University College Dublin
2013
50m Olympic size pool with 2 movable floors & a submersible boom, children’s pool and 2 vitality pools.
Design of water treatment and water feature systems to PWTAG standards; competition pool tank advice.
Fitzgerald Kavanah
Arup
Arup
Devin Consulting
At University College Dublin, independent water treatment plants are provided for each of the swimming pools & vitality pools in the spa area – four in total. This facilitates independent temperature control in each pool.
50m pool can be divided by the boom to provide a 25m competition length pool. Movable floors at each end can be raised to offer shallow water for teaching, or deep water for training / competition.
Circulation within the 50m pool takes account of the movable floors and boom. The water treatment system incorporates PAC flocculation, medium rate filtration on sand media, photo-oxidation using ultraviolet, heating, pH control and residual disinfectant control using chlorine. VSDs control pump flows.