US4950394A
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Arrangement for driving out volatile impurities from ground water
Assignee: INDUSTRIE-ENGINEERING GmbH
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Filing: 1989-02-17
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Granted: 1990-08-21
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Expires: 2009-02-17
Abstract
Abstract An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities from a ground water with a well shaft extending to the region of the ground water to be purified, the arrangement comprises an element for producing a negative pressure in the well shaft and supplying a gas underneath a water level in the well shaft, an element for providing a plurality of capillary openings in an upper sieve wall portion of the well shaft at least in a purification region between a gas inlet and a water level in the well shaft to enhance a laminary flow of ground water with relatively high speed, the capillary openings forming a greater free throughflow surface than a remaining portion of the well shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruno Bernhardt
- 👤 Anton Hessner
- 👤 Rainer Krug
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:22
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D19/00; B01D19/0005; B01D19/0031; B01D19/0042; B01D19/0047; B01F; B01F23/00; B01F23/20; B01F23/23; B01F23/231; B09; B09C; B09C1/00; B09C1/002; C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/20; C02F1/58; C02F1/62; C02F1/64; C02F1/645; E; E21; E21B; E21B43/00; E21B43/02; E21B43/08; E21B43/34; E21B43/38; B01F2101/00; B01F2101/305; B09C2101/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
An arrangement for removing volatile impurities from a ground water, comprising a well shaft extending to a region of the ground water to be purified and having upper and lower sieve wall portions defining a water table in said well shaft; means for producing negative pressure in said well shaft; means for supplying a gas beneath the water table in said well shaft and including an inlet means located beneath the water table, within said upper wall portion spaced from the water table; and means forming a plurality of capillary openings in said upper sieve wall portion at least in a purification region between said inlet and the water table in said well shaft, to enhance a laminary flow of the ground water with a relatively high speed, said plurality of capillary openings forming a free passage area which has a greater permeability than a free passage area an adjacent portion of said well shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
An arrangement for removing volatile impurities from a ground water, comprising a well shaft extending to a region of the ground water to be purified and having upper and lower sieve wall portions defining a water table in said well shaft; means for producing negative pressure in said well shaft; means for supplying a gas beneath the water table in said well shaft and including an inlet means located beneath the water table, within said upper wall portion spaced from the water table; and means forming a plurality of capillary openings in said upper sieve wall portion at least in a purification region between said inlet and the water table in said well shaft, to enhance a laminary flow of the ground water with a relatively high speed, said plurality of capillary openings forming a free passage area which has a greater permeability than a free passage area an adjacent portion of said well shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said means forming said capillary openings includes two sieve walls which are arranged one inside the other and form an intermediate space therebetween, and a granulate which fills said intermediate space and forms a plurality of capillary passages.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 2, wherein said sieve walls are arranged concentrically relative to one another.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 2, wherein said means forming said capillary openings further includes supporting webs which support said sieve walls relative to one another.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 2, wherein said means forming said capillary openings further includes an additional sieve wall extending between said two sieve walls and supporting said two sieve walls relative to one another.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further comprising means for reinforcing the remaining portion of the well shaft and including a enclosure provided with slot bridge openings.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1 wherein said gas supplying means further includes a floating body on which said sieve wall is anchored, a foil wall supported on said floating body and extending up to a well shaft opening for preventing aspiration of gas from soil surrounding the well shaft.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 7, wherein said foil wall is formed as a hose bellows-shaped wall.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
63 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further comprising means for forming further capillary openings in said bottom sieve wall portion of the well shaft and providing a laminary flow with a relatively high speed, said further capillary openings forming a free passage area which has a greater permeability than a remaining passage area of the adjacent portion of the well shaft.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 9, wherein said means forming said further capillary openings includes a sieve wall region.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 9; and further comprising means for imparting water-impermeability to the remaining portion of the well shaft.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 11, wherein said imparting means includes water-impermeable enclosures.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further comprising heating means associated with the well shaft in a region under the water table and including a plurality of heating bodies.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further comprising heating means associated with the well shaft in a region under the water table and including a plurality of heating surfaces.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further, comprising a double-walled water-impermeable enclosure for insulating the well shaft in a region which is free of the ground water.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
59 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further comprising a nozzle arranged in the well shaft and having an upper nozzle wall and a gas chamber, and at least one nozzle shaft extending through said nozzle wall downwardly into said gas chamber and provided with a plurality of gas inlet openings in the region of said gas chamber.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 16, wherein said nozzle shaft is formed as a tubular portion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 16, wherein said nozzle shaft has a lower end formed for mounting of an extension shaft.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
46 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 16, wherein said upper nozzle wall is perforated and has a central opening for receiving the gas and a plurality of further openings uniformly distributed over said upper nozzle wall and formed for receiving a plurality of said nozzle shafts.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
42 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 16, wherein said nozzle shaft extends in a longitudinal direction and is provided with a partition which subdivides the well shaft and is located transversely to the longitudinal direction, said nozzle shaft extending through said partition.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 16; further comprising means for rendering the well shaft water-permeable at least in a region of the well shaft which is located beneath said nozzle and is spaced therefrom.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 21, wherein said means for rendering the well shaft water-permeable includes filter pipes.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 22, wherein said nozzle shaft extends in a longitudinal direction and is provided with a partition which subdivides the wall shaft and extends transversely to the longitudinal direction, said means for rendering said well shaft water permeable being located under said partition.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
226 words
An arrangement for removing volatile impurities from a ground water, comprising: a well shaft extending to a region of the ground water to be purified and having upper and lower sieve wall portions defining a water table in said well shaft; means for producing negative pressure in said well shaft; means for supplying a gas beneath the water table in said well shaft and including an inlet located beneath the water table within said upper wall portion spaced from the water table; means forming a plurality of capillary openings in said upper sieve wall portion at least in a purification region between said inlet and the water table in said well shaft, to enhance a laminary flow of the ground water with a relatively high speed said plurality of capillary openings forming a free passage area which has a greater permeability than a free passage area of an adjacent portion of said well shaft said inlet means comprising; a nozzle arranged in said well shaft and having an upper nozzle wall and a gas chamber; and a plurality of nozzle shafts extending through said nozzle wall downwardly into said gas chamber and provided with a plurality of gas inlet openings in a region of said gas chamber, said nozzle shafts having different lengths and having lower ends which are spaced by different distances from said nozzle.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
226 words
An arrangement for removing volatile impurities from a ground water, comprising: a well shaft extending to a region of the ground water to be purified and having upper and lower sieve wall portions defining a water table in said well shaft; means for producing negative pressure in said well shaft; means for supplying a gas beneath the water table in said well shaft and including an inlet located beneath the water table within said upper wall portion spaced from the water table; means forming a plurality of capillary openings in said upper sieve wall portion at least in a purification region between said inlet and the water table in said well shaft, to enhance a laminary flow of the ground water with a relatively high speed said plurality of capillary openings forming a free passage area which has a greater permeability than a free passage area of an adjacent portion of said well shaft said inlet means comprising; a nozzle arranged in said well shaft and having an upper nozzle wall and a gas chamber; and a plurality of nozzle shafts extending through said nozzle wall downwardly into said gas chamber and provided with a plurality of gas inlet openings in a region of said gas chamber, said nozzle shafts having different lengths and having lower ends which are spaced by different distances from said nozzle.
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