Accurate level control at Green Park Weir
Port Talbot Steelworks is one of the worlds largest steelworks and employs approximately 10% of the town’s population. In this area there was an issue…
ACE KSA Penstocks are available in a number of forms, tailored to your requirements. They are manufactured in HDPE and Stainless Steel 316L. Therefore, making them lightweight for ease of handling and installation. Above all, not compromising strength. Installation of the penstocks is very simple, with no need to grout on the majority of applications. All fixings and seals supplied as part of the package. In addition, most penstocks can be fitted and used in a single shift.
Once installed, ACE penstocks require very little attention, as greasing is not required in most cases. The construction of the penstock gate is self-aligning. There are no fiddly wedges and also an integrated EPDM seal.
Although ACE stock a wide variety of sizes of penstocks for quick dispatch. Our equipment can be customised to suit specific requirements. This could be to either to adhere to particular specifications or to save complicated construction, or modification to existing structures.
ACE has installed penstocks from the KWT range for over 20 years. With the KSA-MD being one of our most long-standing products. It should be noted that due to it’s continuously growing popularity with our customer base, now being specified for use in an ever-increasing range of applications. For more information on our previous penstock projects, please see our case studies.
ACE also supply a variety of standard mounting arrangements on our penstocks, to save installation time, such as:
ACE also supply a variety of KWT weir penstocks, for water level management, isolation and fine flow control. Please click here for more details:
As with all ACE equipment, we have a wide range of standard penstock designs for quick dispatch. However, we pride ourselves on our ability to tweak designs to specific requirements. Or we can use our wealth of experience to provide a fully tailored, value engineered solution. Please see our case studies and tailored solutions for more details of our capabilities. Alternatively, please contact us for more details.
Penstock feature options: (Standard, on request)
Spindle extensions
T Key
Pedestal and Handwheel