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US 2013/0092287 A1Published application
Underground brine generating system
AssigneeBrinemaker, Inc.
InventorSteven Ireland
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Abstract
A brine generating system is disclosed for use with an underground storage tank, the system including a main salt delivery channel that branches into two horizontal feed lines through a reducer to deliver salt under pressure to the bottom of the storage tank in a generally equal distribution along the tank floor. The salt distribution system can be combined with a water distribution system to ensure delivery of water at the location of the salt deposits along the tank floor.
Claims8
A salt distribution system for an underground brine generating tank, comprising:
- a vertical channel having a first diameter, the vertical channel accessible from outside the tank to deliver salt therein through;
- a Y-shaped diverter connected to a lower edge of the vertical channel, the Y-shaped diverter distributing the salt from the vertical channel into two substantially horizontal flows;
- a pair of reducers each connected to an outlet of the Y-shaped diverter, the reducers having an inlet diameter approximately equal to the first diameter and an exit diameter equal to a second diameter, where the second diameter is smaller than the first diameter;
- a pair of horizontal feed pipes each connected to one of the outlet of the reducers, the horizontal feed pipes having a proximal salt exit port and a distal salt exit port for delivering salt to a floor of the tank.
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