Coagulation & Flocculation

ABS
Flocculation Ball

A hollow ABS sphere that turns the flow through a flocculation basin into micro-vortices. Water is cut and disturbed on every pass through the openings, so fine particles collide and agglomerate faster — while the quiet water inside the ball holds larger flocs as a contact layer. No anchors, no moving parts.

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ABSMaterial

Φ100 – 200 mmStandard sizes

>60%Open area

60–360 m/hEmpty-bed velocity

Material

ABS engineering plastic

Standard diameter

Φ100 / Φ200 mm

Surface openings

>Φ30 mm · >60% open

Empty-bed velocity

60–360 m/h

Head loss

0.01–0.02 m/m

Why this flocculation ball

A vortex field
without the energy bill

A flocculation basin needs turbulence where the flocs are forming and calm water where they grow. A grid or baffle wall gives you one or the other; a hollow perforated ball gives you both in the same volume.

Micro-vortices at low velocity

Water passing through the openings is cut and disturbed twice over a short distance, so the flow speed needed to build a strong micro-vortex field is lower than with a flat grid — short-circuiting is reduced and the basin flows more evenly.

Contact flocculation inside

The hollow core slows the through-flow, so larger flocs settle into a suspended active sludge layer inside the ball. That layer adsorbs finer flocs, which raises floc density and improves how cleanly the water settles out.

No fixing, no clogging

Balls are poured straight into the basin and float and rotate with the upflow. Stacked balls do not seal each other's openings, so there is no support frame to build and no fixed bed to backwash.

Specifications

Technical parameters

Material	ABS engineering plastic — chemically stable, resistant to acid and alkali attack, no dissolution into the treated water
Structure	Two identical hemispherical shells joined at the equator; radial and circumferential ribs leave through-openings across the whole surface
Standard diameter	Φ100 mm / Φ200 mm — other diameters on request
Surface openings	Aperture > Φ30 mm; open area > 60%
Pouring density	Approx. 135 pcs per m³ at Φ200 mm
Fill ratio	5%–15% of the basin effective volume
Empty-bed velocity	60–360 m/h — take the higher value in the front section of the basin and the lower value toward the outlet
Head loss	0.01–0.02 m/m
Reaction time	5–8 min; extend for low-turbidity, low-temperature water and for wastewater
Service temperature	−20 – 80 ℃
Wall thickness · unit mass · service life	On request
MOQ · price · export packing	On request — confirm quantity and destination port

Figures are the published reference range for this product type. Diameter, wall thickness and tolerance are confirmed against your process design before production.

Applications

Where it fits

Municipal water supply plantsIndustrial water clarificationCoagulation & flocculation basinsContact clarifiersSteel & metallurgy wastewaterChemical & petrochemicalPharmaceuticalTextile & printing / dyeingPapermakingBasin retrofits — perforated swirling, baffle, folded-plate, corrugated-plate and grid type

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