Regulators Advantages FluidDruid™ Offers to Local Governments
- Increases tax base and sustainability by making infill development possible.
- Reduces chance of flooding by shortening draw down time.
- Can eliminate excessive discharge due to minimum orifice sizes.
- Provides vector (mosquito) control by reducing draw down time and minimizing the chance for breeding.
- Long life span. An extreme durability test indicates the FluidDruid™ should last over 100 years.
- Low maintenance. The FluidDruid™ is comprised of materials that do not degrade over time. To keep it operating at full potential, an annual inspection and check of the seals once every 3-5 years are all that is required.
Why Use a FluidDruid™
Do you have parcels that haven’t been feasible for development because there isn’t enough space to meet detention requirements? If the detention volume has been driven by strict discharge limits, the FluidDruid™ could make development on these sites feasible – or even inviting to developers. That means more tax base and greater sustainability.
The FluidDruid™ makes this possible by reaching the maximum allowable discharge rate very early in the rain cycle – but will not allow excess discharge. It maintains the maximum allowable regardless of changes in hydraulic head.
Moreover, the FluidDruid™ is very reliable. It was developed by StormWizard™ in conjunction with fluid engineers from Alden Research. Independent testing by Alden shows the FluidDruid™ can achieve its target flow with no more error than that of a standard orifice in an open fluid environment – such as that found in outlet control structures.
The FluidDruid™ has a long life – well over 100 years most places in the USA. This was confirmed during rigorous testing at Alden Research. A FluidDruid™ was put through almost 17,000 full stroke cycles in a test apparatus. A full stroke was going from 0 feet of head to 15 feet or head – at least two or three times the range in a typical detention system. Periodically during the test, the position of the plunger was measured to record its position at 0 head and then at 15 feet of head. At the end of the test, there was no measurable change in the plunger position from the start to the finish of the test. In other words, the FluidDruid™ was performing the same at the end of the test as it was at the very beginning.
In addition, the FluidDruid™ was taken apart at the end of the test and inspected for leakage and wear. There was no air leakage from the air cylinder nor water leakage into it. Moreover, there were no visible signs of wear on any part of the valve.
If a single stroke is considered one rain event, the FluidDruid™ would have a life span of over 140 years if it rained 120 days each year.
If you would like a copy of the independent test report from Alden, please contact StormWizard™ and we’ll send you one!