Patent classifications
Y02A20/152
APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESALINATING WATER USING ENERGY RECOVERY
An apparatus, system and method to purify water is disclosed. Pumps and energy recovery devices for taking water from an intake, filtering the water to remove solid contaminates before running the filtered water through the reverse osmosis system to the discharge device and purified water lines are described. The system may comprise a control panel that controls the plurality of filters, plurality of reverse osmosis membranes, purified water line and effluent discharge device, to achieve favorable water purification. A method that utilizes the apparatus and/or system is described herein.
Intelligent Detection System of Effluent Total Nitrogen based on Fuzzy Transfer Learning Algorithm
An intelligent detection system of effluent total nitrogen (TN) based on fuzzy transfer learning algorithm belongs to the field of intelligent detection technology. To detect the TN concentration, the artificial neural network can be used to model wastewater treatment process due to the nonlinear approximation ability and learning ability. However, wastewater treatment process has the characteristic of time-varying dynamics and external disturbance, artificial neural network prediction method cannot acquire sufficient data to ensure the accuracy of TN prediction, and data loss and data deficiency will make the prediction model invalid. The invention proposed an intelligent detection system of effluent total nitrogen based on fuzzy transfer learning algorithm; the proposed system contains several functional modules, including detection instrument, data acquisition, data storage and TN prediction. For the TN prediction module, the fuzzy transfer learning algorithm build the fuzzy neural network based intelligent prediction model, which the parameters are adjusted by the transfer learning method.
DYNAMIC WATER QUALITY PREDICTION
Technical solutions are described for predicting water quality of a water source over a forecast horizon and for multiple locations. An example computer-implemented method includes receiving a forecast horizon for across which to predict the water quality. The forecast horizon includes a plurality of time periods. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving one or more geographical locations at which to predict the water quality. The computer-implemented method also includes receiving a set of water quality measures for the water source. The computer-implemented method also includes determining predicted water quality measures for the geographical location at each of the plurality of time periods in the forecast horizon based on the water quality measures. The computer-implemented method also includes outputting one or more of the predicted water quality measures.
SATURATED LAYER STORMWATER FILTER AND PASSIVE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH PRETREATMENT
A saturated layer stormwater filtering system with down-flow layered multimedia filters is disclosed. The filtering system may include an upflow pretreatment chamber and a subsequent filtration chamber. It also includes a snorkel pipe as an adjustable head control or internal baffles. The system incorporates gravity powered partially saturated stormwater media filters to harness the potential energy of stormwater from downspouts and pumped flows from stormwater catchments to drive the polluted stormwater in a hydraulically controlled fashion by gravity through a series of filter media layers.
Optimized hydromodification management with active stormwater controls
A system, methodology, and programming logic for active stormwater controls to optimize sizing and design of Hydromodification Management (HM) structural Best Management Practices (BMPs) to achieve optimal flow duration control. Control logic enables the controlled release of stormwater from a BMP in a manner most akin to pre-development flow duration curves. Inputs to this logic include: flow duration curves based on continuous hydrologic simulation for pre- and post-development conditions; real-time measurement of water level within the BMP; and real-time measurement of discharge entering the BMP. This control logic can interact with control logic for other stormwater management objectives, such as harvest and reuse, infiltration, and combined sewer overflow prevention, and respective inputs, such as real-time weather forecast data, precipitation gage data, downstream flow gauge data, and water quality data, to meet those design objectives as well. New HM BMPs can be optimized to be smaller and, thus, more feasible to implement. Existing stormwater facilities designed for flood control or other management objectives can be retrofitted to provide hydromodification control as well. When utilized with real-time flow and water level monitoring equipment and data, the flow release logic can be adaptively adjusted without physical retrofit of the BMP's outlet.
SYSTEM FOR REMOVING PER- AND POLYFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES FROM CONTAMINATED AQUEOUS STREAMS, VIA CHEMICAL AIDED FILTRATION, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
A system comprising an agitation and flocculation system and a particulate filter capture system, and optionally a feedback system and/or a water softening. The agitation and flocculation system configured to receive a contaminated aqueous stream and an anhydrite quantity, and comprising means for agitating the aqueous stream and a means for mixing the aqueous stream with the anhydrite, such that a precipitate of calcium sulfate hydrate+contaminant complexes is formed. Also, a system comprising a fixed-bed type cross-flow system and a particulate filter capture system, and a corresponding method of removing per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances from the contaminated aqueous stream. The method comprising the acts of: providing an anhydrite quantity; contacting and agitating the anhydrite quantity with a contaminated aqueous stream; and collecting the precipitate of calcium sulfate hydrate+contaminant complexes formed from the aqueous stream.
METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF MIXED ELECTROPLATING WASTERWATER WITHOUT CYANIDE AND PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING REDUCTANT
A method for treatment of mixed electroplating wastewater without a cyanide and a phosphorus-containing reductant without a cyanide and a phosphorus-containing reductant. A ferrous chloride solution is added into electroplating wastewater without a cyanide and a phosphorus-containing reductant. The pH of wastewater is adjusted to 10.5-12. Pollutants such as sodium cyanide and hydroxyl-containing organic amine complexants are oxidized with sodium hypochlorite. Carboxyl-containing organic acid complexants are precipitated. Hexavalent chromium is reduced to trivalent chromium to form chromium hydroxide precipitate. Precipitate is removed by filtering and wastewater is adjusted to pH 4.5-5.5. Heavy metal ions are precipitated with sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate or sodium diethyldithiocarbamate. Precipitate and heavy metal capturing agents are adsorbed with activated carbon followed by removal of precipitate. Wastewater is adjusted to pH 6-8. Aliphatic polyamine complexants are destroyed using an available biological degradation technique to reduce chemical oxygen demand.
APARATUS FOR WATER PURIFYING AND DEHUMIDIFYING WITH AIR PURIFYING SYSTEM
An apparatus for water purifying and dehumidifying with an air purifying system purifies air and purifies condensate water produced by dehumidification such that the condensate water can be used as drinkable water, as a single product, whereby various functions are given to one product. Accordingly, there is an effect that the manufacturing cost of the product is reduced and expenses by customers are decreased, whereby it is possible to improve competitiveness of the product in terms of practical use.
SATURATED LAYER STORMWATER FILTRATION SYSTEM
A saturated layer stormwater filtering system with down-flow layered multimedia filters is disclosed. The filtering system may include an upflow pretreatment chamber and a subsequent filtration chamber. It also includes a snorkel pipe as an adjustable head control or internal baffles. The system incorporates gravity powered partially saturated stormwater media filters to harness the potential energy of stormwater from downspouts and pumped flows from stormwater catchments to drive the polluted stormwater in a hydraulically controlled fashion by gravity through a series of filter media layers.
WATER TREATMENT DEVICE CONSTRUCTION STRUCTURE HAVING GRATING ROOM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING VARIOUS WATER SPACES/WATERSCAPING FACILITIES HAVING SAME COUPLED THERETO
A water treatment device construction structure having a grating room and a method for constructing various water spaces/waterscape facilities having the same coupled thereto are disclosed. The structure relates to a buried water treatment device for treating operation water such as tap water, groundwater, rainwater, and surface water through an environment-friendly method. A water treatment device construction structure having a grating room is coupled to civil engineering/landscaping facilities, or to fish farms that are to be constructed in view of the purpose of construction and productivity. The water treatment facility having a reservoir coupled thereto is provided in a predetermined position below facilities or on the lower-end or peripheral portion thereof in a buried/underground type. Accordingly, there is no burden in site selection; a large amount of operation water can be stored without degrading the aesthetic landscape; and natural energy can be used preferentially.