Directional microporous diffuser and directional sparging
OwnerWilliam B. Kerfootinventor
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Abstract
A method for treating contaminates includes delivering a stream of a fluid to a directional microporous diffuser that has a sidewall with microscopic openings and has a partitioned interior region to effect discharge of microbubbles from less than the entire sidewall portion of the directional microporous diffuser at any particular interval of time. The directional microporous diffuser described include an elongated member providing the sidewall, the sidewall defining an interior portion of said member and coupled to the first inlet port and a partition member that divides the interior of the elongated member into plural, mutually isolated regions. End caps are disposed to seal ends of the directional microporous diffuser.
Claims21
A directional microporous diffuser apparatus comprises:
- an elongated hollow member having a sidewall with a porosity characteristic;
- a partitioning member disposed within the elongated hollow member to partition the interior of the elongated hollow member into plural, mutually isolated chambers;
- plural inlet ports in fluid communication with the plural mutually isolated chambers;
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- an end member to seal a second end of the elongated hollow member.
A directional microporous diffuser comprising:
- a first elongated member including at least one sidewall having a plurality of microscopic openings, said sidewall defining an interior hollow portion of said member;
- a second elongated member having a second sidewall having a plurality of microscopic openings, said second member being disposed through the hollow region of said first member;
- a first partitioning member disposed inside and along a length of the first elongated member to provide a first plurality of isolated chambers;
- an end member to seal a first end of the directional microporous diffuser;
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- an inlet member disposed at a second end of the directional microporous diffuser for receiving inlet fittings.
A directional microporous diffuser apparatus comprises:
- an elongated hollow member having a sidewall with a porosity characteristic;
- a partition member within the elongated hollow member to partition the interior of the elongated hollow member into plural, mutually isolated chambers;
- a first member to seal a first end of the elongated hollow member and to support plural inlet ports that are provided in fluid communication with the plural, mutually isolated chambers;
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- an second member to seal a second end of the elongated hollow member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.