Somat SPC-75S, Operation & Service Manual

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DEFINITIONS – GENERAL
1. Pulper - SOMAT

device that contains an impeller and security ring to grind solid waste. The
resultant mixture of waste particles and water is called slurry.
2. Hydra-Extractor

- Inclined screw-type press for removing transport water from pulp.
3. Slurry - A water solution containing a low percentage of suspended solids.
4. Pulp - Semi-dry solid from which transport water has been extracted.
5. Som-A-Trol

- Electrical control panel, including motor starters and sequencing controls
for automatic operation of the SOMAT

system.
6. Slurry Pump - Specially designed pump used to transport slurry from a SOMAT

Pulper to Hydra-Extractor

.
7. Return Pump - Specially designed pump used to return water from Hydra-Extractor

to SOMAT

Pulpers.
8. Water Level Control - a PLC controlled function utilizing time based programming.
9. Chemical Additive Pump - A proportioning type Additive pump that adds de-foaming, deodorizer,
and/or buffering solutions to the process water.
* 10. Pulp Screw Conveyor - Transport screw used for conveying pulp to a point remote
from Hydra-Extractor

.
* 11. Distributing Type Pulp Screw Conveyor - Transport screw with discharge ports throughout its
length for even distribution in large haul-away containers.
* 12. Water economizing tank- Reservoir for return water used in large systems.
* Optional equipment which may not be furnished with your Pulping System.
DEFINITIONS – COMPONENTS
SOMAT

PULPER:
1. Tank - Pulping or grinding chamber of the SOMAT

Pulper.
2. Impeller - Rotating metal plate with Cutting Blades and Tungsten Carbide teeth which de-fiber
and pulp the waste and along with the Security Ring provides a shearing action for non-fibrous
waste.
3. Security Ring - Perforated stainless steel ring surrounding the impeller through which all slurry
must pass after waste is pulped. Dimensions of security ring holes controls particle size of
materials leaving the Pulper.
4. Junk Box - Chamber in bottom of tank that segregates non-pulpable materials from tank.