6496 results about "Groundwater" patented technology

The present invention is directed to various sets of unit operations for treating aqueous effluents and logic for designing and effecting the treatment. The unit operations include stabilization of subterranean waters, sequential oxidation steps to alter selected target materials, oxidation to break up emulsions prior to removal of the emulsion components, and intense oxidation to break up difficult-to-remove organic target materials.

This invention discloses a cost-effective process for separating contaminants and a wide-range of fouling material from surface water, ground water and from industrial effluents. Having undergone effective pre-treatment, the water can be purified further by using high-surface area spirally wound micro-filtration (MF), ultra-filtration (UF), nano-filtration (NF) or reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. High-quality potable water free from pathogen and other contaminants is thus produced at low-cost from the pre-treated surface water and ground-water. Conversely, pre-treated industrial effluents are further purified at a relatively low-cost using NF or RO membranes, thus producing water suitable for recycle or surface discharge. The process of this invention uses cationic inorganic and / or polymeric flocculants to coagulate and flocculate the water-borne colloidal matter (e.g. clays, iron hydroxides, naturally occurring matter (NOM's), etc.), followed by filtration using a multi-media filter, charge neutralization and reversal and final filtration using a 5-micron cartridge filter. These pre-treatment steps provides a good quality water having a low Silt Density Index and a significant negative zeta potential, thereby ensuring against irreversible chemical fouling of the spirally-wound membranes.

The present invention relates generally to the use of radiofrequency energy to heat heavy crude oil or both heavy crude oil and subsurface water in situ, thereby enhancing the recovery and handling of such oil. The present invention further relates to methods for applying radiofrequency energy to heavy oils in the reservoir to promote in situ upgrading to facilitate recovery. This invention also relates to systems to apply radiofrequency energy to heavy oils in situ.

A method of monitoring the quality of water at a ground water sampling site without human intervention. Water at the sampling site is purged until at least one preselected purge criterion is satisfied. At least one water quality attribute is automatically measured at the sampling site, and the quality of water at the site is determined based on the measured water quality attribute. The method is performed by a system including a control unit which, in accordance with a computer program, controls the taking of water quality attribute measurements at the sampling site. The control unit may be equipped with a port for downloading data to a technician on site and with a transceiver for communicating data to a base station via a communications network.

A light-weight, modular, adjustable vertical hydroponic growing system and method of Native American design for cultivation plants and beneficial soil organisms (BSO's) in symbiotic combination. Forest-like arrays of fully rotatable and demountable grow tubes are suspended within climate-moderating greenhouses, optionally from conveyor tracks. The tubes are filled with light-weight, porous 100% in-organic grow media predominately comprised of expanded volcanic or recycled glass granules. The grow tube arrays are provided with an insulated, overhead-mounted fertigation distribution system delivering metered intermittent flows from insulated mixing and holding tanks. The flows are recycled via an insulated return piping system to maintain cool fertigation temperatures near those of natural ground water. Fertigation supply mains provided with vortex flow induction devices impart rotational momentum to flows for delivery of uniform aerated fertigation to plants and BSO's via a combination of open-tube emitters and gravity flows within grow tubes.

A dry powdered flowable cement composition contains calcium carbonate and a partially decarbonated magnesium carbonate. A slurry of the composition will set hard with various organic fillers including waste products and toxic waste. The composition can be slurried with contaminated water such as sea water, mineral laden ground water and muddy water. A high percentage of filler can be added while still having an acceptable set.

A model for predicting fracturing in shale can minimize surface disruption, protect groundwater, maximize efficiency of hydraulic fracturing, and manage fluids used in unconventional gas development. The model provides a more comprehensive understanding of the geological, geophysical, and geomechanical properties of shales and imbeds these properties in geomechanical computer simulations to predict both the reservoir performance from the fracturing, and the associated microseismic events generated by fracturing. Since the geological and geophysical properties can be estimated from surface seismic, well logs, and geologic concepts with regional context; the performance of the fracturing can be predicted and optimized. Since the microseismic events can be predicted with the model, the simulations can be verified and the model can be updated to be consistent with the observed microseismic.

The present invention relates to methods of making and using and compositions of metal nanoparticles formed by green chemistry synthetic techniques. For example, the present invention relates to metal nanoparticles formed with solutions of plant extracts and use of these metal nanoparticles in removing contaminants from soil and groundwater and other contaminated sites. In some embodiments, the invention comprises methods of making and using compositions of metal nanoparticles formed using green chemistry techniques.

An injection molded rigid roof panel system for constructing pitched roof structures of the type affixed directly to roof trusses or rafters and needing no structural or supporting sheathing surface or moisture barrier. Comprised of no less than (23) standard roof panel components of varying shapes, sizes, colors and exposed surfaces replicating conventional roofing surfaces. Panels overlap, underlap and interlock by means of an array of shoulders, locating ribs and clearance channels creating a unitized roof system utilizing integral seals at the seams, subsurface water channels and self sealing, threaded fasteners whose molded-in, counter-bored holes are further sealed by composite plugs. Panels are produced by mixing, extruding and pelletizing a compound of over 60% recycled materials and encapsulating a semi-rigid fiberglass mesh sheet in the panels during the injection molding process producing a roofing product that is fire retardant, impervious to moisture, insects, ultraviolet rays and winds in excess of 130 mph.

A chemical-sensing apparatus is formed from the combination of a chemical preconcentrator which sorbs and concentrates particular volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) and one or more chemiresistors that sense the VOCs after the preconcentrator has been triggered to release them in concentrated form. Use of the preconcentrator and chemiresistor(s) in combination allows the VOCs to be detected at lower concentration than would be possible using the chemiresistor(s) alone and further allows measurements to be made in a variety of fluids, including liquids (e.g. groundwater). Additionally, the apparatus provides a new mode of operation for sensing VOCs based on the measurement of decay time constants, and a method for background correction to improve measurement precision.

A solid phase mixed solvent polymer, compositions and methods for removing and retaining solvated organic compounds and inorganic ions from water, wastewater, superficial and ground water, soil and other environmental sources, a soil amendment and method resulting from adhesively coating the polymer onto sand along with at least one ion exchange material, and methods for the containment, reduction, and prevention of organic leaching from soils, agricultural, industrial, and commercial environments, and in particular, sports and athletic turf facilities such as golf courses where pesticides are frequently applied.

In this disclosure, we have the following examples and teachings: A geothermal heating and or cooling system is introduced here which is deriving cooled or heated liquid via existing infrastructure of water pipe system in use for the houses and buildings, e.g. from the city water system or pipe network, or from the well water (or lake or river or sea or ocean or the like), piped or channeled to the buildings, through pipes or conduits or channels or closed enclosures. The system derives cooled liquid from existing underground infrastructure, including or for example, below-ground water pipes. The system gains a temperature advantage from the geothermal ground temperature, which remains roughly constant throughout the year in most regions. The system uses (e.g.) a storage tank to contain a working fluid and store thermal energy. In one example, multiple chambers and / or tanks are used for water heaters or coolers, with different connection and flow mechanisms. Other examples and designs are also discussed and shown here.

The invention provides modular units, associated component parts, and assemblies of the modular units and component parts, including filtration systems, that are useful for making and using underground water management systems.

The invention discloses a method for establishing a network model based on a serial section image, belonging to the technical field of image processing and relating to a method for establishing a network model of characteristics of porous medium (rock) containing liquid such as underground crude oil, natural gas, underground water, and the like. The method is characterized in that a group of serial bidimensional section images inside a microcosmic model are processed so as to divide rock granules and pore spaces; on the basis of reconstructing three-dimensional images for the pore spaces, size distribution and topology information of pores and throats is extracted to finally establish a network model, therefore, image information is converted into the size distribution and topology information of the pores and throats in a three-dimensional space. The invention provides the method for establishing the network model based on section images of actual porous medium, has strong pertinence and high practicability, and can be effectively used for description and digital management of actual rock pore spaces and seepage characteristic thereof.

A probe for monitoring groundwater flow seepage velocity and direction has an electrical heater and a plurality of temperature sensors located equidistant from the heater. The probe with the heater and temperature sensors is lowered into a monitoring well and positioned so as to be immersed in the groundwater. Energy is sent to the heater, and the temperature response at the temperature sensors is measured and recorded. From the measured response to temperature, the groundwater flow velocity and direction are computed and recorded. The temperature sensors may be resistance temperature detectors, thermocouples, or any other state-of-the-art temperature sensing device.

The invention provides a geologic environment simulation experiment device, which comprises a machine stand, a water storage tank, a simulation case with its lower reach end hinged with the machine stand, a rainfall case installed at the top of the machine stand, a geologic body simulation cavity in the simulation case, a water supply cavity and a water discharge cavity that are respectively positioned at the upper and lower reach ends of the geologic simulation cavity and are communicated to the geologic body simulation case, a conatant head water level overflow case and a discharge overflow case that are respectively positioned at the external side end of the upper and lower reaches of the simulation case, a conatant head overflow cavity that are respectively communicated to the water storage tank and the water supply cavity via a pipeline and a conatant head overflow backwater cavity that is communicated to the water storage tank via an overflow backwater pipe are positioned in the conatant head water level overflow case; at least three groups of piezometer are mounted vertically on the wall of the simulation cavity; one end of a piezometer hose that is communicated to the bottom of the piezometer passes the a simulation wall and extends into the simulation cavity. Therefore, the invention is able to simulate the formation and control of geologic disaster as well as the rules for the motion of groundwater.

A basement flood control system for use in a structure having a basement floor located below ground level and having a sump pit or other collection basin for gathering subterranean water. The system has two primary pump units operated with line current, a battery-operated back-up pump unit, and a sensor arrangement for sensing water level in the collection basin. A controller is connected to the sensor arrangement and the pump units for variously activating the pump units singly or in any combination responsive to the water level detected by the sensor arrangement.

The invention discloses a multi-field coupling true triaxial test system and an experiment method implemented by the same. The multi-field coupling true triaxial test system is characterized by comprising a true triaxial double-cavity pressure chamber (1), an axial loading system (2), a confining pressure / back pressure loading system (3), a temperature control system (4), a permeation control system (5), a gas loading system (6), a bending element experiment system (7) and a computer (8). The multi-field coupling true triaxial test system and the experiment method have the advantages that stress fields and seepage fields are controlled, and accordingly simulation research can be carried out on seepage anisotropy of rock and soil mass; influence of environmental factors on freezing nucleusor frozen soil samples can be simulated under the effects of temperature fields, the seepage fields and the stress fields; research can be carried out on the physical and mechanical properties of unsaturated frozen soil under the effects of the temperature fields and the stress fields; simulation research can be carried out on change of the physical and earth properties of sediments in generationand decomposition procedures of natural hydrates under multi-field coupling conditions, and simulation research can be carried out on mutual displacement effects between hydrate gas in the sediments and underground water; simulation research can be carried out on the physical and mechanical properties of unsaturated soil under the multi-field coupling conditions.

Proppants for use in fractured or gravel packed / frac packed oil and gas wells are provided with a contaminant removal component to remove one or more of the contaminants found in subterranean water / hydrocarbon from a production well. The water / hydrocarbon cleaning proppant solids may be used as discrete particles in a proppant formulation, as a coating on proppant solids in pores of a porous proppant solid or as part of the proppant's internal structure. The contaminant removal component removes contaminants, especially dissolved contaminants, in the subterranean water or hydrocarbon before the water / hydrocarbon leaves the well. For those contaminant removal components that can be regenerated, such as ion exchange resins, a measured quantity of an acidic regeneration solution can be injected into the fractured stratum for regeneration and recovered when the well resumes production.

The present invention discloses a running sand layer and sandy gravel layer dynamic-water double-liquid high-pressure slurry-injecting water-shutoff construction method which comprises the following construction steps: drilling a hole, flushing the hole, executing double-liquid high-pressure slurry-injecting operation and sealing the hole. The running sand layer and sandy gravel layer slurry-injecting liquid adopts an ordinary portland cement (P.O.42.5) and 40''Be sodium silicate as material for preparing the slurry, according to the weight proportion of water: cement, namely the cement slurry is prepared with the water cement ratio for 0.5-1.2:1. Then the slurry-injecting liquid is prepared with the volume ratio of cement slurry: sodium silicate for 1:0.08-0.15. The sodium silicate is taken as additive for regulating the initial setting time of the slurry-injecting liquid. The cement slurry can also be doped with fly-ash with cement consumption (weight proportion) for 10%-15%. The invention executes water-insulating construction aiming at the characteristics of large pressure of the underground dynamic water and high flowing velocity in the running sand layer and sandy gravel layer, and can obtain the maximal application sphere and optimum water-shutoff effect.

A separation tank having an inlet and an outlet and forming a low flow path and a high flow path, both conveying water from the inlet to the outlet. At normal, low flows, the water enters the inlet and passes through the low flow path having treatment chambers to remove, respectively, heavy materials and floatable materials. At high flows such as with heavy storm runoff, water exceeding a predetermined flow rate is conveyed from the low flow path into the high flow path where there are baffles to treat the water to remove both heavy materials and floatable materials. In optional embodiments, there is a filter / recharge chamber that may contain a filter and / or a groundwater conveyance system such that filtered or unfiltered water can be discharged from the low flow path through a groundwater conveyance system to groundwater, to the normal outlet, or both.

A system and method for restoring the natural water cycle by reducing stormwater runoff and addressing issues affecting groundwater supply. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a roof washer component, cistern component, pump, and manufactured dry well. The system is designed to divert polluted rooftop runoff, capture clean rooftop runoff and store this clean water for irrigation purposes and nonpotable uses, while infiltrating excess water to recharge groundwater supplies thereby replicating the natural hydrologic cycle.

The present invention provides a process for removing arsenic from ground water to be processed and used in remote dwellings. The process includes (a) contacting a clay, a coagulant, and an oxidizer with water containing arsenic to form a coagulated colloidal mixture; (b) adsorbing the arsenic onto the coagulated colloidal mixture; and (c) separating the water from the coagulated colloidal mixture. The invention also provides a composition ready for use in removing arsenic from ground water to be used in remote areas. The composition includes an activated clay, a coagulant, and an oxidizer in predetermined proportions for efficient removal of arsenic from ground water.

The invention discloses a nano-composite environment-friendly water permeable brick and a production method thereof. The nano-composite environment-friendly water permeable brick comprises a concrete bottom layer and a mortar surface layer arranged on the concrete bottom layer, wherein the concrete bottom layer and the mortar surface layer are compounded to form an integrated structure; the concrete bottom layer is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 20-40 parts of cement, 10-20 parts of water, 5-15 parts of fly ash, 50-65 parts of recycled aggregate, 50-65 parts of natural coarse aggregate, 65-85 parts of sand and 0.05-0.2 part of water-reducing agent; and the mortar surface layer is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 70-100 parts of cement, 5-20 parts of nano-TiO2, 30-60 parts of water, 200-400 parts of sand and 0.1-1.0 part of water-reducing agent. The nano-composite environment-friendly water permeable brick disclosed by the invention is integrally formed and has the advantages of high compressive strength, high flexural strength, good water permeability and good water retention, and a ground surface laid by the nano-composite environment-friendly water permeable bricks can timely dredge and drain rainwater, is conductive to growth of surrounding vegetation and can effectively supplement groundwater, reduce the pressure of a municipal drainage system and reduce the influence of surface gathered water on the traffic; and the nano-composite environment-friendly water permeable brick has a photocatalytic self-cleaning function and can decompose and remove organic stains on the surface of the brick and beautify the urban environment.

The invention belongs to the technical field of comprehensive utilization of waste resources from the aluminum industry and specifically discloses a comprehensive utilization method of aluminum ash. According to the comprehensive utilization method of aluminum ash, metallic aluminium is extracted from aluminum ash through an ore grinding method; the aluminum ash obtained after aluminium extraction undergoes catalytic deamination; the aluminum ash obtained after deamination is mixed with alkali and granulation forming is then carried out; and the granulation product is sintered and the sintered product is finally dissolved out. By the above method, useful components in the aluminum ash can be recovered to the maximum; ammonia gas which has been ignored for a long time is effectively recovered; components such as aluminium oxide, villiaumite and the like are recovered and utilized to the maximum; pollution of aluminum ash processing to the environment is avoided; atmospheric dust pollution is avoided; atmospheric pollution is also avoided due to ammonia gas recovery; pollution of aluminum ash stacking to underground water and soil is avoided due to extraction and recovery of fluoride salt; and environmental safety during the treating process is guaranteed.

A lateral pipe lining material comprises a tubular resin-absorbing material impregnated with a curable resin and a brim attached at one end thereof. The lining material is positioned so that the brim faces a peripheral edge of a lateral pipe opening of the main pipe. A ring-shaped gasket composed of an elastic material is attached to an upper surface of the brim, and a bonding resin is applied thereto. The gasket seals a gap between an inner peripheral surface of the main pipe and the brim. The lateral pipe lining material is evertedly inserted into the lateral pipe in a state in which the bonding resin applied to the brim is brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the main pipe. In such a configuration, ground water can be prevented from seeping into the bonding resin applied to the brim even if the ground water flows into the main pipe from a break of the lateral pipe.

An apparatus for and method of filtering hydrocarbon contaminated water is disclosed herein. The present invention may be used in drainage openings, particularly in parking lots and containment areas for large sources of hydrocarbons such as oil tanks or electrical transformers, to remove hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon contaminated water. The apparatus has a filtration compartment which filters out debris and sediment which may clog the treatment compartment. A pre-filter attachable to the apparatus may be used to further aid in filtering out sediment. A means for melting snow and ice may be incorporated within the filtration compartment such that liquid flow is not hindered during extreme weather conditions. The treatment compartment contains a hydrocarbon absorption media which absorbs any hydrocarbons present in the water rendering such water substantially hydrocarbon-free for discharge directly into a stream or groundwater. In the event of a hydrocarbon spill, the hydrocarbon absorption media forms a plug which seals off the flow of contaminated water. A hydrocarbon solubilizing material capable of effectively removing sheen in a first pass may be disposed as a top layer over the hydrocarbon absorption media. Preferably, each compartment is manufactured as a cartridge which may be dropped into a housing inserted into a drain opening.

The invention relates to a base pit dewatering and water saving device and a construction method thereof. The middle part of the base pit of a baseboard structure is provided with a well pit; the well pit is internally and vertically provided with a no-sand tube; pebbly sand is filled between the bottom and periphery of the no-sand tube; the top of the no-sand tube is higher than the top surface of the well pit; a water pump is arranged in the no-sand tube; blinding layer concrete is poured at the top surface of the well pit which is at the periphery of the no-sand tube and the side wall of the base pit of the baseboard structure; and the top elevation of the no-sand tube is flush with the elevation of a blinding layer; a dewatering conduit is pre-buried in a base pit baseboard right above the no-sand tube, a waterproof layer is paved on the blinding layer concrete, a layer of waterproof and protective concrete is poured on the waterproof layer, and the base pit baseboards are poured above the waterproof and protective concrete and at the periphery of the dewatering conduit. The method of the invention has lower investment, saved cost and less amount of dewatering amount, thereby reducing the loss of underground water and protecting water resource; and the method can be adopted for a project in which the well point dewatering method is not ideal for dewatering or a project in which the underground water is near the base pit elevation.

A basement engineering waterproof and drainage method is provided. The wall footing of the outside wall in basement engineering is embedded in watertight or micro-watertight soil rock layer or cement soil layer. The wall footing intercepts water by a thin-part structure. The cushion of the basement engineering soleplate and the falling layer of the top board are composed of combined water-proof layers. The late poured band, the movement joint and the horizontal construction joint at the lower part of the outside wall are treated by a water-proof structure combined with waterproofing measures. The basement engineering is provided with a drainage system. The groundwater and surface water at the soleplate are drained into city drainage pipelines via a soleplate part of the drainage system. The rainwater of overburden layer bottom of the top board is then drained into city drainage pipelines via the indoor part of the drainage system. The invention is designed by adopting a one-body method of arranging the basement engineering waterproofing, drainage and anti-floating as well as underground engineering space enclosing structure and pipelines, thereby shortening the construction period, reducing the engineering cost, increasing the durability and reliability of underground building space enclosing structure and waterproof layer as well as pipelines.

The invention provides vehicle-mounted repairing equipment for polluted site soil and underground water body, which comprises a dry powder hopper, a level meter, a feeding motor, a stirring machine, a mixing tank, a liquid level meter, a flowmeter, a magnetic valve, a tap water pipe, a liquid preparation feeding pipe, an eclectic cabinet, a touch screen operating system, an alarm, a plunger pump, a mixed liquid output pipe and a pressure meter. A repairing method comprises the steps of: adding a solid preparation into the dry powder hopper, adding the preparation into the mixing tank by using the feeding motor, introducing water or other solvent through a water inlet pipe, stirring by using the stirring machine to ensure that the solid preparation is fully dissolved in water or other solvents to prepare a repairing preparation with required concentration; or directly adding a liquid preparation into the mixing tank, introducing the water or other solvents through the water inlet pipe to ensure that the liquid preparation is diluted into the repairing preparation with the required concentration. Through automatically or manually starting the plunger pump, the repairing preparation is pressurized and injected into a polluted medium through the mixed liquid output pipe and reacts with pollutants in the medium, thus the purpose of efficient repairing is achieved.