Water processing apparatus
AssigneeRapid Water Technology LLC
InventorThomas E. Jasper
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Abstract
A water processing system is provided for processing or conditioning water to be distributed to a downstream function or system. The system includes a water processor with a conditioning element disposed inside a housing between an inlet and outlet of the housing. The conditioning element includes a series of plates having apertures with sharp edges to direct the flow of water and facilitate splitting of small gas bubbles into even smaller nano-bubbles. The plates may have different configurations of apertures. Optionally, a mixer injector introduces a gas, in the form of gas bubbles, into the water flow upstream of the water processor. The injector introduces additional gas volume in the form of relatively large bubbles, which are subsequently split into smaller bubbles (including nano-bubbles) in the water processor.
Claims20
A water processing apparatus for splitting suspended gas bubbles in a water flow into smaller bubbles, said water processing system comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet opposite said inlet;
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- a conditioning element disposed inside of said housing between said inlet and said outlet, said conditioning element comprising:
- an elongate rod;
- a plurality of first flow-directing plates coupled to said rod in spaced arrangement, each of said first plates defining a plurality of first plate flow-directing apertures arranged in a first configuration;
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- a plurality of second flow-directing plates coupled to said rod in alternating spaced arrangement with said first plates, and each of said second plates defining a plurality of second plate flow-directing apertures arranged in a second configuration that is different from said first configuration of said first plates;
- wherein said first plates and said second plates are non-rotatable relative to said rod.
A water processing apparatus for splitting suspended gas bubbles in a water flow into smaller bubbles, said water processing system comprising:
- a housing having an inlet, an outlet opposite said inlet, and an interior wall;
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- a conditioning element disposed inside of said housing between said inlet and said outlet, said conditioning element comprising:
- an elongate rod;
- a plurality of first flow-directing plates coupled to said rod in spaced arrangement, each of said first plates defining a plurality of first plate flow-directing apertures arranged in a first configuration, and having an outer circumferential edge;
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- a plurality of second flow-directing plates coupled to said rod in alternating spaced arrangement with said first plates, and each of said second plates defining a plurality of second plate flow-directing apertures arranged in a second configuration that is different from said first configuration of said first plates, and having an outer circumferential edge;
- wherein said outer circumferential edges of said plates cooperate with said interior wall of said housing to define gaps such that some of the water passing through said housing may pass through said gaps and over said outer circumferential edges of said plates.
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