Powdered and liquid chemical dispensing and distribution system
View Patent ↗A method for distributing powdered and liquid chemicals. The method includes introducing water into an upper end of a measuring chamber, injecting liquid chemical through an inlet located at a lower end of the measuring chamber into a chemical chamber that is fluidly coupled to a lower end of the measuring chamber until a desired volume of the liquid chemical has been introduced, pumping the desired volume of liquid chemical and at least some of the water to a washer, inserting water and a desired dose of a powdered chemical into the upper end of the measuring chamber, and transporting the powdered chemical and at least some of the water to the washer.
1. A method for distributing powdered and liquid chemicals, comprising:
introducing water into an upper end of a measuring chamber;
injecting liquid chemical through an inlet located at a lower end of the measuring chamber into a chemical chamber that is fluidly coupled to a lower end of the measuring chamber until a desired volume of the liquid chemical has been introduced;
pumping the desired volume of liquid chemical and at least some of the water to a washer;
inserting water and a desired dose of a powdered chemical into the upper end of the measuring chamber; and
transporting the powdered chemical and at least some of the water to the washer.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the introducing, injecting, pumping, inserting, and transporting steps are controlled by a controller to distribute liquid and powdered chemicals to the washer.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the water is introduced from a water source via a controllable valve.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the liquid chemical is injected from a liquid chemical source via a chemical pump.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pumping and transporting is facilitated by a washer pump.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the powdered chemical is inserted from a powdered chemical distribution apparatus.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the desired volume of the liquid chemical and the desired dose of powdered chemical and water is determined by a level sensor.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising an initial step of calibrating the level sensor.
9. The method of dam 1 , wherein the introducing, injecting, pumping, inserting, and transporting steps are repeated to distribute liquid and powdered chemicals to another washer of multiple washers.
10. A method for distributing powdered and liquid chemicals, comprising:
introducing water into an upper end of a chamber adapted to retain the water, a liquid chemical, and a powdered chemical;
introducing a desired volume of liquid chemical into the chamber through an inlet located at a lower end of the chamber;
pumping the desired volume of liquid chemical and at least some of the water to one washer of multiple washers;
introducing a desired dose of a powdered chemical and water into the upper end of the chamber;
pumping the powdered chemical and at least some of the water to the one washer.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the water is introduced from a water source via a controllable valve.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the introducing, introducing, pumping, introducing, and transporting steps are controlled by a controller to distribute liquid and powdered chemicals to the washer.
13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising pumping the liquid chemical into the chamber via a chemical pump.
14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising introducing the liquid chemical through multiple inlets each configured to be fluidly coupled to a different liquid chemical source via a different liquid chemical pump.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the powdered chemical is inserted from a powdered chemical distribution apparatus.
16. A method for distributing powdered and liquid chemicals, comprising:
introducing a desired volume of liquid chemical into a chamber through an inlet located at a lower end of the chamber, the chamber adapted to retain the liquid chemical, a powdered chemical, and water;
pumping the desired volume of liquid chemical to one washer of multiple remote washers;
introducing a desired dose of powdered chemical and water into the chamber;
pumping the powdered chemical and at least some of the water to the one washer.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the chamber is external to the multiple remote washers.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the introducing, pumping, introducing, and pumping steps are controlled by a controller to distribute liquid and powdered chemicals to the one washer along a single line automatically.
19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the introducing, pumping, introducing, and pumping steps are controlled by a controller to distribute liquid and powdered chemicals to another washer of the multiple remote washers along another single line automatically.
20. The method of claim 16 , further comprising
receiving water and the powdered chemical in a first chamber;
directing the water and the powdered chemical to a second chamber; and
at least partially mixing the water and the powdered chemical with the liquid chemical in the second chamber.