Apparatus for mixing gas and liquid

• US 5,376,311 A
• Filed: 12/06/1993
• Issued: 12/27/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vel Deguzman
• Original Assignee: Vel Deguzman
• Inventors: DeGuzman, Vel
• Primary Examiner(s): Miles, Tim
• Application Number:
  US08/200,074
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 261/77, 261/122.1
• US Class Current: 261/77
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 23/231152 the bubbling devices being supported, e.g. on cables or laying on the bottom
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 23/23123 consisting of rigid porous or perforated material
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 23/231265 being tubes, tubular elements, cylindrical elements or set of tubes
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 23/232311 the conduits being vertical draft pipes with a lower intake end and an upper exit end
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/32015 Flow driven
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/3203 Gas driven

Abstract

An apparatus for mixing gas and liquid comprising a generally rectangular concrete base, a vertically extending cylindrical housing mounted on said concrete base and having a hollow interior, an open end portion and a bottom portion embedded on said concrete base, said bottom portion being provided with horizontal reinforcing bars passing through the walls of said cylindrical housing to anchor said housing with said concrete base, said cylindrical housing being provided with a plurality of apertures disposed at the lower section thereof proximate said concrete base. Gas diffuser means concentrically held inside cylindrical housing, said gas diffuser means being defined by an elongated porous tubular member provided with a cap fitted at the top end portion thereof and an elbow fitting detachably secured at the bottom end portion thereof. Inlet means consisting of a main pipe having opposite first and second ends, said first end being fitted on said elbow fitting and said second end being connected to a main air supply and holder means snugly fitted and screwably secured inside said cylindrical housing, said holder means being adapted to hold said porous tubular member in a vertical position as gas from the main supply is distributed therein.

Claims

1. An apparatus for mixing gas and liquid comprising:

generally rectangular concrete base;

a vertically extending cylindrical housing mounted on said concrete base and having a hollow interior, and open top end portion and a bottom portion embedded on said concrete base, said bottom portion being provided with horizontal reinforcing bars passing through the walls of said cylindrical housing to anchor said housing with said concrete base, said cylindrical housing being provided with a plurality of apertures disposed at the lower section thereof proximate said concrete base;

gas diffuser means concentrically held inside said cylindrical housing;

said gas diffuser means being defined by an elongated porous tubular member provided with a cap fitted at the top end portion thereof and an elbow fitting detachably secured at the bottom end portion thereof;

inlet means consisting of a main pipe having opposite first and second ends, said first end being fitted on said elbow fitting and said second end being connected to a main air supply; and

holder means snugly fitted and screwably secured inside said cylindrical housing, said holder means being adapted to hold said porous tubular member in a vertical position as gas from the main supply is distributed therein.

2. An apparatus for mixing gas and liquid in accordance with claim 1, wherein said holder means being disposed at the upper and lower sections of said cylindrical housing consists of a pair of first rings, each of said first rings having a plurality of radial arms and forming therefrom a second ring concentrically disposed on said first ring, said second ring being adapted to receive said porous tubular member, and said porous tubular member being adapted to snugly fit with said second ring.

3. An apparatus for mixing gas and liquid in accordance with claim 1, wherein said porous tubular member is made from porous high density carbon material.

4. An apparatus for mixing gas and liquid in accordance with claim 1, wherein said porous tubular member is made from porous fused silica material.

5. An apparatus for mixing gas and liquid in accordance with claim 1, wherein said porous tubular member is made from porous ceramic material.