BSN Medical Building
Use of the WFF 300 vortex fine filter
Object data
Durban, South Africa | 2017
Project information
BSN Medical in South Africa, a multinational company, recently launched a global green initiative with the aim of reducing its impact on the environment and lowering its operating costs.
Tizagenix was selected to design and install the rainwater harvesting system for the Pinetown plant in Durban, South Africa.
Roof area [㎡]
16.000
Use
Process water for boilers, cooling towers and other non potable process water applications.
Cistern volume [㎥]
1000
Annual precipitation [mm = litre / m²]
1.000
Location
Durban, South Africa
Company / Architect
Tizagenix (Pty) Ltd t/a
Components
Cisterns
Above ground rainwater storage tank with ability to expand to 1,000 m³.
Filter
4 x Vortex Fine Filter WFF 300, mesh size: 0.38 mm
Special features
- Specified maximum demand flow rate for plant process water: 10 m³/hr (166.67 liters/min)
- Average daily process water consumption: 50,000 to 70,000 litres.
- Payback period of less than 5 years.
Project goals
The aim of the project was to design and install a system to harvest rainwater from 16,000 m² of sealed surfaces. Rainwater from the factory's roof runoff is piped 3.5 m underground in 500 mm pipes, where it is filtered and stored in an intermediate tank.From there it is transported to an above-ground water storage tank. The treated water is used for boilers, cooling towers and other domestic water applications .
For more information, see the detailed project report by Tizagenix .
Wisy products used
BSN Medical Building
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