Anoxic system screen scour
Wastewater systems, methods and/or kits configured such that one or more screens and one or more gases introduced into the system allow the one or more gases to at least partially contact the one or more screens to dislodge or discourage the media or solids from and/or the biology growth on the one or more screens without substantially affecting the oxygen level in the proximity of the one or more screens.
1. A method of dislodging or discouraging media from and/or biology growth on one or more screens in a wastewater system while substantially maintaining the oxygen levels of the wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens, said method comprising,
at least partially contacting said one or more screens with one or more gases in such a way that said oxygen levels of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens are substantially maintained at the same oxygen levels as when said one or more gases are not provided for at least partially contacting said one or more screens.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of said one or more gases are oxic.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said wastewater system further comprises one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases out of said wastewater system while substantially maintaining said oxygen levels of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens at the same oxygen levels as when said one or more gases are not provided for at least partially contacting said one or more screens.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said one or more gases are provided using a gas conduit; and
wherein said one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases comprises said one or more screens being configured in relation to said one or more gas conduits such that the longest axis of said one or more screens is in a substantially perpendicular orientation and the shortest axis of said one or more screens is in a substantially parallel orientation.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein said one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases comprises one or more vents wherein said one or more vents are configured so as to allow at least a portion of said one or more gases to exit said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.
6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising,
configuring said one or more screens in such a way that said one or more gases pass through said screen.
7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising,
maintaining a denitrification process of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.
8. The method of claim 2 , further comprising,
not stopping a denitrification process of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said wastewater system further comprises one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases out of said wastewater system while substantially maintaining said oxygen levels of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens at the same oxygen levels as when said one or more gases are not provided for at least partially contacting said one or more screens.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said one or more gases are provided using a gas conduit; and
wherein said one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases comprises said one or more screens being configured in relation to said one or more gas conduits such that the longest axis of said one or more screens is in a substantially perpendicular orientation and the shortest axis of said one or more screens is in a substantially parallel orientation.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein said one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases comprises one or more vents wherein said one or more vents are configured so as to allow at least a portion of said one or more gases to exit said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising,
configuring said one or more screens in such a way that said one or more gases pass through said screen.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising,
maintaining a denitrification process of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.
14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising,
not stopping a denitrification process of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.
15. A method of adapting a wastewater system comprising,
providing,
one or more screens;
one or more means for providing one or more gases; and
one or more means for interrelating said one or more screens and said one or more means for providing one or more gases such that said one or more gases will at least partially contact said one or more screens,
wherein said proving adapts the wastewater system to be configured to be capable of dislodging or discouraging media from and/or biology growth on one or more screens while substantially maintaining the oxygen levels of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens at the same oxygen levels as prior to said providing; and
at least partially contacting said one or more screens with one or more gases in such a way that said oxygen levels of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens are substantially maintained at the same oxygen levels as when said one or more gases are not provided for at least partially contacting said one or more screens.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein said providing of said one or more means for providing one or more gases comprises providing one or more gas conduits.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases out of said wastewater system while substantially maintaining said oxygen levels of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens at the same oxygen levels as when said one or more gases are not provided for at least partially contacting said one or more screens.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein said providing of said one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases out of said wastewater system comprises providing said one or more screens in a configured relation to said one or more means for providing one or more gases comprising one or more gas conduits such that a longest axis of said one or more screens is in a substantially perpendicular orientation and a shortest axis of said one or more screens is in a substantially parallel orientation.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein said providing of said one or more screens comprises providing one or more arcuate screens.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein said providing of said one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases out of said wastewater system comprises providing one or more vents wherein said one or more vents are configured so as to allow at least a portion of said one or more gases to exit said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.
21. The method of claim 15 , wherein said providing of said one or more screens and said one or more means for providing one or more gases comprises configuring said one or more screens and said one or more means for providing one or more gases in such a way that at least a portion of said one or more gases pass through said one or more screens.
22. A method of dislodging or discouraging media from and/or biology growth on one or more screens in a wastewater system while substantially maintaining the oxygen levels of the wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens, said method comprising,
configuring a wastewater system by providing one or more screens and one or more means for providing one or more gases in a configured relationship so as to allow a dislodging or discouraging media from and/or biology growth on one or more screens while substantially maintaining the oxygen levels of the wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens; and
at least partially contacting said one or more screens with one or more gases in such a way that said oxygen levels of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens are substantially maintained at the same oxygen levels as when said one or more gases are not provided for at least partially contacting said one or more screens.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein at least one of said one or more gases are oxic.
24. The method of claim 22 , wherein said providing of said one or more means for providing one or more gases comprises providing one or more gas conduits.
25. The method of claim 22 , further comprising providing one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases out of said wastewater system while substantially maintaining said oxygen levels of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens at the same oxygen levels as when said one or more gases are not provided for at least partially contacting said one or more screens.
26. The method claim 25 , wherein said providing of said one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases out of said wastewater system comprises providing one or more gas conduits.
27. The method of claim 26 , wherein said providing of said one or more screens comprises providing said one or more screens in a configured relation to said one or more gas conduits such that a longest axis of said one or more screens is in a substantially perpendicular orientation and a shortest axis of said one or more screens is in a substantially parallel orientation.
28. The method of claim 25 , wherein said providing of said one or more means for facilitating the movement of said one or more gases out of said wastewater system comprises providing one or more vents wherein said one or more vents are configured so as to allow at least a portion of said one or more gases to exit said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.
29. The method of claim 22 , wherein said providing of said one or more screens comprises providing of one or more arcuate.
30. The method of claim 22 , wherein said providing of said one or more screens and said one or more means for providing one or more gases comprises configuring said one or more screens and said one or more means for providing one or more gases are configured in such a way that at least a portion of said one or more gases pass through said one or more screens.
31. The method of claim 22 , wherein said wastewater system is configured to maintain a denitrification process of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.
32. The method of claim 22 , wherein said wastewater system is configured not to stop a denitrification process of said wastewater system in proximity to said one or more screens.