Aero-Tubing

Aeration Technology

It doesn’t matter if an aeration system or device splashes, sprays, or diffuses air, the bottom line is how much surface area it creates.  The surface area is where water contacts air and where oxygen transfer takes place.  Smaller bubble size results in more surface area, which is why fine bubble aeration devices are superior in oxygen transfer than coarse bubble aerators.  To maximize aeration efficiency in a system, an aerator must create fine bubbles while expending a minimum amount of energy.  Aero-Tube™ technology meets both goals, and does so with a long-life, low-maintenance system. 

Aero-Tube™ achieves its high energy efficiency in two ways:

1. Due to the number of pores created during our manufacturing process, there is little resistance created when pushing air through the tubing.  Resistance equals energy demand. By working with Aero-Tube™, you can use significantly less horsepower when compared with traditional methods of aeration (paddlewheels, aspirators, less efficient tubing). 
       
   
2. Aero-Tube’s tiny pore size creates extremely small diameter bubbles.  The smaller a bubble of air the more efficiently it transfers oxygen into water (more surface area!).  Small bubbles also take longer to rise once they are introduced into water.  Slower rising, small-diameter bubbles mean more contact with the water and a much higher rate of oxygen transfer.

By creating significantly smaller bubbles, more efficiently, Aero-Tube™ products are able to deliver high rates of oxygen transfer and energy efficiency.