Case Study
Everywhereyoulook
Water and Wastewater CS35
Industrial Discharge Non-contact Flow Measurement,
Sampling, and Logging at Klatovy Poultry Plant
Teledyne ISCO’s Signature® owmeter, LaserFlow® non-contact sensor, and 5800 sampler installed at the discharge
outlet of the Klatovy poultry plant for accurate sampling and ow measurement for billing purposes.
Klatovy Plant Site Challenges
The Klatovy poultry plant (Drbesk zvod Klatovy
a.s.), founded in 1956, is the second largest poultry meat
and sausage producer in the Czech Republic. In 2015
the plant’s management began seeking a maintenancefree solution for untreated wastewater being discharged
into the municipal sewerage system. The composition of
the waste—a range of organic and inorganic materials
including grit, straw, sawdust, fecal matter, paunch waste,
and FOG (fats, oils and grease)—was the most critical
factor to be considered. The ow measurement and
sampling points both needed to be located in the same
manhole. The tight space and highly variable conditions,
including near zero ows and sudden surges were
also important considerations in the selection of owmeasurement and sampling technology.
Flow measurement and sampling points are both located
within the same discharge outlet manhole.
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The Teledyne ISCO Fully Integrated Solution
Results and Customer’s Feedback
To ensure accurate ow measurement for billing purposes
under dicult ow conditions, and to achieve the required
low cost of site maintenance, Teledyne ISCO’s distributor
in the Czech Republic, Technoaqua, recommended
our non-contact LaserFlow® sensor connected to our
Signature® logger.
For the collection of proportional ow samples, our 5800
sampler was an integral part of the solution. With its
durable design, reliable peristaltic pump, and compliance
to 5667 and 16479 (MCERTS) standards, the 5800
sampler delivers outstanding performance in challenging
industrial applications.
The solution met all of the customer’s requirements for
ow measurement and industrial sampling. The system
has been operating without failure since September of
2015. The non-contact ow sensor technology allowed
the customer to account for discharged wastewater using
actual measurements.
The plant was also able to save operational costs that
would have been required for maintenance if a conventional contact measurement device were installed instead.
LaserFlow non-contact sensor installed above 450 mm
diameter outlet at moderate ow conditions.
LaserFlow sensor placed above 450 mm diameter outlet
at surcharge ow conditions.
Graph of ow data for one-week. Velocity varies from near zero ( <0.15 m/s) when level falls below 20 mm on Sat–Sun, to
around 1.5 m/s when level reaches approximately 100 mm during peak production hours.
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