Intervento di Mario Adamo al convegno "Smart Water nella città del Futuro" - Milano, 22/10/2015

1. Mario Adamo
Innovative solutions in water
and waste distribution network
Ice Pigging Technology

2. What’s Ice Pigging
Smart Water in the city of the future
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A patented process for
Cleaning pressurized pipes
using slush ice.

3. Why is important to clean Pipes
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WATER QUALITY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
QUALITY OF THE SERVICE
RISK OF NON COMPLIANCE
AND COMPANY IMAGINE
COST REDUCTION
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

4. What’s the innovation of Ice Pigging
Smart Water in the city of the future
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In respect of the
other cleaning
technoligies
(Flusghing, Air
Blowing ..) Ice
Pigging is …
NO CHEMICAL PRODUCT (ONLY NORMAL FOOD SALT)
NO NEED OF ROAD WORKS
NO MECHANICAL RISK
MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE
FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE TO DIFFERENT CONDITION AND MATERIAL
FASTER AND NOT INVASIVE
FOR DRINKING AND WASTE WATER NETWORK

5. What’s the innovation of Ice Pigging
Smart Water in the city of the future
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6. How Ice Pigging Works
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Step 1
Pipe Isolation
The Pipe to clean is
isolated closing
upstream and
downstream valves
Step 2
Ice Injection
The ice is injected
into the pipe using a
dedidated mobile
equipments trough
a 2 inches
connection ( eg
Idrant)
Step 3
Upstream Valve
Opening
Once the Ice is all
injected the
upstream valve is
opened and the
normal pressure and
flow push the ice
along the pipe
Step 4
Ice Recovery
The first water
arriving to the utolet
point can be
discharge in the
environmet, as the
Ice with sediment
starting to arrive it is
recovered in a
dedicated tank
Step 5
Rinse and Return in
service
The pipe is now
rinsed, and after the
quality monitorng
show the normal
level of qaulity data
the downstream
valve is opened and
the service is on
QUALTY MONITORING – Temperature- Flow- Pressure – NTU – SSD - Conducivity

7. Smart Water in the city of the future
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Sediment Concentration (g/l)
Temp (oC)
Freezing Point
Sedimentconc.(g/l)
Temp(oC)
Sample No. (60 sec intervals)
Temperature and sediment concentration variations at outlet point; IP03 -Pegswood to
Ashington
How Ice Pigging Works
Sample from front of pig
Sample from middle of pig as it brings
through sediment
Sample at end of pig where water is
clean again

8. Where Ice Piggig is
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20 Trucks all over
the world
In 2016 will be
also in Italy

9. Smart Water in the city of the future
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Ice Pigging equipments
Production Unit
Monitoring Unit
Delivery Units – 5/7/10/15 tons

10. What we are doing right now …..
 4 Project in Italy for important water companies
 12 km lenght of pipes are cleaning
 From 63 mm up to 250 mm diameter
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4 km PVC 250 mm
1 km PVC 225 mm + Wells Field
900 mt PEAD 90 mm

11. Results
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Pisa – Campo Pozzi
21 Ottobre 2015

12. Results
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Pisa – Campo Pozzi
21 Ottobre 2015

13. Smart Water in the city of the future
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Thank’s for your attention
Mario Adamo - SUEZ ITALIA
Via Benigno Crespi, 57 – Milano
02 43982187 - suez@suezenvitalia.it