What are AUGA MegaFlow propeller pumps for?
Our mechanic Dinant is proud of his recent assembly job, another two MegaFlow propeller pumps ready for use. But what are they for?
AUGA MegaFlow Propeller Pumps set water in motion. With only 1.5 kW of motor power, each unit moves about 3,000 m3 of water per hour! And that’s badly needed to get large -often stationary – water features moving. We are happy to explain why this is necessary.
There is growing coverage of the quality of public waters, unfortunately not always in a positive sense. The causes are varied, but climate change has its share in this. Rising temperatures and heavy downpours affect water quality and cause significant problems.
There is a great variety of surface waters, such as stagnant and flowing water, fresh, salt, and brackish water, waters that are either isolated or connected, and ranging in size from small ditches to very large lakes.
The upper layer of stagnant or poorly flowing water heats up quickly when the outside temperature starts to spike. Fish kills due to lack of oxygen, stinking water, mosquito infestations and excessive algae growth are the most common – and recurring – problems with public waters in cities and parks and with (swimming) waters of campsites and recreational areas. These can even face a swimming ban if a blue-green algae infestation emerges, a highly undesirable and unhealthy situation.
In urban environments, rainwater is still frequently discharged through the sewer system,which becomes overloaded during heavy downpours. As a result, emergency overflows are activated that discharge into public water. The discharged rain/sewage water leads to an acute oxygen drop in the water, causing mass fish deaths. In such acute situations, the fire department has to show up to use pumps to get the water moving for oxygen enrichment. A permanent solution to improve water quality is the better option.
The two MegaFlow propeller pumps that our technician enjoyed putting together are for a Belgian project to get a huge pond moving that has an annual problem with duckweed. The MegaFlow devices are part of an overall plan to permanently get rid of the persistent duckweed problem. A good impression of the enormous water displacement can be seen in the video, by clicking here
MegaFlow and MegaFlow-Combi with extra aerator in operation.
