Apparatus for treating fluids
Abstract
Abstract APPARATUS FOR TREATING FLUIDS HAS A CONTAINER WITH AN INLET AND AN OUTLET FOR RECEIVING A FLUID. WHERE NECESSARY A BAFFLE MEANS IN THE CONTAINER IS USED TO FORM A STILLING ZONE TO REDUCE THE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE FLUID ENTERING THE CONTAINER. IN A CONTACT ZONE IN THE CONTAINER AT LEAST ONE HOLDING MEANS FOR A TREATING AGENT IS POSITIONED IN CONTACT WITH THE FLUID FOR THE PURPOSE OF TREATING THE FLUID WITH THE AGENT. THE AMOUNT OF AGENT EXPOSED TO CONTACT WITH THE FLUID IS ADJUSTABLE BY CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE HOLDING MEANS. THE HOLDING MEANS IS RECHARGEABLE FROM WITHOUT THE CONTAINER AND A BAFFLE MEANS WITH AN ADJUSTABLE WEIR OPENING (WHICH COULD BE THE OUTLET TO THE CONTAINER) IS DISPOSED AFTER THE CONTACT ZONE TO REGULATE THE AMOUNT OF FLUID IN THE CONTAINER CAPABLE OF CONTACTING THE AGENT. THE APPARATUS CAN BE USED IN TREATING THE EFFUENT FROM WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS.
Inventors
- 👤 Roland J Horvath
- 👤 Charles G Parsons
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