Abstract:
The waste water treatment system comprises a waste water treatment facility having an inlet for the entry of waste water and an outlet, and a re-circulation tank including an inlet and an outlet. The inlet of the waste water treatment facility is in fluid communication with the outlet of the re-circulation tank. The system includes a distribution chamber including an upstanding wall, a floor, an inlet, and at least two outlets conduits. A first outlet conduit is in fluid communication with the re-circulation tank; and a second outlet conduit is in fluid communication with a discharge conduit. At least one flow distribution chamber outlet conduit typically includes an inlet opening which is disposed at the same vertical height as the floor of the distribution chamber to allow the entry of waste water which has entered into the distribution chamber, such that substantially no waste water entering into the distribution chamber through the inlet will be retained within the chamber. Each flow distribution chamber outlet conduit typically comprises a pipe having a wall, a portion of which is vertically disposed within the distribution chamber. The vertical disposed portion of the pipe wall typically further includes a plurality of vertically spaced inlet openings passing through the wall. Each outlet conduit pipe typically passes through the floor. The flow distribution chamber may further include more than one outlet conduit in fluid communication with the re-circulation tank. The distribution chamber includes a re-circulation manifold disposed beneath the floor to collect the flows from the outlet conduits. The waste water treatment facility is typically a sand filter which includes flow distribution pipes have orifices. The present invention includes orifice shields for preventing the filter media from entering into the orifices of the flow distribution pipes. The orifice shields include both flat and concave orifice covers to disperse the water which sprays out of the flow distribution pipes orifices.
Abstract:
An apparatus for use in processing fluids includes a tubular porous element, a housing disposed about the porous element, and grooves and passages disposed between the housing and the porous element.
Abstract:
A strainer for use with a dry hydrant having a fluid inlet includes an inlet tube having a first end and a second end, the first end being substantially capped, and the second end being connected to the dry hydrant fluid inlet. A plurality of apertures are formed in the inlet tube and are disposed between the first end and the second end. The apertures are disposed in a substantially v-shaped pattern, whereby an apex of the substantially v-shaped pattern is spaced proximal to the second end. In one embodiment of the present invention, the apertures spaced proximal to the first end of the inlet member have diameters greater than diameters of the apertures spaced proximal to the second end of the inlet member. In operation in a dry hydrant system, the strainer provides for uniform suction zone throughout the inlet pipe, and provides uniform fluid drafting flow.
Abstract:
A two stage rotary pulp screening device has two screens in line within a single chamber. The accepts from the second screen can be recirculated to the primary screen as an integral part of the device. The improvement comprises a second screen within the chamber, downstream and co-axial with the primary screen and having a diameter at least as large as the primary screen, the impeller extends axially in a downstream direction within the second screen and has a body shape with a circular axial cross section whose diameter increases from the outlet end of the primary screen in the downstream direction, second impeller blades radiating from a downstream portion of the impeller for the length of the second screen, and second pulp stock discharge outlet from exterior of the second screen.
Abstract:
A filtering apparatus suitable for being cleaned by backwashing includes an outer housing (11) and an inner filter (13) disposed in the outer housing defining an outer annular flow passage (16) and an inner flow passage (17). The outer housing is tapered in relation to the external shape of the filter to provide a substantially uniform liquid velocity through the filter in both forward flow and backflow directions. The filter is made up of a plurality of ring-like segments (38) stacked end to end on which a filter medium (37) is mounted.
Abstract:
An intake distributor for a settling tank filter with horizontally arranged filter elements which are located one above the other on a vertical hollow shaft arranged centrally in the tank while at the upper end of the inner tank chamber there is provided an annular chamber which is coaxial with the axis of the tank. This annular chamber on one hand communicates with the inlet and, on the other hand, through a coaxial annular slot or gap communicates with the interior of the tank. A suspension comprising a carrier liquid and a filter substance or an auxiliary filter means is passed through the annular chamber or annular slot in the interior of the tank, and the filter substance or auxiliary filter means while being circulated is settled on the filter elements. The inlet to the annular chamber is divided into at least two branches which lead at equal angular distances into the annular chamber. The flow cross section of the annular slot is considerably less than the flow cross section of the inlet. In the inner tank chamber outside the annular slot there are provided deflector members for the suspension leaving through the annular gap which deflector members serve for reducing the energy and speed of the flow.
Abstract:
A filter cartridge for the filtration of liquids, which filter cartridge is characterized in that at least one compression element is arranged between two pressure elements, each of which is pressed into a respective filter chamber section by the expansion movement.
Abstract:
A filter unit for an extruder assembly comprises a support body with a hollow cylindrical wall section and a base section connected thereto, wherein the support body has a central longitudinal axis and delimits an inner space, wherein the hollow cylindrical wall section has a plurality of through openings opening into the inner space and forms an outlet opening for a molten plastic opposite the base section; and a displacement element for displacing the molten plastic which has entered the inner space, in particular via the through openings, substantially in the direction of the central longitudinal axis, wherein the displacement element and the support body are configured and/or produced in one piece, as well as filter arrangement with a plurality of such filter units, filter changing device with at least two filter arrangements and method for producing such a filter unit.
Abstract:
A filter for a non-plumbed appliance is provided. The filter includes a filter housing defining a filter chamber. A filter inlet and a filter outlet are positioned along a bottom portion of the filter housing, and filter media is positioned within the filter chamber to remove contaminants from water flowing through the filter media. A divider wall is positioned within the filter chamber to direct the flow of water through a flow aperture at a top portion of the filter chamber, such that the filter chamber remains filled with water during operation. As a result, the filter media remains completely submerged, thereby improving filtration performance, reducing pressure drop, and more evenly depleting the filter media.