Protecting drinking water supply and downstream equipment
Sand, grit and particulate from rivers, lakes, wells or ocean intakes damage downstream filtration and pump equipment, increasing maintenance costs and chemical usage. Our KREBS® DeSanders and hydrocyclone manifolds remove solids efficiently before they reach critical plant equipment.
With no moving parts and a small footprint, our desanding systems deliver low capital cost and predictable maintenance performance. Units mount horizontally or vertically and can be custom-built to ASME code for easy integration into existing or new water treatment infrastructure.
Keeping cooling towers, heat exchangers and scrubbers clean
Solids in cooling tower and heat exchanger circuits build up on heat-transfer surfaces, reduce efficiency and cause corrosion. Our DeSander skids and gMAX® cyclone systems continuously clean recirculating water, protecting equipment and reducing chemical costs.
For gas scrubber and WFGD applications in power generation, our KREBS® gMAX® hydrocyclones handle classification at every stage of the limestone grinding and gypsum dewatering process. Our millMAX-e™ slurry pumps and knife gate valves complete the system for abrasive scrubber effluent handling.
Produced water treatment, deoiling and mud management
Produced water from oil and gas operations carries oil, solids and hydrocarbons that must be removed before reinjection or overboard discharge. Our KREBS® CycloClean® deoiling systems and L40-gMAX® hydrocyclone vessels reduce oil-in-water concentration to levels manageable for downstream polishing equipment.
For drilling mud treatment, our urethane gMAX® cyclones remove cutting solids using desilting (4 in.) and desanding (10 in.) cyclones. The millMAX-e™ pump feeds the system, while our TG knife gate valves handle abrasive slurry without process interruption.
Wash water recycling and food-grade separation
Fruit, vegetable and food processing wash circuits carry sand and grit that contaminates product and damages equipment. Our KREBS® urethane gMAX® cyclones remove solids down to 10 microns, allowing wash water to be recycled and reducing wastewater disposal costs.
