heating Muncher
- 2x Hot Water Pumps
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
| Total Internal Diameter | 13160 | mm |
| Total Side Wall Height | 180 | mm |
| Gas Holding Capacity (From TWL) | Approx 197 | m3 |
| Material – Radial Beams | Mild Steel GR 300 | |
| Material – Plates | Mild Steel GR250 | |
| PRV Max Flow Rate (Pressure Case) | 469.209 | Nm3/h |
| PRV Max Flow Rate (Vacuum Case) | 286.041 | Nm3/h |
| Pressure Relief Setpoint | 3.5 | kPa |
| Vacuum Relief Setpoint | 0.5 | kPa |
| Emergency Relief Setpoint | 4.9 | kPa |
