Compost leachate distribution devices
AssigneeExel Industries
InventorsGeorge Walters, Robert Boughton
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Abstract
A compost leachate distribution device includes a composting chamber for receiving material to be composted and a leachate collection chamber for collecting, via a leachate fluid path, leachate generated during composting in the composting chamber. The device has a leachate mixing arrangement a first inlet for receiving a flow of water, a mixing chamber to which the first inlet leads for mixing water with leachate to form a water/leachate mix and an outlet leading from the mixing chamber to the exterior for exit of the water/leachate mix, wherein the leachate mixing arrangement has dosing means for controlling a rate of flow of leachate from the leachate collection chamber into the mixing chamber.
Claims18
A compost leachate distribution device comprising a composting chamber for receiving material to be composted, a leachate collection chamber for collecting, via a leachate fluid path, leachate generated during composting in the composting chamber and a leachate mixing arrangement comprising a first inlet for receiving a flow of water, a mixing chamber to which the first inlet leads for mixing water with leachate to form a water/leachate mix and an outlet leading from the mixing chamber to the exterior for exit of the water/leachate mix, wherein the leachate mixing arrangement comprises a dosing arrangement for controlling a rate of flow of leachate from the leachate collection chamber into the mixing chamber, wherein the leachate mixing arrangement comprises a venturi mixing tube provided between the first inlet and the outlet of the mixing chamber and a dip tube providing a fluid path from the leachate collection chamber to the venturi mixing tube, wherein the venturi mixing tube and the dip tube act as said dosing arrangement.
A compost leachate distribution device comprising a composting chamber for receiving material to be composted, a base for supporting the composting chamber, a leachate collection chamber for collecting, via a leachate fluid path, leachate generated during composting in the composting chamber and a leachate mixing arrangement comprising a first inlet for receiving a flow of water, a mixing chamber to which the first inlet leads or mixing water with leachate to form a water/leachate mix and an outlet leading from the mixing chamber to the exterior for exit of the water/leachate mix, wherein the leachate mixing arrangement comprises a dosing arrangement for controlling a rate of flow of leachate from the leachate collection chamber into the mixing chamber, wherein the base comprises a leachate chamber receiving location for receiving the leachate collection chamber during the collection of compost leachate and wherein the leachate collection chamber is removably receivable in the receiving location.
A compost leachate distribution device comprising a composting chamber for receiving material to be composted, a leachate collection chamber for collecting, via a leachate fluid path, leachate generated during composting in the composting chamber and a leachate mixing arrangement comprising a first inlet for receiving a flow of water, a mixing chamber to which the first inlet leads for mixing water with leachate to form a water/leachate mix and an outlet leading from the mixing chamber to the exterior for exit of the water/leachate mix, wherein the leachate mixing arrangement comprises a dosing arrangement for controlling a rate of flow of leachate from the leachate collection chamber into the mixing chamber, wherein the compost leachate distribution device comprises a leachate collection bottle which defines the leachate collection chamber, the leachate collection bottle comprises a leachate drip tray portion provided on an outer wall of the leachate collection bottle, the drop collection tray portion comprising an inlet port for allowing collected leachate to enter into the leachate collection chamber from the collection tray, and a removable inlet port blanking plug being provided for sealing the inlet port when leachate is not being collected.
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