
Tempest 2.0 Polymer Feed and Control Station – Sept 2020 - Rev. 1.0
Tempest 2.0
Operation & Programming Manual
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TheTempest™2.0PolymerFeedSystemisaself‐
containedsystemdesignedtocontrolfeedwaterand
polymerandcombinethemtoproduceahighquality
soluon.ThesystemisdesignedtoreceiveanEmulsion,
SoluonorMannichpolymerandmixwithfeedwaterto
produceanddischargeaqualitysoluonfromthesys‐
tem.
TheTempest™2.0PolymerFeedSystemcanbeenabled
inlocalmode(simpleOn/Offoperaon)orremotelyvia
acustomersupplieddrycontactwhichwillStop/Start
theTempest™PolymerFeedSystem.
Inlocalmode,theTempest™2.0PolymerFeedSystem
canbeoperatedbasedon“override”manualsetpoints
orinternalflowpacingsetpoints.Themanual
“override”modeallowstheusertomanuallyadjustthe
rotameterandpumpcapacieslocally.Theinternal
flowpacingmode,allowstheControllertopacetheneat
polymermeteringpumpvolumeoutputtotheflowof
watertoholdthesoluonatasetconcentraonpoint
whichisselectedintheTempest2.0controller.
Inremotemode,theTempest™2.0PolymerFeedSystemofferstwocontroloponsaswell.Inthe
RemoteConcentraonmode,theControllerreceivesaremoteanalogsignaltoadjustthedesired
concentraonsetpointwhilethediluonwaterflowremainsconstant.RemoteRatemodereceives
aremoteanalogsignaltoadjusttothepumpspeed.Eitherremotemodeoponcanbeachieved
withtheremotedisableseleconontheONorOFFposion.
Acompleteskidmountedsystem;theTempest™2.0PolymerFeedSystemisequippedwithallthe
necessarycomponentsforeasyinstallaon,reliableperformanceandsafeoperaon.Thedesign
incorporatesanelectricsolenoidvalve(water),thenewEndress+Hausermagflowmeter,manually
adjustablerotometer,electricsolenoiddiaphragmpump(Polymer),thenewTempest2.0controller,
manualballvalves,calibraoncolumn,PVCpipingandcomponents,allonaSSframetoprovidethe
durabilitytowithstandharshcondionsandminimizemaintenance.
ThismanualisdesignedtoprovidesimpleexplanaonsonhowtousetheSystem.Thelayoutsinthis
manualweredoneinaneffortto“literally”walkyouthroughthesystem’soperaons.
Introducon