Sewage Treatment Chlorinator Gravity Flow Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sewage treatment systems for buildings not connected to municipal sewer systems require complex maintenance and labor, and do not consistently produce cleaner effluent discharge.
Innovation Solution
A three-stage sewage treatment system incorporating a sewage treatment chlorinator with a housing, external conduit, and inner canister that suspends chlorine tablets within a flow tube, allowing for aerobic and post-treatment processes to produce cleaner effluent through gravity-based discharge and chlorination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mechanical-based solution with gravity-based discharge is used, then maintenance needs are reduced and deployment is simplified, but treatment effectiveness and effluent cleanliness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into three distinct treatment stages (aerobic tank, flow tube with chlorine tablets, post-treatment tank) that work sequentially. This segmentation allows each stage to perform a specific function简单地, achieving effective treatment while maintaining ease of operation through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes gravity-based discharge to automatically move effluent through the treatment stages without requiring external power or complex mechanical components. The chlorine tablets automatically dissolve and release chlorine into the effluent flow, providing self-service treatment functionality
2Reliability
If complex maintenance and labor requirements are accepted, then treatment effectiveness can be improved, but ease of operation and deployment are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses disposable chlorine tablets that are simply replaced when depleted, eliminating the need for complex maintenance of chemical dosing equipment. The tablets are inexpensive and can be quickly swapped without technical expertise, maintaining treatment effectiveness while minimizing maintenance complexity
Solution Approach 2:
Complex mechanical pumping and chemical injection systems are replaced with passive gravity flow and simple dissolving chlorine tablets. This substitution eliminates motors, valves, and control systems that would require maintenance, while still achieving effective effluent treatment
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system effectively reduces maintenance needs, ensures easy deployment, and produces cleaner effluent discharge by utilizing a mechanical-based solution that integrates aerobic and post-treatment processes with chlorination, enhancing the treatment efficiency of sewage.
Implementation Method 1
At least a portion of the discharge from the flow tube is gravity-based discharge into the post-treatment tank
Implementation Method 2
a housing includes an external conduit coupled in a t-connection to a flow tube. An inner canister is sized to be selectively inserted and removed from the external conduit and includes a perforated end cap having a flow deck sized to suspend a chlorine tablet within a contact chamber of the flow tube
Data Source
AI summary
A sewage treatment chlorinator for use at a site not connected to a municipal sewer system and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the sewage treatment chlorinator, a housing includes an external conduit coupled in a t-connection to a flow tube. An inner canister is sized to be selectively inserted and removed from the external conduit and includes a perforated end cap having a flow deck sized to suspend a chlorine tablet within a contact chamber of the flow tube. The flow tube receives effluent form an aerobic tank and discharge treated effluent to a post-treatment tank. At least a portion of the discharge from the flow tube is gravity-based discharge into the post-treatment tank.