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US 4,938,899 AGranted
Gas diffusion system
OwnerLeo J. Oros, Leo E. Orosinventors
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Abstract
A gas diffusion system for use in aeration treatment of water, sewage, industrial waste and the like is provided. Gas is released from a lower gas diffuser and rises under the influence of buoyancy and impinges upon an upper gas diffuser having a larger maximum dimension than the lower gas diffuser. In preferred form, a draft conduit is utilized to cause pumping of liquid from the bottom of the liquid tank.
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A gas diffusion system for use in connection with a liquid-filled tank having a liquid top surface and a tank bottom surface, comprising:
- a gas conduit extending downwardly into the liquid, said gas conduit having interior and exterior surfaces and having upper means for coupling said interior surface of said gas conduit to a source of gas supply, said gas conduit terminating at a lower means for coupling being located below the liquid top surface;
- a lower gas diffuser gas-tightly coupled to said lower means for coupling, said lower gas diffuser having gas outlets in communication with the interior of said gas conduit for releasing gas into the liquid, and said lower gas diffuser further having a lower gas distribution surface terminating at a lower shear edge for directionally distributing gas from said gas outlets to said shear edge;
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- an upper gas diffuser fixed with respect to said exterior surface of said conduit at a predetermined distance above said lower gas diffuser, said upper gas diffuser having an upper gas distribution surface terminating at an upper shear edge and being vertically spaced apart from said lower gas distribution surface.
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A gas diffusion system for use in connection with a liquid-filled tank having a liquid top surface and tank bottom surface, comprising:
- (a) a tubular gas conduit having a vertical central axis and extending downwardly into the liquid, said gas conduit having interior and exterior surfaces and having upper means for coupling said interior surface of said gas conduit to a source of gas supply, the gas conduit terminating at a lower means for coupling being located below the liquid top surface;
- (b) a lower gas diffuser comprising:
- (i) coupling means for rigidly and gas-tightly connecting the lower gas diffuser to the gas conduit;
- (ii) a frustro-conical lower gas distribution surface having a vertical central axis and diverging in an upward direction to terminate at a sharp circular lower shear edge, said lower gas distribution surface being attached to said coupling means;
- (iii) a distribution tube attached to said lower gas distribution surface and extending in a downward direction from said lower gas distribution surface;
- (iv) a plurality of port edges disposed in said distribution tube which define a plurality of slot-shaped distribution ports beneath said lower gas distribution surface such that gas streams escaping from said distribution ports rise under the influence of buoyancy, impinge upon said lower gas distribution surface, are evenly distributed to said lower shear edge, and are dispersed at the lower shear edge as bubbles;
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- (v) a plurality of drift control vanes extending from said distribution tube to said lower shear edge to control the distribution of gas streams to said lower shear edge;
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- (c) an upper gas diffuser comprising:
- (i) cylindrical walls defining upper and lower portions closely spaced to said exterior surface of said gas conduit;
- (ii) means for vertically fixing said upper gas diffuser with respect to said gas conduit at a location vertically and upwardly spaced from said lower gas diffuser;
- (iii) a bell-shaped upper gas distribution surface being coaxial with said vertical central axis of said lower gas distribution surface and further being coaxial with the vertical central axis of said gas conduit, said upper gas distribution surface diverging in an upward direction and being concave outwardly and downwardly to terminate at a sharp circular upper shear edge, said upper gas distribution surface extending from said lower portion;
- (iv) a plurality of drift control vanes extending from said lower portion to said shear edge to control the distribution of gas streams to said shear edge;
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- (v) said upper shear edge having a larger perimeter than said lower shear edge, such that bubbles dispersed at said lower shear edge impinge upon said upper gas distribution surface, are evenly distributed to said upper shear edge, and are dispersed at said upper shear edge as bubbles.
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