Soil gas extraction apparatus
View Patent ↗A soil gas extracting apparatus is used to vent hazardous soil gases out of the ground and into the atmosphere. The soil gas extracting apparatus makes use of a compressed air nozzle, a compressed air source, a vacuum-inducing tubular chamber, and a gas-receiving line to safely remove soil gases from the ground. The compressed air source forces air through the compressed air nozzle in order to generate a vacuum within the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber as the air flows into the gas-receiving line. The vacuum draws soil gases into the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber in order for the soil gases to be mixed with the air within the gas-receiving line and vented into the atmosphere.
1. A soil gas extraction apparatus comprises:
a compressed air nozzle;
a compressed air source;
a vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
a gas-receiving line;
a ground-mounting base;
the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber comprises a closed tube end and an open tube end;
the gas-receiving line comprises a line inlet and a line outlet;
the compressed air source being positioned outside of the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
the compressed air nozzle being positioned inside of the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
the compressed air source being in fluid communication with the compressed air nozzle;
the gas-receiving line traversing into the closed tube end;
the line inlet being positioned inside of the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
the line outlet being positioned outside of the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
the compressed air nozzle being oriented towards the line inlet; and
the ground-mounting base being peripherally connected about the open tube end.
2. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 1 , comprises:
a convergent-divergent nozzle;
the convergent-divergent nozzle comprises a fluid-converging portion and a fluid-diverging portion;
the convergent-divergent nozzle being integrated into the line inlet;
the fluid-converging portion being positioned adjacent to the compressed air nozzle; and
the fluid-diverging portion being positioned adjacent to the fluid-converging portion, opposite to the compressed air nozzle.
3. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 1 , comprises:
at least one vacuum-extending units;
each of the at least one vacuum-extending units comprises a probe and a vacuum hose; and
the probe being in fluid communication with the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber through the vacuum hose.
4. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 3 , comprises:
the probe comprises a ground-insertion tube and a plurality of intake orifices;
the plurality of intake orifices laterally traversing into the ground-insertion tube;
the plurality of intake orifices being evenly distributed along the ground-insertion tube;
the ground insertion tube being hermetically connected to the vacuum hose;
the ground insertion tube being oppositely positioned to the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber, along the vacuum hose; and
the plurality of intake orifices being in fluid communication with the vacuum hose.
5. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 3 , comprises:
the at least one vacuum-extending units comprises an inner unit and an outer unit;
the inner unit being in direct fluid communication with the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber; and
the outer unit being in indirect fluid communication with the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber through the inner unit.
6. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 3 , comprises:
the at least one vacuum-extending units comprises a first unit and a second unit; and
the first unit and the second unit being diametrically opposed to each other about the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber.
7. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 3 , comprises:
a computing device;
each of the at least one vacuum-extending units further comprises a hazardous gas sensor;
the hazardous gas sensor being mounted to the probe; and
the hazardous gas sensor from each of the at least one vacuum-extending units being communicatively coupled with the computing device.
8. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 1 , comprises:
a muffler;
the muffler being in fluid communication with the line outlet; and
the muffler being removably mounted adjacent to the gas-receiving line, opposite to the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber.
9. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 1 , comprises:
a sound-insulation barrier;
an insulation-retaining wall;
the sound-insulation barrier externally enveloping the gas-receiving line;
the insulation-retaining wall enclosing the sound-insulation barrier; and
the sound-insulation barrier and the insulation-retaining wall being positioned adjacent to the closed tube end.
10. A soil gas extraction apparatus comprises:
a compressed air nozzle;
a compressed air source;
a vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
a gas-receiving line;
a ground-mounting base;
at least one vacuum-extending units;
the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber comprises a closed tube end and an open tube end;
the gas-receiving line comprises a line inlet and a line outlet;
each of the at least one vacuum-extending units comprises a probe and a vacuum hose;
the compressed air source being positioned outside of the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
the compressed air nozzle being positioned inside of the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
the compressed air source being in fluid communication with the compressed air nozzle;
the gas-receiving line traversing into the closed tube end;
the line inlet being positioned inside of the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
the line outlet being positioned outside of the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber;
the compressed air nozzle being oriented towards the line inlet;
the ground-mounting base being peripherally connected about the open tube end; and
the probe being in fluid communication with the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber through the vacuum hose.
11. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 10 , comprises:
a convergent-divergent nozzle;
the convergent-divergent nozzle comprises a fluid-converging portion and a fluid-diverging portion;
the convergent-divergent nozzle being integrated into the line inlet;
the fluid-converging portion being positioned adjacent to the compressed air nozzle; and
the fluid-diverging portion being positioned adjacent to the fluid-converging portion, opposite to the compressed air nozzle.
12. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 10 , comprises:
the probe comprises a ground-insertion tube and a plurality of intake orifices;
the plurality of intake orifices laterally traversing into the ground-insertion tube;
the plurality of intake orifices being evenly distributed along the ground-insertion tube;
the ground insertion tube being hermetically connected to the vacuum hose;
the ground insertion tube being oppositely positioned to the at least one probe inlet, along the vacuum hose; and
the plurality of intake orifices being in fluid communication with the vacuum hose.
13. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 10 , comprises:
the at least one vacuum-extending units comprises an inner unit and an outer unit;
the inner unit being in direct fluid communication with the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber; and
the outer unit being in indirect fluid communication with the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber through the inner unit.
14. The soil and gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 10 , comprises:
the at least one vacuum-extending units comprises a first unit and a second unit; and
the first unit and the second unit being diametrically opposed to each other about the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber.
15. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 10 , comprises:
a computing device;
each of the at least one vacuum-extending units further comprises a hazardous gas sensor;
the hazardous gas sensor being mounted to the probe; and
the hazardous gas sensor from each of the at least one vacuum-extending units being communicatively coupled with the computing device.
16. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 10 , comprises:
a muffler;
the muffler being in fluid communication with the line outlet; and
the muffler being removably mounted adjacent to the gas-receiving line, opposite to the vacuum-inducing tubular chamber.
17. The soil gas extraction apparatus, as claimed in claim 10 , comprises:
a sound-insulation barrier;
an insulation-retaining wall;
the sound-insulation barrier externally enveloping the gas-receiving line;
the insulation-retaining wall enclosing the sound-insulation barrier; and
the sound-insulation barrier and the insulation-retaining wall being positioned adjacent to the closed tube end.