Valveless siphon decanter and methods of use
OwnerJohn Charles Hardisoninventor
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Abstract
A valveless siphon decanter for processing fluid within a tank having a siphon tube external to the tank, the siphon tube having an output, a boom extending substantially transversely from the siphon tube, the boom providing a path for the communication of fluid from within the tank into the siphon tube, a vacuum head in association with the boom, the vacuum head having at least one orifice disposable within the tank for receiving the fluid, a vacuum source for creating a vacuum within the siphon tube and the boom to draw the fluid in through the at least one orifice of the vacuum head into the boom and into the siphon tube thereafter, a vacuum break for breaking the vacuum within the boom and the siphon tube; and wherein the siphon tube and the boom are disposed outside of the tank.
Claims11
A valveless siphon decanter for processing fluid within a tank, comprising:
- a siphon tube external to the tank, the siphon tube having an output;
- a boom extending substantially transversely from the siphon tube, the boom providing a path for communication of fluid from within the tank into the siphon tube;
- a vacuum head in association with the boom, the vacuum head having at least one orifice disposable within the tank for receiving the fluid, the vacuum head configured to float on the fluid in such a way that the at least one orifice is disposed above the fluid the as the vacuum head floats;
- a vacuum source for creating a vacuum within the siphon tube and the boom to draw the fluid in through the at least one orifice of the vacuum head into the boom and into the siphon tube thereafter;
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- a vacuum break for breaking the vacuum within the boom and the siphon tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.