Self-treating electrolytic biocide generating system with recirculation
AssigneeElectroSea, LLC
InventorsLouis Ciro Cosentino, Daniel L. Cosentino, Brian Alan Golden
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a biocide generating system for inhibiting bio-fouling within a water system of a watercraft. The water system is configured to draw water from a body of water on which the watercraft is supported. The biocide generating system includes an electrode arrangement adapted to be incorporated as part of an electrolytic cell through which the water of the water system flows. The water system is configured such that biocide treated water also flows to one or more components of the water system that are positioned upstream of the electrode arrangement.
Claims20
A biocide generating system, comprising:
- a pump, the pump defining an upstream side of the pump, a downstream side of the pump, and an upstream to downstream direction extending from the upstream side of the pump to the downstream side of the pump when the pump is operating and the biocide generating system is installed in a watercraft;
- an electrode arrangement configured to generate biocide, and positioned, relative to the upstream to downstream direction, downstream of a sea chest storage tank when the biocide generating system is installed in the watercraft;
- a conduit arrangement including a recirculation conduit;
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- a flow furcation component be positioned, relative to the upstream to downstream direction, downstream of the pump and upstream of a water system of the watercraft, the flow furcation component and conduit arrangement together being configured, by action of the pump when the biocide generating system is installed in the watercraft, to selectively direct water flowing through the system:
- to flow in a closed loop from the sea chest storage tank to the electrode arrangement, and to flow from the electrode arrangement back to the sea chest storage tank via the recirculation conduit of the watercraft without flowing to the water system, and
- to otherwise flow from the sea chest storage tank to the electrode arrangement, and to flow from the electrode arrangement into the water system.
A watercraft, comprising:
- a sea chest;
- a water system including a water reliant component;
- a port through a hull of the watercraft;
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- a biocide generating system defining an upstream to downstream direction corresponding to a direction of flow when water is being drawn into the biocide generating system from a water source through the port when the watercraft is buoyantly supported by the water source, the biocide generating system including:
- a pump;
- an electrode arrangement configured to generate the biocide and positioned downstream of the sea chest;
- a conduit arrangement including a recirculation conduit;
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- a flow furcation component positioned downstream of the pump and upstream of the water system, the flow furcation component and conduit arrangement together being configured, by action of the pump, to selectively direct:
- the water to flow from the sea chest to the electrode arrangement, and to flow from the electrode arrangement back to the sea chest via the recirculation conduit without flowing to the water system, and
- the water to otherwise flow from the sea chest to the electrode arrangement, and then flow from the electrode arrangement into the water system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.