CHEMICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A chemical delivery system, comprising:
- a manifold block including a bulk fluid inlet connected to a bulk fluid flow conduit, and wherein a plurality of individual fluid flow conduits fluidly intersect the bulk fluid flow conduit, each individual fluid flow conduit being intersected by a valve bore having a valve mounting port and each individual fluid flow conduit having an educator mounting port;
at least one eductor assembly, each eductor assembly being individually attached to one of the educator mounting ports; and
a plurality of valve assemblies, each valve assembly being individually mounted to one of the valve mounting ports so as to selectively control flow of a bulk fluid through the individual fluid flow conduits such that individual eductor assemblies can removed from operation without preventing flow of the bulk fluid through the bulk fluid flow conduit.
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Abstract
An expandable chemical delivery system sharing a common bulk fluid inlet and bulk fluid flow path to direct a bulk fluid through one or more selected chemical eductors. Each chemical eductor is slidably insertable into an eductor port on the manifold body such that rotation of the chemical eductor is not required for installation. After installation, the orientation of the chemical eductor can be rotatably adjusted so as to avoid interference with adjacent chemical eductors. Delivery of a bulk fluid to each chemical eductor is controlled via a corresponding valve assembly that selectively allows or blocks flow of the bulk fluid from the bulk fluid flow path to the corresponding chemical eductor. The manifold body can include a plurality of individual manifold bodies approximated with a coupling system to define the bulk fluid flow path. Alternatively, the manifold body can comprise a single fabricated body for high pressure operation.
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18 Claims
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1. A chemical delivery system, comprising:
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a manifold block including a bulk fluid inlet connected to a bulk fluid flow conduit, and wherein a plurality of individual fluid flow conduits fluidly intersect the bulk fluid flow conduit, each individual fluid flow conduit being intersected by a valve bore having a valve mounting port and each individual fluid flow conduit having an educator mounting port; at least one eductor assembly, each eductor assembly being individually attached to one of the educator mounting ports; and a plurality of valve assemblies, each valve assembly being individually mounted to one of the valve mounting ports so as to selectively control flow of a bulk fluid through the individual fluid flow conduits such that individual eductor assemblies can removed from operation without preventing flow of the bulk fluid through the bulk fluid flow conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of educting bulk chemicals, comprising:
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fabricating a manifold block having a bulk fluid inlet connected to a bulk fluid flow conduit, and wherein a plurality of individual fluid flow conduits fluidly intersect the bulk fluid flow conduit, each individual fluid flow conduit being intersected by a valve bore having a valve mounting port and each individual fluid flow conduit having an educator mounting port; attaching at least one eductor assembly to the manifold block, each eductor assembly being individually attached to one of the educator mounting ports; and mounting a plurality of valve assemblies to the manifold block, each valve assembly being individually mounted to one of the valve mounting ports such that each valve assembly selectively controls flow of a bulk fluid through the corresponding fluid flow conduit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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