Apparatus for treating liquids
AssigneeAquasystems International N.V.
InventorJohny Hector Haegeman
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Abstract
The apparatus comprises a motor (16) which is mounted on a float and in which the motor drives an impeller device (20) which extends below the liquid surface (11), with the motor (16) being mounted in a chamber (12) which is fully sealed from the liquid and which serves as a float (10). The apparatus may be fitted with a supply conduit (30) in order to bring gas, such as air, from above the liquid surface to the vicinity of the impeller device (20). The apparatus may be used for the treatment, mixing and/or aeration of liquids such as for example waste water.
Claims11
Apparatus for the treatment of liquids, said apparatus comprising a power source which is mounted on a float and in which the power source drives an impeller device which extends under the liquid surface, wherein said float comprises a closed floating chamber in which the power source is mounted and wherein said floating chamber substantially contributes to the buoyancy of the apparatus and wherein any heat produced by the power source is removed via walls of the chamber to the surrounding liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.