Wastewater concentrator
AssigneeEcolivegreen Corp.
InventorPaul L. Culler
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for reducing the demand of wastewater volume flowing through a wastewater collection piping system and thereby increasing the effective capacity of the system. A portion of the wastewater is diverted from a sewer main. The solids are separated from the liquid, for example, by a vortex separator. The recovered liquid can be treated and made available for local reuse. The concentrated solids are reintroduced into the main sewage line in a portion that adjusts the wastewater loading in the sewer main to a predetermined amount or predetermined range. Also disclosed is a system capable of reintroducing the concentrated solids into the sewer main in a portion that adjusts the solids loading in the sewer main to a predetermined amount or predetermined range.
Claims9
A method for adjusting wastewater loading in a sewer main thereby increasing the effective system capacity of the sewer main, comprising:
- diverting a portion of wastewater from sewer main;
- separating concentrated solids and liquid from the diverted wastewater;
- treating the separated liquid for reuse;
- sensing the wastewater loading in the sewer main;
- reintroducing the concentrated solids back into the sewer main;
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- dynamically adjusting a rate of reintroducing the concentrated solids back to the sewer main and the rate of diversion of wastewater from the sewer main in response to the sensing the wastewater loading in the sewer main and in a proportion that adjusts the wastewater loading of the sewer main not to exceed a preset quantity.
A method for adjusting solids loading in a sewer main thereby increasing the effective system capacity of the sewer main, comprising:
- diverting a portion of wastewater from sewer main;
- separating concentrated solids and liquid from the diverted wastewater;
- treating the separated liquid for reuse;
- sensing the solids loading in the sewer main;
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- dynamically adjusting the rate of reintroducing the concentrated solids back into the sewer main and the rate of diversion of wastewater from the sewer main in response to the sensing the solids loading in the sewer main and in a proportion that adjusts the solids loading of the sewer main not to exceed a preset quantity.
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