Fluid treatment apparatus
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1. Fluid treatment apparatus operating with a reaction medium comprising:
- (a) an elongated vessel having a first end and a second end and containing said reaction medium, said first end constituting a deflector plate, said vessel formed with a fluid inlet port and a fluid output port both disposed toward said second end; and
(b) an inlet tube having an inlet end in flow communication with said fluid inlet port and a discharge end providing an incoming flow of untreated fluid in a first direction against said deflector plate for reversal of flow thereby to an outgoing flow of fluid in a second direction opposite to said first direction passing through said reaction medium for treatment, the clearance between said discharge end and said deflector plate being selectively adjustable for controlling the flow of fluid through said vessel and maintaining the flow at a desired rate, means for externally adjusting said clearance during the continuous operation of the apparatus.
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Fluid treatment apparatus including a vessel having a fluid inlet port, a fluid outlet port and a deflector plate and containing a medium and an inlet having an inlet end in flow communication with the fluid inlet port and a discharge end providing an incoming flow of untreated fluid against the deflector plate for reversal thereby to an outgoing flow of fluid passing through the medium for treatment, the clearance between the discharge end and the deflector plate being selectively adjustable for controlling the flow of fluid through the vessel.
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1. Fluid treatment apparatus operating with a reaction medium comprising:
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(a) an elongated vessel having a first end and a second end and containing said reaction medium, said first end constituting a deflector plate, said vessel formed with a fluid inlet port and a fluid output port both disposed toward said second end; and (b) an inlet tube having an inlet end in flow communication with said fluid inlet port and a discharge end providing an incoming flow of untreated fluid in a first direction against said deflector plate for reversal of flow thereby to an outgoing flow of fluid in a second direction opposite to said first direction passing through said reaction medium for treatment, the clearance between said discharge end and said deflector plate being selectively adjustable for controlling the flow of fluid through said vessel and maintaining the flow at a desired rate, means for externally adjusting said clearance during the continuous operation of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Fluid treatment apparatus operating with a fluidized bed filter medium for treatment of a liquid comprising:
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(a) an upright elongated vessel having an upper end and a lower end and containing said filter medium, said lower end constituting a deflector plate, said vessel formed with a liquid inlet port and a liquid output port both disposed toward said upper end; and (b) an inlet tube having an inlet end in flow communication with said liquid inlet port and a discharge end providing a downward incoming flow of untreated liquid against said deflector plate for reversal of flow thereby to an upward outgoing flow of liquid passing through said filter medium for treatment, the clearance between said discharge end and said deflector plate being selectively adjustable for controlling the flow of liquid through said vessel and maintaining the flow of liquid at a desired rate, means for externally adjusting said clearance during the continuous operation of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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