The CATamount Aerator provides a more efficient and uniform mix of the lagoon contents. The induced flow produced by the radial flow outward from the unit provides a continuous upward (bottom to top) circulation action throughout the lagoon.

The CATamount Aerator requires no routine maintenance. There are no costly bearings or blowers to rebuild or replace.

Mixing

The CATamount Aerator utilizes a unique method of mixing the lagoon contents. The unit brings oxygen-deficient water from the lower depths of the lagoon through the diffuser manifold and discharges it radially outward at the surface. The flow continues radially outward until it reaches the lagoon embankment, where it turns downward to the depth of the sludge depth control baffle and returns radially inward to the CATamount Aerator. The flow radially outward at the lagoon top and returning radially inward near the lagoon bottom creates a vertically induced upward flow of about 3 to 5 times that of the pumped flow through the unit.

Although CATamount Aeration Technology supports partial mixed system technology where solids are encouraged to settle to the anaerobic zone the CATamount provides continuous circulation of the lagoon contents throughout the lagoon. This bottom-to-top circulation promotes bio-flocculation of the suspended biology and continually moves oxygen-deficient water to the surface where natural re-aaeration can take place.

The lagoon becomes a true aerated facultative lagoon when using CATamount Aeration technology.

Sludge Depth Control

The non-turbulent flow of the CATamount Aerator returning to the aerator intake tends to deepen the aerobic zone and brings a constant supply of food and oxygen, which enhances the activity of the facultative biology, and they in turn support the anaerobic biology and promote sludge reduction.
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