Tank cleaning system
OwnerJesse CRAIG, Kurt KINGinventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to, in a first aspect, a tank comprising one or more chambers separated from one another by a weir, an inlet that opens into a first thereof, and an outlet that opens into a last thereof, a drain associated with each of the chambers, the inlet and each of the drains having a valve, each being able to be separately actuated between an open and closed position, a plurality of spray nozzles arranged to spray fluid onto an inner surface of each of the chambers, a fluid pipe arranged to provide fluid to each spray nozzle, a flow control means, and a control module connected to the fluid pipe flow control means and each valve. Also provided are a bank of tanks, each comprising multiple chambers, as well as a kit for conversion of an existing tank.
Claims16
A self-cleaning tank, comprising:
- two or more chambers arranged in sequence and separated from one another by a weir or overflow, an inlet that opens into a first of the two or more sequential chambers, and an outlet that opens into a last of the two or more sequential chambers, each of the two or more chambers being unpressurised;
- at least one drain associated with each of the two or more chambers;
- the inlet having an inlet valve, and each of the at least one drains having a drain valve, the inlet valve and each of the drain valves being able to be separately actuated between an open position and a closed position;
- a plurality of spray nozzles arranged to spray fluid onto an inner surface of each of the two or more chambers;
- a fluid pipe arranged to provide fluid to each of the plurality of spray nozzles;
- a fluid pipe flow control means associated with the fluid pipe adapted to control a flow of fluid through the pipe;
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- a control module connected to the fluid pipe flow control means, the inlet valve and each of the drain valves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.