Apparatus for detecting oil and other lighter-than-water contaminants in an effluent stream
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1. An apparatus for continuously detecting the presence of oil and other contaminants in an effluent stream passing through a pipeline comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet;
oleophilic means supported within said housing and positioned so that at least a portion of the effluent stream enters said housing through said inlet and passes through said oleophilic means;
means for directing the flow of the effluent stream within said housing; and
a tube having one end in fluid communication with the interior of said housing and having another end substantially restricted, said tube positioned to collect and display the presence of oil absorbed by said oleophilic means.
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An apparatus for detecting oil and other lighter-than-water contaminants in an effluent stream in a sewage system. The apparatus includes a disposable detector which floats in the effluent stream and detects oil and other contaminants having a specific gravity lighter than the water by absorbing the oil and such contaminants in an oleophilic material, permitting the oil and other contaminants to rise and collect in a collection tube. The acidity of pH of the effluent being monitored is determined by routing a portion of the effluent stream across a litmus paper.
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1. An apparatus for continuously detecting the presence of oil and other contaminants in an effluent stream passing through a pipeline comprising:
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a housing having an inlet and an outlet; oleophilic means supported within said housing and positioned so that at least a portion of the effluent stream enters said housing through said inlet and passes through said oleophilic means; means for directing the flow of the effluent stream within said housing; and a tube having one end in fluid communication with the interior of said housing and having another end substantially restricted, said tube positioned to collect and display the presence of oil absorbed by said oleophilic means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14)
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9. An apparatus for continuously detecting the presence of oil and other contaminants in an effluent stream passing through a pipeline comprising:
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a housing having an inlet and an outlet; oleophilic means supported within said housing and positioned so that at least a portion of the effluent stream enters said housing through said inlet and passes through said oleophilic means; means for supporting said oleophilic means within said housing and for directing the flow of the effluent stream through said oleophilic means so that oil and other contaminants absorbed by said oleophilic means are permitted to rise through said oleophilic means and the remainder of the effluent stream is directed through said outlet; and a tube in fluid communication with the interior of the housing for collecting and displaying the presence of oil and other contaminants rising through said oleophilic means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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15. An apparatus for continuously detecting the presence of oil and other contaminants in an effluent stream passing through a pipeline comprising:
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a housing having an inlet and an outlet; oleophilic means supported within said housing and positioned so that at least a portion of the effluent stream enters said housing through said inlet and passes through said oleophilic means; means for supporting said oleophilic means within said housing and for directing the flow of the effluent stream through said oleophilic means so that oil and other contaminants absorbed by said oleophilic means are permitted to rise through said oleophilic means and the remainder of the effluent stream is directed through said outlet; a tube in fluid communication with the interior of the housing for collecting and displaying the presence of oil and other contaminants rising through said oleophilic means; and means for detecting the pH of the effluent stream.
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