Diffuser/emulsifier for aquaculture applications
AssigneeRevalesio Corporation
InventorAnthony B. Wood
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Abstract
An apparatus for treatment of water in an aquatic environment. Water is first pumped from a reservoir to a first mixing station. An inert gas is introduced into the pumped water at the first mixing station to provide inert gas saturated water, which inert gas saturated water will displace undesired gasses in the water in the reservoir. The inert gas saturated water is then pumped to a sparging column such that the inert gas and undesired gasses will be released from the inert gas saturated water to provide depleted water. The depleted water is oxygen enriched at a second mixing station.
Claims13
A system for treatment of water in an aquatic environment, comprising:
- a first mixing station in flow communication with a reservoir and comprising a mixer and a source of inert gas for introducing an inert gas into water from the reservoir to provide inert gas saturated water, which inert gas saturated water will displace undesired gasses in the water;
- a sparging column in flow communication with the first mixing station for receiving the inert gas saturated water and configured to enable the inert gas and undesired gasses to be released from the inert gas saturated water to provide water depleted, relative to the inert gas saturated water, of both the inert gas and the undesired gasses;
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- a second mixing station in flow communication with the sparging column for receiving the depleted water, the second mixing station comprising a mixer and a source of oxygen or air for oxygenating the depleted water to provide oxygen enriched water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.