System for treating water used for industrial process
First Claim
1. A system for treating water at low cost for use in an industrial process, the system comprising:
- a container for storing the water, the container having a volume of at least 15,000 m3 and comprising a bottom for receiving settled particles, the bottom comprising a membrane or plastic liner capable of being cleaned by a mobile suction means;
at least one feeding line of water to the container;
a coordination means for maintaining the water in the container within water quality parameter limits specified by the coordination means;
at least one chemical application means for applying or dispersing an oxidizing agent, disinfecting agent, coagulant, or flocculant to the water in the container;
at least one mobile suction means for moving along the bottom of the container and suctioning a portion of the water from the bottom of the container containing settled particles;
a propelling means for moving the mobile suction means along the bottom of the container, the propelling means operatively coupled to the mobile suction means;
a filtration means for filtering the portion of water containing settled particles suctioned by the mobile suction means;
a collecting line coupled between the mobile suction means and the filtration means;
a return line from the filtration means to the container; and
a water outlet line configured to supply treated water from the container to a downstream industrial process;
wherein the coordination means controls activation of the chemical applications means, mobile suction means, and filtration means based on information regarding controlled parameters received by the coordination means to adjust the parameters within predetermined limits; and
controls flow of treated water to the downstream industrial process based on information regarding the downstream industrial process received by the coordination means.
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Abstract
A low cost method and system for treating water, which will be used in an industrial process, is provided. A system of the invention generally includes at least one containing means, at least one coordination means, at least one chemical application means, at least one mobile suction means, and at least one filtration means. The coordination means can control the necessary processes depending on the system needs (e.g., water quality or purity). The method and system of the invention purifies the water and eliminates suspended solids without the need of filtering the totality of the water volume, but only filtering a small fraction of up to 200 times less than the flow filtered by a conventional water treatment filtration system.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for treating water at low cost for use in an industrial process, the system comprising:
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a container for storing the water, the container having a volume of at least 15,000 m3 and comprising a bottom for receiving settled particles, the bottom comprising a membrane or plastic liner capable of being cleaned by a mobile suction means; at least one feeding line of water to the container; a coordination means for maintaining the water in the container within water quality parameter limits specified by the coordination means; at least one chemical application means for applying or dispersing an oxidizing agent, disinfecting agent, coagulant, or flocculant to the water in the container; at least one mobile suction means for moving along the bottom of the container and suctioning a portion of the water from the bottom of the container containing settled particles; a propelling means for moving the mobile suction means along the bottom of the container, the propelling means operatively coupled to the mobile suction means; a filtration means for filtering the portion of water containing settled particles suctioned by the mobile suction means; a collecting line coupled between the mobile suction means and the filtration means; a return line from the filtration means to the container; and a water outlet line configured to supply treated water from the container to a downstream industrial process; wherein the coordination means controls activation of the chemical applications means, mobile suction means, and filtration means based on information regarding controlled parameters received by the coordination means to adjust the parameters within predetermined limits; and
controls flow of treated water to the downstream industrial process based on information regarding the downstream industrial process received by the coordination means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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