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DEFINITIONS – GENERAL
Pulper - device that contains an impeller and sizing ring to grind solid waste. The
resultant mixture of waste particles and water is called slurry.
1. Hydra-Extractor
®
- Inclined screw-type press for removing transport water from pulp.
2. Slurry - A water solution containing a low percentage of suspended solids.
3. Pulp - Semi-dry solid from which transport water has been extracted.
4. Som-A-Trol
®
- Electrical control panel, including motor starters and sequencing
controls for automatic operation of the SOMAT
®
system.
5. Slurry Pump - Specially designed pump used to transport slurry from a SOMAT
®
Pulper to Hydra-Extractor
®
.
6. Return Pump - Specially designed pump used to return water from Hydra-Extractor
®
to SOMAT
®
Pulpers.
7. Water Level Control - a PLC controlled function utilizing time-based programming.
8. Chemical Additive Pump - A proportioning type Additive pump that adds de-foaming,
deodorizer, and/or buffering solutions to the process water.
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