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US 8,940,166 B2Granted
Electrocoagulation apparatus having integrated clarifier and sludge control
AssigneeRockwater Resource, LLC
InventorReginald A. Wiemers
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Abstract
An electrocoagulation apparatus is disclosed integrated with a plate clarifier and sludge chamber for effluent treatment. The clarifier includes first and second tanks, an electrocoagulation reactor positioned in the first tank. The sludge chamber is defined below and integrated with the primary reaction chamber and has a selectively openable outlet.
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An electrocoagulation apparatus for effluent treatment comprising:
- a clarifier having at least a first tank with a sludge concentration output;
- an electrocoagulation reactor integrated into said first tank of said clarifier and including an effluent outlet;
- a sludge chamber integrated with said electrocoagulation reactor and having a sludge output;
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- an effluent feed controller assembly between said electrocoagulation reactor and said sludge chamber, said feed controller assembly including a longitudinal tube having a length with at least a first slot extending said length, said tube configured for movement in a structure having at least a first overlapping slot formed therealong, movement of said tube in said structure accommodating net effluent feed area adjustment in said first tank.
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An electrocoagulation apparatus for effluent treatment comprising:
- a plate clarifier having a first clarifier tank and a sludge concentrator with an output;
- an electrocoagulation reactor integrated into said first clarifier tank of said plate clarifier and including a primary reaction chamber having an effluent outlet, an integrated sludge chamber having a sludge outlet, and an effluent inlet;
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- a feed controller assembly integrated into said electrocoagulation reactor intermediate said primary reaction chamber and said sludge chamber, said feed controller assembly including a longitudinal tube having a length and connection means for association with an effluent feed source, at least a first elongated slot extending said length, said tube configured for rotation inside a stationary base pipe having at least a first slot formed therealong, whereby turn adjustment of said tube defines a net opening slot area defined by selected overlap of said first slot with said elongated slot for net feed area adjustment through said assembly.
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A shear-free integrated electrocoagulation and sludge transfer single unit assembly for separating and clarifying effluents comprising:
- an effluent pretreatment clarifier including a separator tank portion, a clear flow catch tank portion, and a sludge concentrator portion having a sludge outlet;
- an electrocoagulation reactor assembly located in said separator tank portion of said clarifier and including a primary reaction chamber having a treated effluent outlet;
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- an effluent feed controller assembly between said reactor assembly and said sludge concentrator portion, said feed controller assembly including a longitudinal tube having a length with at least a first slot extending said length, said tube configured for movement in a structure having at least a first overlapping slot formed therealong, movement of said tube in said structure accommodating net effluent feed area adjustment at said primary reaction chamber of said electrocoagulation reactor assembly.
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