Tank overflow pipe adjustable dechlorinating device
AssigneeRed Valve Company, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Duer, Paul E. Handke
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Abstract
A dechlorinating device includes a mixing chamber having an inlet and an outlet, and the dechlorinating device is configured to receive a fluid. The dechlorinating device also includes a dechlorinating conduit disposed within the mixing chamber and a recirculation zone disposed within the mixing chamber and positioned between the dechlorinating conduit and the outlet. A dechlorinating system includes a storage tank, an overflow pipe in fluid communication with the storage tank, and the dechlorinating device in fluid communication with the overflow pipe. A method of dechlorinating includes providing the dechlorinating device and feeding the fluid to the inlet of the dechlorinating device.
Claims21
A dechlorinating device comprising:
- a mixing chamber comprising an inlet and an outlet and configured to receive a fluid;
- a dechlorinating conduit disposed within the mixing chamber;
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- a zone disposed within the mixing chamber and positioned between the dechlorinating conduit and the outlet where fluid flowing from the inlet and/or the dechlorinating conduit is deflected such that the fluid mixes with fluid that has already entered the mixing chamber but has not flowed through the dechlorinating conduit,
- wherein the dechlorinating conduit comprises:
- an outer conduit fixed to the mixing chamber, the outer conduit comprising a plurality of openings positioned on one or more sides of the outer conduit;
- and an inner conduit disposed within the outer conduit and which is in fluid communication with the outer conduit,
- wherein the inner conduit comprises a circumference, and a plurality of rows, each row comprising an opening, wherein the rows are arranged about the circumference, and
- wherein the zone comprises a blending component that is positioned above the outlet of the mixing chamber and below the dechlorinating conduit, and wherein the blending component extends along a length of the dechlorinating conduit such that a longitudinal axis of the blending component is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the dechlorinating conduit and one side of the blending component faces one side of the outer conduit.
A dechlorinating device comprising:
- a mixing chamber comprising an inlet and an outlet and configured to receive a fluid;
- a dechlorinating conduit disposed within the mixing chamber, wherein the dechlorinating conduit comprises:
- an outer conduit fixed to the mixing chamber, the outer conduit comprising a plurality of openings positioned on one or more sides of the outer conduit;
- and an inner conduit disposed within the outer conduit and which is in fluid communication with the outer conduit;
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- a zone disposed within the mixing chamber and positioned between the dechlorinating conduit and the outlet where fluid flowing from the inlet and/or the dechlorinating conduit is deflected such that the fluid mixes with fluid that has already entered the mixing chamber but has not flowed through the dechlorinating conduit,
- wherein the inner conduit is rotatable relative to the outer conduit and wherein dechlorinating device further comprises an inner conduit position rod configured to co-act with the inner conduit to prevent the inner conduit from rotating during operation of the dechlorinating device.
A dechlorinating device comprising:
- a mixing chamber comprising an inlet and an outlet and configured to receive a fluid;
- a dechlorinating conduit disposed within the mixing chamber, wherein the dechlorinating conduit comprises:
- (i) an outer conduit fixed to the mixing chamber, the outer conduit comprising a plurality of openings positioned on one or more sides of the outer conduit;
- (ii) an inner conduit disposed within the outer conduit and which is in fluid communication with the outer conduit;
- and (iii) a conduit screen disposed within the inner conduit and in fluid communication with the inner conduit;
- a zone disposed within the mixing chamber and positioned between the dechlorinating conduit and the outlet where fluid flowing from the inlet and/or the dechlorinating conduit is deflected such that the fluid mixes with fluid that has already entered the mixing chamber but has not flowed through the dechlorinating conduit;
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- a hopper connected to the conduit screen, the hopper configured to feed dechlorinating material within the conduit screen using gravity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.