ENGINEERINGNET.EU -- GE’s Power Conversion has won a contact of more than 10 million dollar to supply eight pump drive trains, as well as process automation for the largest wastewater treatment plant in the world.
It will be located just outside of Abu Dhabi and will provide water for local agricultural needs.
The pumping station project is part of a 40-kilometer long wastewater tunnel intended to address rapidly growing needs for the collection and transport of used water generated by the growth of Abu Dhabi.
When fully operational in 2030, the plant will be able to treat up to 70,000 cubic meters of wastewater every hour. The pumps will be driven by vertical variable-speed motors, a highly specialized application for vertical motors working at low speed (500 revolutions per minute at rated speed).
Keiran Coulton of GE’s Power Conversion business: “The unusual project requires that the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor work closely with the suppliers of the pumps and drives."
"The piping arrangement in this project creates an impressive series of vertical water columns and the motor has been designed to manage the large amounts of water that may flow backward through the system when the pumps are shut down.”
