Ozone injection system
OwnerPaul Ling Taiinventor
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Abstract
A method and system for ozone injection into a confined area is described. Ozone is homogeneously transferred throughout the air in the building at levels considered safe by OSHA. Ozone thus affects a reduction in odor, dust, flies, and relative humidity, thereby inhibiting primary disease-causing vectors. At steady state, a system and method of two-tier ozonation can generically be described as hyper-ozonation of air recirculated from a confined area into a plenum or chamber void of animals or humans. The hyper-ozonated air is then pumped back to the confined area wherein the ozone concentration is maintained at 0.1 PPM or less.
Claims16
An ozone injection system for a confined area occupied by humans and/or animals, said confined area comprising air and said injection system comprising:
- one or more perforated conduits extending about the air in the confined area;
- means for recirculating a substantial amount of the air through said one or more perforated conduits;
- and
- at least one ozone generator fluidly communicating with said one or more perforated conduits,
- wherein said at least one ozone generator supplies ozone in concentrations greater than 0.1 PPM within said one or more perforated conduits, and said one or more perforated conduits distribute ozonated air to the confined area resulting in an average concentration of 0.01 to 0.1 PPM ozone throughout the air.
An ozone injection system for a confined area comprising air and a manure pit containing a liquid volume, said injection system comprising:
- one or more perforated conduits extending about the air in the confined area;
- means for recirculating a substantial amount of the air through said one or more perforated conduits;
- at least one ozone generator fluidly communicating with said one or more perforated conduits;
- and
- an ozone dispersal system in fluid communication with said manure pit wherein said dispersal system creates an upper ozonated stratum in said liquid volume and maintains an anaerobic stratum below said ozonated stratum,
- wherein said at least one ozone generator supplies ozone in concentrations greater than 0.1 PPM within said one or more perforated conduits, and said one or more perforated conduits distribute ozonated air to the confined area resulting in an average concentration of 0.01 to 0.1 PPM ozone throughout the air and said at least one ozone generator fluidly communicates with said ozone dispersal system.
An ozone injection system for a confined area comprising air and a manure pit containing a liquid volume, said injection system comprising:
- one or more perforated conduits extending about the air in the confined area;
- means for recirculating a substantial amount of the air through said one or more perforated conduits;
- at least one ozone generator fluidly communicating with said one or more perforated conduits,
- wherein said at least one ozone generator supplies ozone in concentrations greater than 0.1 PPM within said one or more perforated conduits, and said one or more perforated conduits distribute ozonated air to the confined area resulting in an average concentration of 0.01 to 0.1 PPM ozone throughout the air;
- a buoyant vehicle within said liquid volume;
- a liquid pump secured to said vehicle for propelling said vehicle across said liquid volume, said pump comprising an inlet port and an outlet port, said outlet port in fluid communication with said inlet port;
- a gas injector in fluid communication with said outlet port, said injector comprising a liquid inlet port, a liquid outlet port in fluid communication with said liquid inlet port, and a gas injection port fluidly communicating with said at least one ozone generator;
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- a propulsion manifold rotatably and fluidly communicating with said liquid outlet port, said propulsion manifold comprising one or more propulsion outlet ports for propelling said vehicle,
- wherein said vehicle is propelled across the pit thereby creating an upper ozonated stratum in said liquid volume and maintaining an anaerobic stratum below said ozonated stratum.
An ozone injection system for a confined area comprising air and a manure pit containing a liquid volume, said injection system comprising:
- a first set of one or more perforated tubes extending about the air in the confined area;
- means for recirculating a substantial amount of the air through said first set of one or more perforated tubes;
- a second set of one or more perforated tubes extending within an upper portion of the liquid volume in said pit;
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- at least one ozone generator in fluid communication with said first and second sets of one or more perforated tubes,
- wherein said second set of one or more perforated tubes creates an upper ozonated stratum in said liquid volume, and, said at least one ozone generator supplies ozone in concentrations greater than 0.1 PPM within said first set of one or more perforated tubes, and said first set of one or more perforated tubes distributes ozonated air to the confined area resulting in an average concentration of 0.01 to 0.1 PPM ozone throughout the air.
An ozone injection system for a confined area occupied by humans and/or animals, said confined area comprising air and said injection system comprising:
- one or more perforated conduit(s) extending about the air in the confined area;
- a chamber in fluid communication with said one or more perforated conduit(s);
- means for recirculating the air through said chamber, then through said one or more perforated conduits, and then back into the confined area;
- and
- an ozone generator fluidly communicating with said chamber,
- wherein said ozone generator supplies ozone in concentrations greater than 0.1 PPM within said chamber, and said one or more perforated tubes distribute ozonated air to the confined area resulting in an average concentration of 0.01 to 0.1 PPM ozone throughout the air.
An ozone injection system for a confined area comprising air, said injection system comprising:
- a plenum;
- means for recirculating the air through said plenum, and then back into the confined area;
- an ozone generator fluidly communicating with said plenum for ozonating air therein;
- and
- means for homogeneously distributing the ozonated air within the confined area,
- wherein said ozone generator supplies ozone in concentrations greater than 0.1 PPM within said plenum, and said means for homogeneously distributing ozonated air within the confined area results in an average ozone concentration of 0.01 to 0.1 PPM throughout the air in the confined area.
A method of oxidizing airborne pollutants within a confined area comprising air, the method comprising the steps of:
- circulating the air from the confined area into a plenum void of animals and humans;
- ozonating the air within the plenum at ozone concentrations in excess of 0.1 PPM;
- circulating the air back into the confined area;
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- maintaining the average ozone concentration within the confined area at 0.1 PPM or less.
An ozone injection system for a confined area, said injection system comprising:
- one or more perforated conduit(s) extending about the air in the confined area;
- a chamber in fluid communication with said one or more perforated conduit(s);
- means for recirculating the air through said chamber, then through said one or more perforated conduits, and then back into the confined area;
- an ozone generator fluidly communicating with said chamber,
- an ozone monitor within said chamber for detecting an average ozone concentration in the air leaving the chamber;
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- an ultraviolet light within said chamber for maintaining an average ozone concentration of 0.01 PPM or less in the air leaving the chamber when actuated by a signal from said ozone monitor,
- wherein said ozone generator supplies ozone in concentrations greater than 0.1 PPM within said chamber, and said one or more perforated tubes distribute ozonated air to the confined area resulting in an average concentration of 0.01 to 0.1 PPM ozone throughout the air.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.