MODULAR SUBMERSIBLE INTAKE SYSTEM WITH STRATIFIED MEDIA FILTRATION FOR MARINE WATER PROCESSING

Abstract

A system for fluid processing includes a filter container configured for submersible deployment in a marine environment. In some embodiments, the filter container includes a housing shaped to conform to ISO shipping container dimensions, one or more screens configured to permit ingress of ambient seawater while excluding suspended solids, a filtered fluid outlet, and a filtered fluid conduit positioned within the housing. In some embodiments, a stratified media bed surrounds at least a portion of the filtered fluid conduit and includes a first gravel layer, a sand layer, and a transition gravel layer arranged from outside to inside. In some embodiments, the system is configured to maintain an approach velocity at the screens within a range selected to minimize entrainment of marine organisms. In some embodiments, multiple filter containers are hydraulically interconnected by a manifold and enclosed within a protective barrier for delivery of filtered water to a processing plant.

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IPC Classification

B01D 24/ 10 A I B01D 24/ 38 A I