NA-06 - Cleaning: Flushing Methods

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Practical example I

The Hydrass Valve (3)

Once the hydrostatic pressure moment above the rotational axis of the gate is greater than the moment below it, the gate is rotated into a horizontal position. This releases the accumulated wastewater surge into the downstream channel area, and the water level behind the gate drops accordingly.

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Automatic flush gate (without auxiliary energy) [Loren98a]

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