INTEGRATED GAS SPARGER FOR AN IMMERSED MEMBRANE
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1. An apparatus for providing gas bubbles in a liquid comprising,a) a housing defining a chamber and having an opening below the chamber allowing communication between the inside of the chamber and the outside of the chamber;
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d) the housing is integrated with a potting head of a membrane module; and
,e) the conduit passes through the potting head.
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Abstract
A gas sparger produces an intermittent flow of bubbles even if provided with a continuous gas flow. The sparger has a housing to collect a pocket of gas and a conduit to release some of the gas from the pocket when the pocket reaches a sufficient size. The housing is integrated with the potting head of a module. The conduit passes through the potting head.
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1. An apparatus for providing gas bubbles in a liquid comprising,
a) a housing defining a chamber and having an opening below the chamber allowing communication between the inside of the chamber and the outside of the chamber; - and,
b) a conduit, the conduit having a first opening inside of the chamber and a second opening in communication with the outside of the chamber, and defining a closed channel having a portion that extends downwards to a low point of the conduit in a direction from the first opening to the second opening, wherein, c) the chamber is adapted to hold a pocket of the gas above an interface between the gas pocket and the liquid, the interface having a variable elevation ranging from at least a lower boundary of the first opening in the conduit to an upper boundary of the low point of the conduit; d) the housing is integrated with a potting head of a membrane module; and
,e) the conduit passes through the potting head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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