IP Library Granted Patent US 8,349,177
Granted Patent B2
US 8,349,177 · App. 13/440,388 · Granted Jan 8, 2013

Solid-liquid separator

Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
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Patent No.
US 8,349,177
App. No.
13/440,388
Granted
Jan 8, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid-liquid separator that separates raw water containing suspended solids into suspended solids (solid) and treated water (liquid) in easy and a short time is provided. A solid-liquid separator includes a separation tub, an inflow pipe configured to rotate raw water which flowed from the outlet of the inflow pipe in the separation tub, a froth discharge pipe configured to discharge the suspended solids surfaced in the separation tub and a treated water discharge pipe configured to discharge treated water by which the suspended solids were removed from raw water from the separation tub.

Claims (10)

1. A solid-liquid separator for separating raw water containing suspended solids into suspended solids and treated water, the solid-liquid separator comprising:

a separation tub having an outer wall and a bottom;

an inflow pipe having an outlet, the outlet of the inflow pipe being positioned outside of the center of the separation tub to rotate raw water which flowed in the separation tub from the outlet of the inflow pipe to the separation tub;

a froth discharge pipe having an inlet, the inlet of the froth discharge pipe being positioned near a surface of raw water in the separation tub to discharge the suspended solids surfaced in the separation tub;

a treated water discharge pipe having an inlet, the inlet of treated water discharge pipe being positioned in the separation tub to discharge treated water in which the suspended solids were removed from raw water;

a cover board of umbrella shape provided between the inlet of the froth discharge pipe and the inlet of treated water discharge pipe;

a sludge discharge pipe having an inlet, the inlet of the sludge discharge pipe being positioned at the bottom of the separation tub to discharge the suspended solids precipitated in the separation tub;

a fine air bubbles generator generating fine air bubbles of size adhering to the suspended solids with specific gravity smaller than that of water, and supplying the fine air bubbles to raw water, and the fine air bubbles include mixed gas of air and at least one of carbon dioxide or ozone;

a pump for giving pressure to a part of raw water acquired from the separation tub for accelerating a rotation of raw water in the separation tub; and

a pipe for supplying raw water pressured by the pump to the separation tub.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-227581 · Sep 3, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 12203753 · Sep 3, 2008
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