Follow-up phase in Bruges

The second phase of the project in Bruges in Belgium has started! Following the go-ahead given by main contractor Viabuild, Eekels Pompen has spent the past few weeks assembling and installing the second phase of the project. The project team at Eekels has once again come up with a suitable solution for the second phase.

The pump system for the second phase of the project consists of 6 dry-mounted rioolklokpompen (1 standby), frequency controlled with a control container and supplied with electricity by 2 electric generators (1 stand-by unit). Thanks to the 800 mm diameter pipework, the system is capable of pumping the specified capacity of 4,000 m3/h from the suction point to the discharge point.

In addition to the new set-up, the old pump system consisting of three 16” electric pump units (1 stand-by), frequency controlled with control containers and supplied with electricity by two 400 kVa electric generators (1 stand-by), has now also been moved to the next point. This location receives its water supply from the previously mentioned pump set rated at 4,000 m3/h in addition to the normal flow of a further 1,000 m3/h, which brings the total capacity of the pump to 5,000 m3/h.

The pipe runs were custom-designed for this project by the team at Eekels. The pipework includes several pipe bridges, including one at a height of 10 metres above the ground.