Solid product dissolver and method of use thereof
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1. A vessel for dispensing a chemical solution from a solid chemical block, comprising:
- an inner surface defining a chamber;
a plurality of spaced apart guide members disposed along the inner surface for positioning at least one chemical block to form a gap between the inner surface and a circumference of the block;
a porous support member for supporting the at least one chemical block in the chamber; and
a spray member located below the support member for directing a spray in an upward manner along at least a portion of a vertical length of the chamber, the spray contacting a surface of the block to form a liquid solution.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device for producing a water treatment solution from a solid chemical block for distribution into a water system selected from the group comprising an institutional water system and an industrial water system. The device includes a housing to contain the solid chemical block. A fluid, preferably water at ambient temperature, is introduced into the housing to dissolve the block and form a liquid solution that may then be dispensed into either an institutional water system or an industrial water system. A method of dispensing the liquid solution with the device is also provided.
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1. A vessel for dispensing a chemical solution from a solid chemical block, comprising:
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an inner surface defining a chamber;
a plurality of spaced apart guide members disposed along the inner surface for positioning at least one chemical block to form a gap between the inner surface and a circumference of the block;
a porous support member for supporting the at least one chemical block in the chamber; and
a spray member located below the support member for directing a spray in an upward manner along at least a portion of a vertical length of the chamber, the spray contacting a surface of the block to form a liquid solution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vessel for dispensing a chemical solution from a solid chemical block, comprising:
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an inner surface defining a chamber;
an annular sleeve having a tapered wall;
at least one chemical block having a peripheral edge in supportive contact with an inner surface of the tapered wall to expose a surface of the block;
a spray member located below the sleeve for directing a spray in an upward manner along a vertical length of the sleeve, the spray contacting a surface of the block to form a liquid solution, the tapered wall extending from the inner surface toward the spray member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A device for producing a chemical solution from a solid chemical block comprising:
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a housing having an inner chamber;
a porous support member within the housing for supporting the chemical block within the inner chamber;
a fluid inlet for introducing a fluid into the chamber, the fluid dissolving at least a portion of the chemical block to form a liquid solution;
a container for receiving the liquid solution; and
a sensing device for sensing the amount of liquid solution present in the container, the sensing device in operative communication with the fluid inlet, the sensing device configuring the fluid inlet to introduce the fluid when the amount of liquid solution in the container is below a threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A device for producing a chemical solution comprising:
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a housing defining a chamber;
a plurality of solid chemical blocks disposed within the chamber;
a fluid inlet for introducing a fluid into the chamber, at least two or more blocks dissolving substantially contemporaneous from contact with the fluid to form a liquid solution; and
an outlet member in fluid communication with the chamber for discharging the liquid solution from the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A device for producing a chemical solution from a solid chemical block comprising:
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a housing having a chamber;
a solid chemical block disposed within the chamber;
a fluid inlet for introducing a fluid into a first end of the chamber, the fluid contacting the chemical block to dissolve at least a portion of the block to form a liquid solution; and
a fluid outlet at an opposite end of the first end for forming a fluid counterflow through the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A facility comprising:
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a vessel having an inner surface defining an inner chamber, a plurality of spaced apart guide members disposed along an inner surface of the chamber for positioning at least one chemical block to form a gap between the inner surface and a circumference of the block, a porous support member for supporting the at least one chemical block in the chamber, and a spray member located below the support member for directing a spray in an upward manner along a vertical length of the inner chamber, the spray contacting a surface of the block to form a liquid solution; and
a water system in fluid communication with the vessel, wherein the facility is selected from the group comprising an institutional facility and an industrial facility and the water system is selected from the group comprising an institutional facility and an industrial facility. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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52. A method of dispensing a solid water treatment product into an water system, comprising:
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providing a housing having at least two solid chemical blocks containing the water treatment product disposed therein;
introducing a fluid into the housing;
contacting the at least two chemical blocks with the fluid to dissolve contemporaneously at least a portion of each of the at least two chemical blocks to form a liquid solution containing the water treatment product; and
dispensing the liquid solution into the industrial water system, wherein the water system is selected from the group comprising an institutional water system and an industrial water system. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A composition for treating water comprising:
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(a) a matrix component, wherein the matrix component is a polyethylene glycol having an weight average molecular weight from about 2500 to about 20,000, and wherein the matrix component is present from about 34% to about 56% by weight of the composition, (b) a compacting component;
wherein the compacting component is urea, and wherein the compacting component is present from about 3% to about 7.5% by weight of the composition;
(c) a corrosion inhibiting agent selected from the group consisting of 1-hydroxyethan-1,1-diphosphonic acid and phosphonosuccinate oligomer, wherein the corrosion inhibiting agent is present from about 14% to about 35% by weight of the composition;
(d) a yellow metal corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of benzotriazole, tolyltriazole and halogenated tolyltriazole, and wherein said yellow metal corrosion inhibitor is present from about 2% to about 15% by weight of the composition; and
(e) a tracing agent selected from the group comprising pyrene tetrasulphonic acid sodium salt, 1,3,6,8-pyrenetetrasulfonic acid sodium salt, fluorescein, molybdate, vanadate and naphthalene disulfonic acid, sodium salt, wherein said tracing agent is present from about 0.15% to about 1.1% by weight of the composition. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61)
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