53results about "Sedimentation device making" patented technology

A launder cover system for reducing or eliminating sunlight exposure so as to prevent algae growth in a tank such as a clarifier tank. The launder cover system generally includes a plurality of support members and a plurality of launder covers which are each independently pivotably connected to a tank wall of a tank, such as by using a mount. The support members are each pivotably connected to the tank wall by a pivot connector and the launder covers are each pivotably connected to the tank wall by a hinge connector. Each support member is positioned between a pair of launder covers, and each launder cover is positioned between a pair of support members. The support members function to support the launder covers in a raised or lowered position. A launder support may be connected to the channel wall to support the launder covers in their lowered positions.

A pipe sedimentation plant comprises an inlet shaft (4), an outlet shaft (34), at least one intermediate shaft (18, 28, 30, 32) which is fluidically connected to the inlet shaft (4) and to the outlet shaft (34) by means of fluid lines (9, 15, 25, 29, 31, 33), and at least one backwater element (14, 21, 22, 24) for backing up a fluid flow in the pipe sedimentation plant (1), wherein the at least one backwater element (14, 21, 22, 24) is arranged on the at least one intermediate shaft (18, 28, 30, 32) and / or on at least one of the fluid lines (9, 15, 25, 31).

A sedimentation pipe (8) comprises a pipe longitudinal axis (19), a pipe interior (23) delimited by a pipe inner side (22), at least one guide element (24) which is integrally formed on the pipe inner side (22), and at least one flow separation element (27) held on the at least one guide element (24) which separates the pipe interior (22) into a flow space (30) and a sedimentation space (31), wherein the at least one flow separation element (27) has at least one passage opening (32) for fluid communication between the flow space (30) and the sedimentation space (31).

The present invention provides a settling plate (10), a settling assembly (1) and a settling module, the settling plate (10) comprising a flat plate (101), a plurality of first ribs (102) standing vertically, parallel to each other and spaced apart on a first surface (1011) of the flat plate (101), and a plurality of second ribs (103) standing vertically, parallel to each other and spaced apart on a second surface (1012) of the flat plate (101), the first ribs (102) being perpendicular to the second ribs (103), a water flow passage (104) is formed between two adjacent first ribs (102), and a mud conveying passage (105) is formed between two adjacent second ribs (103). The settling assembly (1) comprises a plurality of settling plates (10). The settling module comprises a settling assembly (1).

A passive filter cell having a basin with a floor and two or more vertical or upright sidewalls forming chute or container having first or left sidewall, second or right sidewall, and third or back sidewall, and fourth or front downwardly curved sidewall, an inlet positioned proximate a top of the fourth or front sidewall and an outlet positioned proximate the top of the third or back sidewall, wherein the floor is configured angled from the fourth or front sidewall to the third or back sidewall, discharge pipe positioned proximate junction between the floor and the third or back sidewall, and lip configured to extend from the top of the third or back sidewall into an interior of the basin.

A sedimentation plate (10), a sedimentation assembly (1), and a sedimentation module are provided. The sedimentation plate (10) includes a flat plate (101); a plurality of first rib plates (102) arranged at intervals, parallel to each other, and perpendicular to a first surface (1011) of the flat plate (101); and a plurality of second rib plates (103) arranged at intervals, parallel to each other, and perpendicular to a second surface (1012) of the flat plate (101). The first rib plates (102) are perpendicular to the second rib plates (103). A water channel (104) is formed between each two adjacent first rib plates (102). A mud channel (105) is formed between each two adjacent second rib plates (103). The sedimentation assembly (1) includes a plurality of sedimentation plates (10). The sedimentation module includes the sedimentation assembly (1).

The present disclosure provides methods and kits for removing particles from a fluid. The method for removing red blood cells includes obtaining a device having a microstructured substrate with microstructures extending across a first surface, at least a portion of an outer surface of the microstructures configured to allow capillary action. The device also includes a cover positioned a selected distance from the top of the first surface of the microstructured substrate and at least one sidewall attaching the cover to the first surface of the microstructured substrate along the periphery of the first surface of the microstructured substrate. The method further includes filling the device with a volume of blood through the first aperture by capillary action, waiting a sufficient time for at least a portion of the red blood cells to settle within the first open volume of the microstructures, and fluidly coupling the device with a collection article, thereby allowing a portion of the initial volume of blood from which at least a portion of the red blood cells were drawn into the first open volume of the microstructures to flow out of the device. Kits containing the device and the collection article are also included.

In one example, a system for collecting scale from water in a water heating appliance includes a reservoir having an interior, an inlet through which the water flows into the interior, and an outlet through which the water flows from the interior, the inlet, the outlet, and the interior defining a water pathway. A filter is positioned within the interior of the reservoir and the filter is oriented to traverse the water pathway and divide the interior of the reservoir into an upstream section into which the water flows from the inlet and a downstream section from which the water flows to the outlet. A collection chamber is configured to receive scale as the water flows along the water pathway through the interior of the reservoir and the water passes through the filter. The collection chamber is positioned in or adjacent the upstream section of the interior of the reservoir.

A plate module of an inclined plate settler with a plurality of lamella plates positioned parallel to one another and secured at an angle to the horizontal in the installed state, wherein the plate module is embodied as a plug-in system with end plates between which a plurality of longitudinal plates extend and the lamella plates are secured on the longitudinal plates between the end plates, wherein the connections between the end plates and longitudinal plates and / or between the longitudinal plates and lamella plates are embodied as detachable plug-in connections.

A fluid control device includes a housing having a plurality of surfaces that define a cavity within the housing. The housing includes an inlet to receive a fluid mixture and an outlet to direct the fluid mixture out of the housing. The fluid mixture includes a fluid combined with debris. An array of structures is disposed within the cavity and includes a plurality of structures. Each of the plurality of structures includes a first surface coupled with an inner surface of the housing and a second surface disposed a distance away from the inner surface of the housing. The array of structures includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to interfere with the fluid mixture to separate at least some of the debris from the fluid, and the second portion is configured to direct the fluid and at least some of the debris toward the outlet.

The invention provides a waste lubricating oil regeneration device for a solvent purification method, which comprises a purification barrel body with a purification barrel cavity; the circulating barrel is provided with a middle barrel cavity which is through up and down, and the top end and the bottom end of the middle barrel cavity are both communicated with the purification barrel cavity; a settling mechanism is arranged in the middle cylinder cavity; an annular cavity is formed between the circulating barrel body and the purification barrel body; and the fluid circulating mechanism is used for enabling the oil in the annular cavity to flow into the annular cavity from the top end of the middle cylinder cavity, enabling the oil to be layered at the bottom end of the circulating cylinder body, and enabling the oil which is not fully settled on the upper layer to flow into the annular cavity from the bottom end of the middle cylinder cavity. According to the waste lubricating oil regeneration device for the solvent purification method, provided by the invention, oil liquid is promoted to continuously circulate in the waste lubricating oil regeneration device through the fluid circulation mechanism, so that the oil liquid which is not fully settled can enter a treatment process again, and the generation of an intermediate layer is reduced. The settling cavity formed at the bottom end of the circulating barrel provides favorable conditions for layering of oil liquid, mixing of all phases is avoided, and therefore loss of base oil is reduced.

The present disclosure provides methods and kits for removing particles from fluids. A method for removing red blood cells includes obtaining a device having a microstructured substrate including microstructures extending across a first surface, where at least a portion of an exterior surface of the microstructures are configured to allow capillary action. The device also includes a cover disposed a selected distance apart from a top of the first surface of the microstructured substrate and at least one sidewall that attaches the cover to the first surface of the microstructured substrate along a perimeter of the first surface of the microstructured substrate. The method further includes filling the device with a volume of blood through the first aperture via capillary action, waiting for a time sufficient for at least a portion of the red blood cells to settle within the first open volume of the microstructures, and fluidically coupling the device with a collection article, thereby causing some of the initial volume of blood, from which at least some of the red blood cells have been retained within the first open volume of the microstructures, to flow out of the device. Kits are also included which contain the device and the collection article.

A sedimentation tower which includes a tank in which the sidewalls are at an angle to the vertical in the range 0 – 15°, and in which the walls in at least the lower half of the tank are smooth on the interior of the tank; the tank having an inlet at one side in the upper half of the tank for the admission of wastewater to be clarified and an outlet for the discharge of clarified water at the other side of the tank, closer to the top of the tank than said inlet; the tank having at least one solids outlet in or adjacent the base of the tank, for extracting settled particles from the tank.

The present application belongs to the technical field of water purification and sludge treatment equipment, and specifically discloses a sludge concentration tank for treating tap water and sludge water, which comprises a tank body, a central reaction cylinder arranged in the middle of the tank body, a water inlet pipe connected to the central reaction cylinder, a sludge accumulation area at the lower part of the tank body, a clarification area at the upper part of the tank body, and a balance tank connected to the sludge accumulation area; a plurality of annular water collecting and discharging pipes are fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the clarification area, the annular water collecting and discharging pipes are in communication with a total water outlet pipe, and the total water outlet pipe is connected to a water recycling tank; a plurality of water collecting holes are arranged at the bottom of each annular water collecting and discharging pipe, the number of water collecting holes increases from the bottom to the top, and a plurality of air vents are arranged at the top of each annular water collecting and discharging pipe; in addition to the uppermost annular water collecting and discharging pipe, an independent electric butterfly valve is arranged on each of the other annular water collecting and discharging pipes. The present application realizes the multiple functions of flow regulation, sedimentation, sludge concentration and sludge-water separation in one, reduces the occupied area, and is resistant to the impact of uneven sludge water discharge.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for continuous separation and discharge of floating and settled sludge provided with a floating-sludge guidance means. The apparatus of the present invention allows sludge that has settled due to gravity to be discharged and sludge that has risen to be collected and discharged by a sludge collector, and sprays cleansing water around the perimeter of a filtering net that filters treatment water, and additionally, the flow of the cleansing water is guided by a guide wall and the flow above the water surface is guided as well toward the center by the air supplied from above, thus allowing only the floating sludge to be most effectively separated and discharged.

The present disclosure is enclosed in the area of laboratory or experimental setups for water treatment, providing a deposit (10) for a miniaturized system for water treatment, particularly wastewater treatment. The deposit (10) of the present disclosure is miniaturized when compared to large scale deposits (10) which are part of wastewater treatment plants. The deposit (10) of the present disclosure provides that deposit (10) residues of such a suspension in an enhanced manner, allowing their further removal. It comprises a frustoconical portion (fp) and a curved portion (cp) forming a reservoir (11) such that, when a water suspension of residues is provided within the deposit (10), the residues aggregate in the curved portion (cp) by action of gravity and are removable through the bottom opening (13).

A cover for a liquid containment apparatus includes: a platform having a top surface, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and two opposing sides that extend between the first and second ends. The cover also includes: a front wall extending down from the first end of the platform; a back wall extending down from the second end of the platform; side walls extending down from the opposing sides of the platform; and engagement members extending out from a bottom of the side walls in a lateral direction from the platform and which are configured to engage a surface of a substrate. The platform includes a plurality of holes, and the side walls include a plurality of notches that form a weir for distributing liquids. A liquid containment system is also included.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for collecting inert particles in a kitchen waste slurry, and in particular to an apparatus and method for collecting inert particles in a slurry by applying Venturi effect. The method includes the steps: an apparatus for collecting the inert particles based on the Venturi effect, a method for drawing a pipeline flow velocity cloud plot, a method for counting a concentration of the inert particles, etc. By means of a method for counting a flow velocity, a concentration of inert substances in the slurry and a particle density in a target kitchen waste slurry, an optimal arrangement solution of an inert particle collector is determined. A Venturi-type inert particle collecting apparatus of the present invention includes an inert particle settling apparatus, a particle storage apparatus, and a connection portion between the apparatuses. With stable recovery of the inert particles in the kitchen waste slurry as a target, through simulation and field debugging of flow conditions and a content of inert substances of the slurry, and feedback adjustment on each recovery of the inert substances, the present invention obtains a stable recovery cycle, and finally achieves sustainable and stable recovery of inert particles in the kitchen waste slurry.

In one example, a system for collecting scale from water in a water heating appliance includes a reservoir having an interior, an inlet through which the water flows into the interior, and an outlet through which the water flows from the interior, the inlet, the outlet, and the interior defining a water pathway. A filter is positioned within the interior of the reservoir and the filter is oriented to traverse the water pathway and divide the interior of the reservoir into an upstream section into which the water flows from the inlet and a downstream section from which the water flows to the outlet. A collection chamber is configured to receive scale as the water flows along the water pathway through the interior of the reservoir and the water passes through the filter. The collection chamber is positioned in or adjacent the upstream section of the interior of the reservoir.

TITLE OF THE INVENTION: SEPTIC TANK The septic tank (300) comprises: - a reservoir (305) for the retention and digestion of organic matter contained in effluents, - a longitudinal distribution point (309) for effluents, and - a lateral collection point (316) for effluents. Figure for the abstract: Figure 5

Settling assembly (1) for decanting an effluent, comprising a settling tank (2) and a supply device (9) for supplying said settling tank (2) with effluent, said settling assembly (1) being characterized in that it comprises a flow distribution and energy dissipation compartment (4) capable of receiving the effluent directly from the supply device (9), said compartment (4) being installed in the settling tank (2) and delimited by at least a portion (23) of the external wall (22) of the settling tank (2), by at least one other liquid-tight lateral wall (6), and by a bottom wall (7) perforated with a plurality of orifices (8), forming an intermediate volume; said plurality of orifices (8) establishing fluidic communication between the intermediate volume and the settling volume.

Disclosed is a lamella (1) for a clarifier, comprising a plate (5) provided with: longitudinal straight ribs (10) extending from the top part (5a) of the plate (5) to the bottom edge (5d), and longitudinal straight folds (15) provided with wings (40) and which are interposed between each pair of ribs (10) to form projections (30) with V-shaped walls that project in the sagittal direction (S); a top transverse fold (20) provided in the top part (5a), which defines a flat portion (20a) extending backwards towards a top edge (5c); and a bottom transverse fold (60) that curves the bottom part (5b) backwards.

TITLE OF THE INVENTION: SEPTIC TANK The septic tank (300) comprises: - a reservoir (305) for the retention and digestion of organic matter contained in effluents, - a longitudinal distribution point (309) for effluents, and - a lateral collection point (316) for effluents. Figure for the abstract: Figure 5

The invention relates to a lamella module (2) of an inclined clarifier with a plurality of lamella plates (22) arranged parallel to each other and held at an angle to the horizontal in the installed state, wherein the lamella module (2) is designed as a plug-in system with end plates (20) between which several longitudinal plates (21) run and the lamella plates (22) are held between the end plates (20) on the longitudinal plates (21), wherein the connections between end plates (20) and longitudinal plates (21) and / or between the longitudinal plates (21) and the lamella plates (22) are designed as detachable plug connections.

The present disclosure is enclosed in the area of laboratory or experimental setups for water treatment, providing a deposit (10) for a miniaturized system for water treatment, particularly wastewater treatment. The deposit (10) of the present disclosure is miniaturized when compared to large scale deposits (10) which are part of wastewater treatment plants. The deposit (10) of the present disclosure provides that deposit (10) residues of such a suspension in an enhanced manner, allowing their further removal. It comprises a frustoconical portion (fp) and a curved portion (cp) forming a reservoir (11) such that, when a water suspension of residues is provided within the deposit (10), the residues aggregate in the curved portion (cp) by action of gravity and are removable through the bottom opening (12).

Settling assembly (1) for an effluent comprising a settling basin (2) and a device (9) for supplying said settling basin (2) with effluent, said settling assembly (1) being characterized in that it comprises a flow distribution and energy dissipation compartment (4) capable of directly receiving the effluent from the supply device (9), said compartment (4) being installed in the settling basin (2) and delimited by at least one portion (23) of the external wall (22) of the settling basin (2), by at least one other liquid-tight side wall (6), and by a bottom wall (7) perforated with a plurality of orifices (8), forming an intermediate volume; said plurality of orifices (8) putting the intermediate volume in fluid communication with the settling volume. Abstract figure: Figure 1

A waste oil handling apparatus features a tank with draining compartments for receiving waste oil containers in inverted and elevated positions above the tank floor. Multiple drain ports communicate with the tank interior at different elevations relative to the floor for draining accumulated contents of varying density that have gravitationally separated into distinct layers at those elevations. The ports feature adjustable fittings for adjusting the levels from which the layered contents are drawn through the ports from the tank interior. The tank has a large cleanout access by which personnel can access the tank interior for thorough cleanout. The compartments are organized into one or more troughs, each having a pivotal lid thereon. Lift brackets under the floor enable lifted transport of the tank by pallet jack or forklift.

A non-biological wastewater treatment system (2) comprising a water extraction unit (20) having a forward osmosis water extraction unit (22) and a draw recovery system (24) that is connected to and configured to receive a diluted draw solution from the forward osmosis water extrac- tion unit (22), wherein the non-biological wastewater treatment system (2) comprises a phase separation and clarification tank (10), wherein the tank (10) comprises an inlet (14) connected to a first compartment (4) and one or more additional compartments (6, 8), wherein each compartment (4, 6, 8) is separated from adjacent compartments (4, 6, 8) by a separation wall (42, 42') provided with one or more openings (54), wherein an outlet (18) is provided at the outermost additional compartment (6, 8).