Seccua Phoenix

Phoenix

The new Phoenix.
Meet the toughest regulatory standards with Seccua’s leading-edge Ultrafiltration: Certified pathogen-removal, integrated membrane testing, data-logging and web- based remote access.

Plus full control over all required peripherals to filter water from any source, from waste- to well-water.
Now with 20% higher performance.

Ultimate Removal Performance

The nano-pores of the Seccua-Ultrafilters provide removal characteristics, that meet and exceed regulatory requirements for application of membrane filtration in drinking water treatment. The Phoenix has proven to fully remove virus, cyst and bacteria, tested also against US ASTM Standards. It also reliably reduces turbidity to under a level that downstream second barrier devices, like UV-systems, can function at efficiently.

Integrated Membrane Testing

The Phoenix has a fully automated, integrated, state-of-the-art membrane integrity test. It detects membrane damages smaller than the size of pathogens.Together with its ability to monitor the signal of a turbidity meter in the filtrate line of the system (not included), it performs a continuous, indirect integrity test, triggering the integrated, direct membrane-test.

Treats difficult water

As the only one of its kind, the Phoenix continuously measures the actual degree of fouling of the membrane - based on a function of flow and differential pressure. The Phoenix automatically reacts to varying feed water conditions and adjusts the frequency of its cleaning cycles accordingly. In addition to a feed-pump it also controls dosing equip- ment in the feed to be able to treat high-color-containing sources using an inline-flocculation-process and achieve highest possible flowrates at maximum rates of removal of color and dissolved organics.

Cleaning-In-Place capability

Once the system detects a need for cleaning, it can apply different combinations of cleaning techniques, including pre- and post-flushing, internal backwash or backwash powered by an external pump, and it is even able to automatically perform chemically-enhanced Cleaning-In-Place (CIP): Thereby the Phoenix coordinates a cleaning process including two different chemicals in sequence to allow e.g. high-followed by low-pH cleaning steps to get the system back to start-up conditions.

Remote monitoring- and alert-system

As soon as the system detects an operating-error, including a failed membrane-integrity test, but also other differentiated messages, e.g. unsuccessful cleaning sequences, occured water hammer, empty cleaning chemicals and other, it can send out an SMS message to up to ten cell-phones or report to an existing remote monitoring system. Once the unit is hooked up to an existing cellular network through its internal high-speed-modem (optional), latest web-based, remote-control solutions allow the user to access the unit over the internet, change operating parameters and read operating history from the datalogger.

Highest Filtrate output

The Phoenix now offers higher filtrate ouput than ever: due to optimized filter-module construction and more membrane area, depending on the water quality, the system achieves a continuous output of up to 640 liters per minute (0.24 MGD) and a short-term peak flow of up to 20 liters per second (317 gpm).


Performance Data

Phoenix 4

Phoenix 7

Phoenix 10
 
Membrane surface area 60 m2
(646 ft2)
120 m2
(1,292 ft2)
240 m2
(2,584 ft2)
 
Filtration performance1        
Peak load, short term, up to 5 l/s
(79 gpm)
10 l/s
(158 gpm)
20 l/s
(316 gpm)
 
Continuous load, up to 160 l/min
(42 gpm)
320 l/min
(84 gpm)
640 l/min
(168 gpm)
 
Removal performance        
Virus (MS2 Phage)4 full removal (>5.7 log tested)  
Bacteria (B. Subtilis, E-Coli)2,3 full removal (>9.7 log tested)  
Parasites (Crypto)3 full removal (>4 log tested)  
Water consumption during flushing typically less than 2%  

1 Filtration performance depends on water quality and temperature. Please design carefully before deploying a Phoenix system and consult with Seccua Authorized System Partners for advise if required.
2 Bacteria removal of the Ultrafiltration membrane was measured against ASTM F838-05 standards.
3 Crypto and Bacteria removal was also tested by California Departement of Health Ser- vices, the filter modules used (inge dizzer) are listed as „Alternative Filtration Technology“.
4 Virus removal of the Ultrafiltration membrane was measured against EPA standards.

Operating Conditions
Max. Operating pressure 5 bar (75 psi)      
Max. Operating temperature 40 °C (104 °F)      
Operating Modes
Filtration Feed pressurized by gravity or pump (I/O or 4-20 mA), feed flocculation can be controlled
Cleaning method Flushing and backwashing by interval-, time of day- or fouling.
Automatic chemically enhanced cleaning possible
Maximum Δp inlet to filtrate 3.0 bar (45 psi)
Integrated Integrity Testing
Test method Pressure Hold Test, Patent pending US 12/293,071 PCT/EP 2007/052477
Resolution Adjustable (approx 0,5 - 3 μm)
Standard settings: 1,6 μm
Frequency Triggered by turbidity threshold5 or daily

5 Triggering by filtrate turbidity available starting May 2010, also to installed units as a free software upgrade (requires external turbidity-meter, not supplied).

Programming and remote access
The unit is programmed comfortably through a MS Windows (XP/7) application and can be accessed locally through CAN-Bus or USB connection or remotelly over the internet (GSM Modem optional).
Data Logging
Data Logging Event-driven or by time-interval
Logged Data-Sets Date, Time, feed-filtrate-pressure, turbidity, flow, Tank-buffer-level, alerts and failures
Data Memory 1024 data-sets (standard), upgradable to 40,000 data-sets
Power supply
Voltage4 12 V DC, 110 V AC, 230 V AC
Power consumption  
during filtration approx. 5 W

during cleaning

max. 35 W (typically6 hourly for 20 s.)

6 The cleaning frequency depends on the contamination of the raw water and may vary. The power requirement of the pumps is not included in the consumption data.

Datasheet
>> Datasheet Phoenix (pdf)

Output interfaces6
 
Feed-Pump Power On/Off or 4-20 mA
Feed-Dosing-Pump Power On/Off or 4-20 mA (flow)
Backwash Pumps Power On/Off
Alert Monitoring Cold Contact, CAN Bus or SMS (modem optional)
Flow measured by Virex Pro 4-20 mA
Operating mode status CAN Bus
Input interfaces
Turbidity meter 4-20 mA
Alert monitoring peripherals 12 V Potential
Feed-/Storage tank signal 4-20 mA
Control interfaces
Integrated CAN-BUS signal can be tanslated to Ethernet-IP Bus (e.g. Allen Bradley PLC), Serial- or Profi-BUS (e.g. Siemens S7 PLC) through an available Gateway-Module.
Controllable functions Allow Cleaning or Integrity Testing
Monitored Functions Flow, Operating Mode, Pumps’ & Peripherals’ Modes, Alarms

Weights and Dimensions

Phoenix 4

Phoenix 7

Phoenix 10
 
Width 113 cm (44.5 in.) 164 cm (65 in.) 264 cm (104 in.)  
Depth 59 cm (23 in.)  
Height 190 cm (75 in.)  
Weight, wetted 130 kg (287 lb) 210 kg (463 lb) 370 kg (816 lb)  
Phoenix Construction