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A giant stainless-steel vortex system and a single piece of pipe, large enough to house an entire Tube carriage, have been delivered to Tideway\u2019s Hammersmith site<\/a><\/h2>\n

These two giant pieces of equipment will form the centrepiece of the work taking place at Hammersmith pumping station as part of the super sewer project.<\/p>\n

Around two million tonnes of sewage overflows<\/a> from the pumping station<\/a> and into the River Thames every single year.<\/p>\n

Tideway is working to divert those flows into a new 25km super sewer, currently under construction deep beneath the river<\/a>. However, at Hammersmith, these flows need to drop down a 15-metre-deep shaft \u2013 which is why the vortex is needed.<\/p>\n

Falling that distance, the flows would wear away the bottom of the shaft; but the 28-tonne vortex generator will \u2018spin\u2019 the flows down the pipe, removing the energy and preserving the base.<\/p>\n

Vital equipment<\/h3>\n

The 21-metre-long, 65-tonne pipe section of the system, which will be installed into the shaft vertically, has had over 1,000 stainless steel studs painstakingly welded onto its outer wall that will slot into place when installed.<\/p>\n

Both of these structures were manufactured by a specialist firm in Cumbria and made the 326-mile journey to London late last month following a meticulous six-month build.<\/p>\n

John Corcoran, Hammersmith section manager, said: \u201cA huge amount of work went\u00a0into producing and moving these two mammoth pieces of equipment and it is a fantastic achievement for the Tideway project<\/a> to take delivery of them on site.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to say a massive thank you to everyone involved as well as to our neighbours who live in the vicinity of the worksite at Hammersmith pumping station, whose patience while this vital equipment was delivered is very much appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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