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Arrangement for driving out volatile impurities from ground water
Assignee: INDUSTRIE-ENGINEERING GmbH
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Filing: 1991-12-13
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Granted: 1992-09-01
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Expires: 2011-12-13
Abstract
Abstract An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities from ground water by air or another gas, has a shaft adapted to extend to a ground water region and having at least locally a water-permeable wall formed as another wall and limiting at least partially an air receiving chamber communicating with an outside air, a ventilator communicating with the shaft for producing a negative pressure and aspirating air from a shaft portion located above a ground water level, a pipe extending in the shaft to an area under the ground water level so as to form the air receiving chamber and to provide communication to the outside air, the pipe having an inner end region provided with nozzle openings, a screening sleeve arranged concentrically relative to the pipe and at least partially covering the end region of said pipe provided with said nozzle openings. The screening sleeve is supported displaceably relative to the pipe and sealed relative to the pipe and a floating body coupled with the pipe.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruno Bernhardt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:18
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/20; B; B01; B01D; B01D19/00; B01D19/0005; B09; B09C; B09C1/00; B09C1/005; B09C2101/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities from ground water by air or another gas, comprising a shaft extending to a ground water region, having at least locally in said ground water region a water-permeable wall; a ventilator communicating with said shaft for producing a negative pressure and aspirating air from a shaft portion located above a ground water surface level; a pipe extending in said shaft to an area under said ground water level so as to form an air receiving chamber, said pipe being in communication with the outside air, and having a lower end region provided with nozzle openings at least partially under said ground water level; a screening sleeve arranged concentrically relative to said pipe and at least partially covering said end region of said pipe provided with said nozzle openings, said screening sleeve being supported displaceably relative to said pipe by means for sealing said sleeve relative to said pipe; and a floating body means coupled with said sleeve floating on the surface of the groundwater.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities from ground water by air or another gas, comprising a shaft extending to a ground water region, having at least locally in said ground water region a water-permeable wall; a ventilator communicating with said shaft for producing a negative pressure and aspirating air from a shaft portion located above a ground water surface level; a pipe extending in said shaft to an area under said ground water level so as to form an air receiving chamber, said pipe being in communication with the outside air, and having a lower end region provided with nozzle openings at least partially under said ground water level; a screening sleeve arranged concentrically relative to said pipe and at least partially covering said end region of said pipe provided with said nozzle openings, said screening sleeve being supported displaceably relative to said pipe by means for sealing said sleeve relative to said pipe; and a floating body means coupled with said sleeve floating on the surface of the groundwater.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities as defined in claim 1, wherein said screening sleeve has a lower end; and further comprising a concentric water guiding ring mounted on said lower end of said screening sleeve at a distance from said screening sleeve.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities as defined in claim 1; further comprising a cover which closes said shaft, said pipe which forms said air receiving chamber being supported longitudinally displaceably on said cover.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities as defined in claim 1, wherein said pipe which forms said air receiving chamber has a lower end; and further comprising a water guiding pipe which is mounted on said lower end of said pipe, extends downward coaxially relative to said pipe, and has a greater diameter than said pipe.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities as defined in claim 4; further comprising a transverse wall which subdivides a ground water-filled space in said shaft and is provided with an opening, said water guiding pipe extending through said opening of said transverse wall, and wherein said wall of said shaft in the region of said transverse wall has a water-impermeable portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities as defined in claim 4, wherein said water guiding pipe has a lower opening; and further comprising a pump communicating with said lower opening of said water guiding pipe.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
An arrangement for driving out volatile impurities as defined in claim 6; further comprising a concentric additional guiding pipe arranged inside said water guiding pipe above said pump, said additional guiding pipe forming an upwardly open ring-shaped chamber in said water guiding pipe.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1995-09-01 | 1996-03-02 | 1996-09-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1999-09-01 | 2000-03-02 | 2000-09-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2003-09-01 | 2004-03-02 | 2004-09-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |