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Fluid transport and processing system

  • US 4,618,421 A
  • Filed: 09/27/1982
  • Issued: 10/21/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A liquid transport system for disposing of liquid waste from the land adjacent an inland water artery having a naturally sloping bed, said system comprising at least one flexible wall main conduit beneath the surface of the artery and extending in the direction of water flow along said artery, the liquid waste inside said conduit being in fluid equilibrium with the fluid outside;

  • a plurality of liquid inlet conduits for conveying liquids into said main conduit from positions spaced along said artery, said artery emptying into a larger body of water, merge means for coupling said inlet conduits with said main conduit for feeding said liquid wastes into said main conduit at a plurality of locations therealong;

    pump means for safely augmenting the flow of liquid waste in said main conduit towards said larger body of water said pump means including flow augmentation means within said main conduit to augment safely the flow of said liquid wastes in one direction along through said main conduit without causing substantial departure from said pressure equilibrium for achieving dynamic stability of the flow of said liquid wastes through said conduit, and said flow augmentation means including means permitting flow of said liquid wastes therepast in the event of operating failures of said flow augmentation means; and

    disposal means located in said larger body of water for receiving and disposing of the liquid waste from said main conduit;

    the disposal means including a submerged processing plant submerged beneath the surface of said body of water and having means for carrying out treatment of said liquid wastes while said wastes are at fluid equilibrium with the larger water body and having an inlet thereof connected to an outlet of said main conduit.

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