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US 8,137,550 B1Granted
Fluid remediation system for removing particulates from an aqueous stream
AssigneeTri-Flo International, Inc.
InventorEdward Beverly Moe
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Abstract
A fluid remediation system for removing particulates from an aqueous stream having a separation component and a clarifier component is described herein. The separation component can include a frame, a scalping shaker for receiving a primary slurry and forming a first effluent, a mud cleaner for receiving the first effluent and forming a second effluent, a desilter for receiving the second effluent and forming a third effluent, a tank for containing the effluents, agitators in the tank, and pumps for pumping the effluents. The clarifier component can include a second frame and a second tank for receiving the third effluent from the separation component, which forms a sludge and a clean effluent. The system can include a controller for controlling the system.
Claims18
A fluid remediation system for removing particulates from an aqueous stream, the system comprising:
- (a) a separation component comprising:
- (i) a first frame;
- (ii) a first scalping shaker disposed on the first frame for receiving a primary slurry and for separating a first particulate and a first effluent from the primary slurry, wherein the first particulate is discharged to a particulate moving means disposed on the first frame, and wherein the particulate moving means is a screw conveyor;
- (iii) a first tank on the first frame having a first section, a second section, and a third section, wherein the first section is in fluid communication with the first scalping shaker for receiving first effluent from the first scalping shaker, wherein the screw conveyor comprises a particulate moving means trough for receiving effluent overflow when effluent overflows from at least one of the sections of the first tank, and wherein the particulate moving means trough transfers the effluent overflow to a holding tank for recycling the effluent overflow to the first section;
- (iv) a first agitator disposed in the first section, a second agitator disposed in the second section, and a third agitator disposed in the third section;
- (v) a mud cleaner disposed on the first frame;
- (vi) a first pump disposed on the first frame for pumping the first effluent from the first section to the mud cleaner, wherein the mud cleaner cleans the first effluent forming a second particulate and a second effluent, wherein the second particulate is discharged to the particulate moving means, and wherein the second effluent flows into the second section;
- (vii) a desilter disposed on the first frame;
- (viii) a second pump disposed on the first frame for pumping the second effluent from the second section to the desilter, wherein the desilter desilts the second effluent forming a third particulate and a third effluent, wherein the third particulate is discharged to the particulate moving means, and wherein the third effluent flows into the third section;
- (ix) a third pump disposed on the first frame for pumping the third effluent to a discharge outlet;
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- (x) a controller in communication with at least one of:
- the first pump, the second pump, the third pump, the first scalping shaker, the mud cleaner, the desilter, the first agitator, the second agitator, the third agitator, or the particulate moving means, wherein the controller provides power and control signals;
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- (b) a clarifier component comprising:
- (xi) a second frame;
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- (xii) a second tank disposed on the second frame and in fluid communication with the discharge outlet, wherein the second tank receives the third effluent from the discharge outlet, and wherein the third effluent decelerates in the second tank to form a sludge and a clean effluent.
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A fluid remediation system for removing particulates from an aqueous stream, the system comprising:
- (a) a separation component comprising:
- (i) a first frame;
- (ii) a first scalping shaker disposed on the first frame, wherein the first scalping shaker receives a primary slurry and separates a first particulate from the primary slurry to form a first effluent, wherein the first particulate is discharged to a particulate moving means disposed on the first frame, and wherein the particulate moving means is a screw conveyor;
- (iii) a first section of a first tank in fluid communication with the first scalping shaker for receiving the first effluent, wherein the screw conveyor comprises a particulate moving means trough for receiving effluent overflow when effluent overflows from the first section of the first tank, and wherein the particulate moving means trough transfers the effluent overflow to a holding tank for recycling the effluent overflow to the first section;
- (iv) a mud cleaner disposed on the first frame and in fluid communication with the first section for receiving the first effluent, wherein the mud cleaner cleans a second particulate from the first effluent to form a second effluent, and wherein the second effluent flows from the mud cleaner into a second section of the first tank;
- (v) a desilter disposed on the first frame and in fluid communication with the second section, wherein the desilter receives the second effluent from the second section, wherein the desilter removes a third particulate from the second effluent to form a third effluent, and wherein the third effluent flows from the desilter into a third section of the first tank;
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- (vi) a discharge outlet in fluid communication with the third section.
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A fluid remediation system for removing particulates from an aqueous stream, the system comprising:
- (a) a separation component comprising:
- (i) a first frame;
- (ii) a first scalping shaker disposed on the first frame for receiving a primary slurry and for separating a first particulate from the primary slurry, forming a first effluent, wherein the first particulate is discharged to a particulate moving means disposed on the first frame, and wherein the particulate moving means is a screw conveyor;
- (iii) a first section in fluid communication with the first scalping shaker for receiving the first effluent, wherein the screw conveyor comprises a particulate moving means trough for receiving effluent overflow when effluent overflows from the first section, and wherein the particulate moving means trough transfers the effluent overflow to a holding tank for recycling the effluent overflow to the first section;
- (iv) a mud cleaner disposed on the first frame in fluid communication with the first section for receiving the first effluent from the first section, wherein the mud cleaner cleans a second particulate from the first effluent forming a second effluent, and wherein the second effluent flows into a second section;
- (v) a desilter disposed on the first frame in fluid communication with the second section, wherein the desilter receives the second effluent from the second section, wherein the desilter removes a third particulate from the second effluent forming a third effluent, and wherein the third effluent flows into a third section;
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- (vi) a discharge outlet disposed on the first frame in fluid communication with the third section, wherein the discharge outlet discharges the third effluent from the third section;
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- (b) a clarifier component comprising:
- (vii) a second frame;
- (viii) a second tank disposed on the second frame and in fluid communication with the discharge outlet, wherein the second tank receives the third effluent from the discharge outlet, and wherein the third effluent decelerates in the second tank to form a sludge and a clean effluent;
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- (ix) an effluent discharge outlet, wherein the clean effluent flows from the second tank through the effluent discharge outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.