System for Flow-Controlled Material Dosing for Use with Sedimentation Tanks
AssigneeClarified Waters, LLC
InventorChristopher Platt
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Abstract
A system for use introducing materials, such as powdered flocculants, can be used with a sedimentation tank. The system includes a bypass circuit for directing water from an inlet of the sedimentation tank to a dosing tank, where the material is added. A pump redirects water from the dosing tank back into the inlet of the sedimentation tank. A metering unit an controller can be used to control the amount of material dispensed into the dosing tank. A series of valves, float switches, and flow meters can be used to control the flowrate and operation of the system.
Claims6
A system for dispensing a material into a pressurized flow of a liquid comprising:
- a branch circuit configured to extract liquid contained within a main line of the pressurized flow;
- a dosing tank that receives the liquid from the branch circuit;
- a hopper positioned near the dosing tank, wherein the hopper is configured to hold the material;
- a metering unit configured to controllably dispense the material from the hopper to the dosing tank;
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- a pump for redirecting the liquid from the dosing tank into the main line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.