NA-05 - Cleaning: Cleaning Strategy and Programme

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Fundamentals
Cleaning measures
Development of the cleaning plan
Cleaning strategy
Optimization of the cleaning effort
Determination of cleaning intervals
Summary

Optimization of the cleaning effort

The optimization task between, on the one side, minimal cleaning effort and, on the other side, lowest possible operating problems is influenced by the following factors [Kraem2002]:

Kraem2002

Krämer, S.: Betrieblicher Optimierungsprozess zur Reinigung von Kanalisationen, KA-Kanalisation Abwasser (49), Nr. 4 (04.2002).

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The optimization of the cleaning expenses is closely related to the determination of the required cleaning interval. It has to be taken into consideration that, as a result of the frequency, very short cleaning intervals lead to high costs. Very long intervals can also cause high costs, because, depending on the deposits’ degree of solidification, the cleaning effort can be much more time-consuming.

Therefore, extending the cleaning intervals does not necessarily reduce the costs.