Rocker-style liquid treatment tanks with instrumentation
AssigneeMorris & Associates, Inc.
InventorsDavid H. Macaluso, John P. Shell, Kimberly L. Ingram, Bryan Joseph Johns
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments of a rocker-style treatment tank equipped with instrumentation. In one embodiment, a rocker treatment tank includes a dasher configured to oscillate within treatment liquid in the rocker treatment tank. The dasher includes a dasher shaft, one or more dasher arms coupled to the dasher shaft, and at least one dasher blade coupled to the dasher arm(s). The rocker treatment tank also includes one or more sensors configured to provide data directly or indirectly indicating a torque transmitted to the dasher to effect oscillation.
Claims20
A rocker treatment tank, comprising:
- a dasher configured to oscillate within the rocker treatment tank, the dasher comprising a dasher shaft, one or more dasher arms coupled to the dasher shaft, and at least one dasher blade coupled to the one or more dasher arms;
- one or more sensors configured to provide data directly or indirectly indicating a torque transmitted to the dasher to effect oscillation;
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- at least one processor configured to at least:
- determine a value of a dasher-torque-indicating parameter based at least in part on the data received from the one or more sensors;
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- implement an automated liquid level adjustment that controls at least one treatment-liquid-controlling component comprising one or both of a valve and a pump, and based at least in part on the value of the dasher-torque-indicating parameter.
A rocker treatment tank, comprising:
- an unloader comprising a rotating component arranged to transport a product from the rocker treatment tank, the unloader being configured to operate within the rocker treatment tank in response to an application of a torque to the rotating component of the unloader;
- one or more sensors configured to provide data to indicate the torque;
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- at least one processor configured to at least:
- determine a value of an unloader-torque-indicating parameter based at least in part on the data received from the one or more sensors;
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- implement an automated adjustment to a speed of the unloader based at least in part on the unloader-torque-indicating parameter.
A method for adjusting a treatment liquid level in a rocker treatment tank, the method comprising:
- determining a value of a characteristic liquid-level parameter based at least in part on a liquid-level-indicating measurement;
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- implementing an automated liquid level adjustment in the rocker treatment tank as a function of the value of the characteristic liquid level parameter and the value of at least one of:
- a dasher-torque-indicating parameter or an unloader-torque-indicating parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.