KJI Stormwater Pumping
Application: Stormwater Pump Station
Pump Details: KJI Models KWM 100hp & KSE 60hp
Pump Type: Mixed Flow & Guide Rail Submersible
With the continued growth and development of a downtown area, it's natural to see an increase in water flow into the pumping stations whose purpose is to prevent expressway flooding. When an independent engineering firm identified the need to increase a pump station's capacity, Hydro was selected to conduct the retrofit project.Having purchased one 60hp low flow submersible pump and five 100hp mixed flow pumps from Hydro’s KJI submersible line, the station planned to replace the 40-year old vertical turbine pumping system. Five custom 41” long draft tubes had to be set into place, which required precisely fitting each through a skylight. The final installation spanned three separate floors. The pump station could not be altered in any way to accommodate the transformation and existing I-beams, which presented four 'pinch points' to be evaluated before the removal of the existing pumps and installation of the new pumps.
Hydro’s engineers produced a 3D CAD representation of the existing station and the new draft tubes to conduct a 'virtual reality' installation in cyberspace. This 'virtual' installation paved the way for a smooth, trouble-free retrofit in which this pump station was able to continue supporting over 100,000 cars, trucks, and motorcycles which depend on the roadway every day.