Chemical dispensing device
First Claim
1. A device for dispensing chemical into a pipeline transporting liquid under pressure, the device operating in a first mode when the pressure in the pipeline is variable, and operating in a second mode when the pressure in the pipeline is substantially constant, the device comprising:
- a conduit adapted to be disposed in-line with the pipeline, said conduit defining a liquid flow path and having an upstream end, a downstream end, a first conduit opening disposed between said upstream and downstream ends, and a second conduit opening disposed between said first conduit opening and said upstream end, said conduit also including venturi effect means for causing the fluid pressure proximate said first conduit opening to be lower than the fluid pressure proximate said second conduit opening;
an enclosure having a bottom end and a top end, the enclosure having a first enclosure opening disposed on said bottom end and a second enclosure opening;
means for connecting said first enclosure opening to said first conduit opening for liquid communication between said enclosure and said conduit;
means for connecting said second enclosure opening to said second conduit opening for liquid flow from said conduit to said enclosure;
means for introducing chemical into said enclosure;
first valve means for restricting fluid flow from said enclosure to said conduit through said second enclosure opening, said first valve means allowing fluid flow from said conduit to said enclosure through said second enclosure opening; and
elongated tube means extending from said first enclosure opening toward said top end of said enclosure, said elongated tube means directing at least a portion of the liquid exiting said enclosure from said bottom end towards said top end to mix chemical in said enclosure with said liquid exiting from said enclosure through said first enclosure opening, wherein in said first mode of operation, said liquid enters and exits said enclosure through said first enclosure opening in response to differences in pressure between said conduit and said enclosure, and wherein in said second mode of operation, said liquid enters said enclosure through said second enclosure opening and exits said enclosure through said first enclosure opening in response to the venturi effect of said venturi effect means.
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Abstract
A device for dispensing a chemical solution into a pipeline transporting a liquid under pressure irrespective of whether the liquid pressure varies between a maximum and a minimum or is substantially constant. The volume of solution dispensed is varied at times when the liquid pressure is varying by selection of an aperture from a plurality of apertures at varying axial positions, for placing the interior of the pipeline in communication with the interior of the enclosure above the solution level, at times when the level drops axially to the selected aperture; or, at time when the liquid pressure is substantially constant, by adjustment of the amount of liquid permitted to enter the device.
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1. A device for dispensing chemical into a pipeline transporting liquid under pressure, the device operating in a first mode when the pressure in the pipeline is variable, and operating in a second mode when the pressure in the pipeline is substantially constant, the device comprising:
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a conduit adapted to be disposed in-line with the pipeline, said conduit defining a liquid flow path and having an upstream end, a downstream end, a first conduit opening disposed between said upstream and downstream ends, and a second conduit opening disposed between said first conduit opening and said upstream end, said conduit also including venturi effect means for causing the fluid pressure proximate said first conduit opening to be lower than the fluid pressure proximate said second conduit opening; an enclosure having a bottom end and a top end, the enclosure having a first enclosure opening disposed on said bottom end and a second enclosure opening; means for connecting said first enclosure opening to said first conduit opening for liquid communication between said enclosure and said conduit; means for connecting said second enclosure opening to said second conduit opening for liquid flow from said conduit to said enclosure; means for introducing chemical into said enclosure; first valve means for restricting fluid flow from said enclosure to said conduit through said second enclosure opening, said first valve means allowing fluid flow from said conduit to said enclosure through said second enclosure opening; and elongated tube means extending from said first enclosure opening toward said top end of said enclosure, said elongated tube means directing at least a portion of the liquid exiting said enclosure from said bottom end towards said top end to mix chemical in said enclosure with said liquid exiting from said enclosure through said first enclosure opening, wherein in said first mode of operation, said liquid enters and exits said enclosure through said first enclosure opening in response to differences in pressure between said conduit and said enclosure, and wherein in said second mode of operation, said liquid enters said enclosure through said second enclosure opening and exits said enclosure through said first enclosure opening in response to the venturi effect of said venturi effect means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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