Aeration diffuser membrane slitting pattern
AssigneeSiemens Water Technologies Holding Corp.
InventorsPeter Petit, Tieniu Chen
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Abstract
A diffuser assembly for diffusing a fluid from a fluid source into a medium to aerate the medium. The diffuser assembly including a diffuser body in fluid communication with the fluid source and a membrane connected to the diffuser body. The membrane is circular and includes a slitting pattern divided into a series of similar angular segments. The segments are positioned adjacent each other in a circular arrangement to substantially cover the membrane. Each segment includes a plurality of rows each having a plurality of slits. The slits within the segment are arranged in a parallelogram pattern. A first line extending between adjacent slits in a common row is substantially the same length as a second line extending between adjacent slits in adjacent rows.
Claims16
A diffuser assembly for diffusing a fluid from a fluid source into a medium to aerate the medium, the diffuser assembly comprising:
- a diffuser body in fluid communication with the fluid source;
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- a membrane connected to the diffuser body, the membrane being circular and including a slitting pattern divided into a series of similar angular segments positioned adjacent each other in a circular arrangement to substantially cover the membrane, each segment including a plurality of rows each having a plurality of slits, midpoints of the slits within the segment arranged in a parallelogram pattern, wherein a first line extending between the midpoints of adjacent slits in a common row is substantially the same length as a second line extending between the midpoints of adjacent slits in adjacent rows.
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