Wastewater concentrator system

A system for adjusting solids loading in a sewer main thereby increasing the effective system capacity of the sewer main, comprising:

• piping for diverting a portion of wastewater from the sewer main;
• means for determining the solids loading in the sewer main;
• means for separating concentrated solids and separated liquid from the diverted wastewater;
• and
• means for dynamically adjusting a rate of reintroducing the concentrated solids back into the sewer main and a rate of diversion of wastewater from the sewer main in response to the means for determining 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.

A system for adjusting wastewater loading in a sewer main thereby increasing the effective system capacity of the sewer main, comprising:

• piping for diverting a portion of wastewater from the sewer main;
• means for determining the wastewater loading in the sewer main;
• means for separating concentrated solids and separated liquid from the diverted wastewater;
• means for reintroducing the concentrated solids back into the sewer main;
• and
• means for dynamically adjusting a rate of diversion of wastewater from the sewer main and a rate of reintroducing the concentrated solids back to the sewer main in response to the means for determining 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 system for adjusting wastewater loading in a sewer main, comprising:

• a vortex separator that includes an impeller mechanism with a hollow core and a decreasing axial pitch in the direction of fluid flow;
• the vortex separator including an inlet arranged and adapted to receive a portion of wastewater diverted from the sewer main, a first outlet for separated liquid, and
• a second outlet for concentrated solids, the second outlet operationally connected to the sewer main;
• a flow transmitter adapted and arranged to sense the wastewater loading in the sewer main;
• and
• a control system for dynamically controlling a rate of flow of the wastewater diverted from the sewer main and for adjusting a rate of reintroducing the concentrated solids back into the sewer main in response to the wastewater loading in the sewer main sensed by the flow transmitter and in a proportion that adjusts the wastewater loading of the sewer main not to exceed a preset quantity.

A system for adjusting solids loading in a sewer main, comprising:

• a vortex separator that includes an impeller mechanism with a hollow core and a decreasing axial pitch in the direction of fluid flow;
• the vortex separator including an inlet arranged and adapted to receive a portion of wastewater diverted from the sewer main, a first outlet for separated liquid, and
• a second outlet for concentrated solids, the second outlet operationally connected to the sewer main;
• a solids analyzer arranged and adapted to sense the solids loading in the sewer main;
• and
• a control system for dynamically controlling a rate of flow of the wastewater diverted from the sewer main and for adjusting a rate of reintroducing the concentrated solids back into the sewer main in response to the solids loading sensed by the solids analyzer and in a proportion that adjusts the solids loading of the sewer main not to exceed a preset quantity.