SETTLING POND DESIGN & THE “BFK BUNKER” CONCEPT
THE ONE “TRUISM” OF CONCRETE RECLAMATION: You can have the BEST Reclaimer with the WORST Settling Ponds, or the WORST Reclaimer with the BEST Settling Ponds, and you won’t be happy with EITHER! The System must be designed properly on both ends, they work hand-in-hand, and together they make up the Reclamation SYSTEM. That’s why we offer custom settling pond layouts Free-of-Charge, even before you decide to buy our reclaimer. We want you to have a good solid pond system that will give you enough room to allow the solids to settle, while delivering relatively clean water, which can be used back at the reclaimer. Either send us a dimensional sketch of your existing pond system, or give us the plant address and we’ll scale it off of Google Maps, and give you a recommended layout drawing based on your specific plant. It’s that simple. Below are downloads you can look at, that will help you design your own system, and you can look at basic “typical” layouts of our most popular products. Hey, even if you never buy a reclaimer, these pond layouts could help clean up your washout water.CONTACT US:
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Basic Layout
Strategies for
Settling Ponds
Understanding Left-Hand
vs. Right-Hand Reclaimer
(important for ordering
and for layouts)
Model B Snubnose
Common Settling Pond
System Layout Drawings
Model B
2
Snubnose
Common Settling Pond
System Layout Drawings
Model X2 Six-Shooter
Common Settling Pond
System Layout Drawings
Model X1 Six-Shooter
Common Settling Pond
System Layout Drawings
DOWNLOAD CENTER (click on any picture)
STANDARD SETTLING POND SYSTEMS
The BFK Bunker is a relatively new concept, developed and tested in conjunction with customers and our flocculant suppliers.
The idea is a simple one…..just the way we like them.
Instead
of
draining
the
reclaimer
directly
into
a
pond,
drain
instead
into
an
above-grade
bunker.
Let
the
slurry
fill
up
inside
the
bunker,
which
slows
down
the
flow
rate
of
the
slurry
stream.
This
slowing
down
of
the
slurry
stream
acts
just
like
a
bend
in
the
river
-
the
slower
flow
rate
can
not
carry
as
many
solids, so they drop out of the stream.
One
method
is
to
cut
a
weir
in
the
wall
between
the
BFK
Bunker
and
the
first
Pond,
to
allow
the
slurry
stream
an
exit-way
when
the
bunker
becomes
full.
At
this
point,
the
slurry
then
drains
into
the
first
pond,
as
it
normally
would
from
the
reclaimer.
Another
method
is
to
build
the
bunker
walls
out
of
concrete
blocks (who doesn’t have alot of those lying around?), which allows the slurry to seep thru the cracks in the blocks very slowly.
One
last
item
is
to
put
a
removable
steel
gate
as
one
of
the
4
bunker
walls
-
one
you
can
lift
out
with
a
chain
hooked
to
your
front-end
loader.
This
provides
access for clean-out of the bunker, but also provides another place for the slurry to seep out - it’s easier to build a gate that is not sealed anyway!
Let it sit and seep out all night long, and clean out the relatively dried material in the morning!
With
this
simple
idea,
as
much
as
30
to
50%
of
your
fines
may
settle
out
before
they
reach
your
pond,
keeping
the
solids
load
on
your
pond
system
to
a
minimum.
This
is
especially
important
when
you
are
operating
with
flocculants,
as
you
will
use
much
less,
or
a
filter
press,
which
has
a
hard
time
keeping
up
with the reclaimer flow as it is.
THIS CONCEPT WORKS REALLY WELL WHEN USED WITH FLOCCULANTS!
see here
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TOTAL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS
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BFK TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1997-2018
Made in the USA
Proven around the World Since 1997
BFK BUNKER
MANUALS
AND
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
ARE
FOR
REFERENCE
ONLY,
OF
CURRENT
DESIGNS
AND
SYSTEMS,
AND
MAY
NOT
REFLECT
THE
DESIGN
OR
REVISION
OF
THE
EQUIPMENT
YOU
PURCHASED,
ESPECIALLY
IF
IT
IS
OF
AN
EARLIER
MODEL.
CONSULT
FACTORY
FOR
EARLIER
REVISIONS.
ALL
DIMENSIONS,
WEIGHTS
AND
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
ARE
SUBJECT
TO
CHANGE,
AT
BFK’s
DISCRETION, WITHOUT NOTIFICATION.
WARNING:
Use
of
this
product
can
expose
you
to
chemicals
including
lead,
which
is
known
to
the
State
of
California
to
cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.
For more information, visit
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
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SETTLING POND DESIGN &
THE “BFK BUNKER”
CONCEPT
THE ONE “TRUISM” OF CONCRETE RECLAMATION: You can have the BEST Reclaimer with the WORST Settling Ponds, or the WORST Reclaimer with the BEST Settling Ponds, and you won’t be happy with EITHER! The System must be designed properly on both ends, they work hand-in-hand, and together they make up the Reclamation SYSTEM. That’s why we offer custom settling pond layouts Free-of-Charge, even before you decide to buy our reclaimer. We want you to have a good solid pond system that will give you enough room to allow the solids to settle, while delivering relatively clean water, which can be used back at the reclaimer. Either send us a dimensional sketch of your existing pond system, or give us the plant address and we’ll scale it off of Google Maps, and give you a recommended layout drawing based on your specific plant. It’s that simple. Below are downloads you can look at, that will help you design your own system, and you can look at basic “typical” layouts of our most popular products. Hey, even if you never buy a reclaimer, these pond layouts could help clean up your washout water.
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Settling Pond Designs
Understand this: you can have the best reclaimer design, but with a bad pond system, you won’t be happy. Here at BFK we offer custom settling pond layouts specific to your plant, Free-of-Charge even before you make your purchasing decision. Give us your plant address and we’ll Map it on Google to determine your existing pond set-up. Or email us a basic layout of what you currently have, and we’ll take it from there.Flocculants and Auto Flocc Feeders
We’ve been working with flocculants for more than 15 years, testing different types and learning how to make them work properly in your water system. We offer our own proprietary Automatic Flocculant Dispenser system that will dispense active flocc particles in your settling ponds. This helps to clean up your ponds, and settles fine particles like cement much more quickly than gravity alone. Check it out here, we think you’ll like it.
Slurry Dewatering Stand
Precasters, check this one out. This is the system you need to work in your plant where there is no need and no room for a settling pond. We realize you’re not ready-mix - you don’t usually need large, extensive settling ponds. The SDS is designed to collect the slurry from the reclaimer, capture the solids, and return clean water back to the reclaimer. Works well with our Models M6 and R2 Reclaimers.
Slurry Dewatering Stand
Precasters, check this one out. This is the system you need to work in your plant where there is no need and no room for a settling pond. We realize you’re not ready-mix - you don’t usually need large, extensive settling ponds. The SDS is designed to collect the slurry from the reclaimer, capture the solids, and return clean water back to the reclaimer. Works well with our Models M6 and R2 Reclaimers.
pH Control
The pH level of your water CAN be lowered. Using CO 2 to lower pH is a proven technique, and BFK is now pleased to offer the industry leader in pH Controls, the CO 2 Washout & Stormwater Treatment System from ATSI. ATSI has been in the pH game for over 20 years. It’s a perfect compliment to your Reclamation system.
Filter Press
We don’t build ‘em, we rarely even sell ‘em. But if you’re looking for one, we can hook you up with a press company that cuts no corners. We’ve heard all the sale pitches about automatic operation, no operator needed, pitch after pitch after pitch. “Plug ‘em in and walk away”. Yeah right. Like BFK, they’ll lay it out for you, what to expect and what not to expect. No more, no less.
