Integrated pavement systems for collecting and recycling de-icing fluid
AssigneeF. von Langsdorff Licensing Limited
InventorHarald von Langsdorff
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Abstract
An integrated ground surface system is provided for collecting and recycling de-icing fluid. The system includes: a permeable ground surface layer; a containment area located below the permeable ground surface layer, and comprising an impermeable liner to collect the de-icing fluid; a reservoir in fluidic communication with the containment area for storing the de-icing fluid; and an applicator device in fluidic communication with the reservoir to dispense the de-icing fluid.
Claims20
An integrated ground surface system for collecting and recycling de-icing fluid, the system comprising:
- a liquid permeable ground surface pavement layer;
- a liquid permeable aggregate layer beneath and supporting the pavement layer;
- a liquid impermeable liner layer beneath the aggregate layer;
- at least one reservoir adapted to receive liquid permeating through the pavement and aggregate layers and collected above the liner layer, the liquid including the de-icing fluid;
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- at least one first applicator device in fluid communication with the at least one reservoir to dispense the liquid received in the at least one reservoir over the pavement layer.
An integrated ground surface system for collecting and recycling de-icing fluid, the system comprising:
- a liquid permeable ground surface pavement layer;
- a liquid permeable aggregate layer beneath and supporting the pavement layer;
- a liquid impermeable liner layer beneath the aggregate layer;
- at least one reservoir adapted to receive liquid permeating through the pavement and aggregate layers and collected above the liner layer, the liquid including the de-icing fluid;
- at least one first applicator device in fluid communication with the at least one reservoir to dispense the liquid received in the at least one reservoir over the pavement layer;
- at least one first tank for storing a de-icing compound;
- at least one second applicator device to dispense the de-icing compound from the at least one first tank onto the pavement layer;
- at least one dispensing device to dispense the de-icing compound from the at least one first tank into the at least one reservoir;
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- a processor one or more sensors in communication with the processor, wherein the one or more sensors monitor the at least one reservoir, wherein the processor controls at least one of the following in response to data received from the one or more sensors:
- dispensing the liquid from the at least one first applicator device;
- dispensing the de-icing compound from the at least one second applicator device;
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- dispensing the de-icing compound from the at least one first tank into the at least one reservoir using the dispensing device.
A method for collecting and recycling de-icing fluid with an integrated ground system, the method comprising:
- at least one of receiving the de-icing fluid or forming the de-icing fluid on a permeable ground pavement layer;
- allowing the de-icing fluid to permeate through the pavement layer and through an aggregate layer beneath the pavement layer;
- preventing further permeation of the de-icing fluid at an impermeable liner layer beneath the aggregate layer;
- directing the de-icing fluid to at least one reservoir to collect the de-icing fluid;
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- dispensing the collected de-icing fluid from the reservoir on the pavement layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.