A pump device (1) comprises a centrifugal pump (2) and a mixing unit (4) in which two fluids are mixed. The mixing unit (4) comprises a flapper valve (10) configured to move between a first and a second position in which it closes a first inlet (7) and a second inlet (8) of the mixing unit, respectively. At least one of the inlets houses a movable piston (13) which is biased towards being in contact with the flapper valve. The piston has at least one piston channel (15) or annular space (23) through which the fluid flows in to the mixing unit in a controlled manner.

A gas-mixing device is provided for the controlled mixing of two different gases. The gas-mixing device has a first inlet for a first gas which is under pressure, a second inlet for a second gas which is under pressure, and an outlet for the mixed gas. The gas-mixing device also has two gas-conducting lines. The first line connects the first inlet to the outlet, and the second line connects the second inlet to the outlet. In each line, an upstream valve, a proportional valve and a flow sensor are provided. The gas-mixing device additionally has at least one electronic control unit for controlling the two proportional valves and is designed such that the proportional valve of the first line acts as a pressure regulator and the proportional valve of the second line acts as a flow regulator.

To reduce pressure loss in a gas-liquid mixer, provided is a main body block for mixing together a liquid material and a carrier gas, and a control valve disposed in the main body block that adjusts a flow rate of the liquid material. An annular liquid material supply groove having a supply port for the liquid material formed in an inner surface thereof, and an annular gas-liquid mixing groove having a supply port for the carrier gas and a discharge port for the gas-liquid mixture formed in an inner surface thereof are formed in a valve seat portion of the main body block which the control valve is either in contact with or is separated from. One of either the liquid material supply groove or the gas-liquid mixing groove is formed on an inner side of the other of the liquid material supply groove or the gas-liquid mixing groove.

A modular flow monitoring package (MFMP) is provided for use in an additive delivery system. The MFMP may be manufactured as an add-on to be added to an existing additive delivery system, or may be incorporated into a cartridge or container structure. The MFMP includes a flow sensor for sensing flow of a base fluid and user actuator position sensors for sensing the position of one or more user actuated additive flow adjustment levers. A visual display, which may comprise an array of multi-color LED's may convey information to a user that is relevant to a user's use of the additive delivery system or the user's nutritional needs. Such information may include a current dosage of additive, being delivered, whether a recommended dosage of additive has been consumed, remaining life of a cartridge or supply of additive, and other data relative to health or performance monitoring.

An assembly for delivery of mixed chemical for use in a vehicle wash system includes a chemical delivery device for dispensing chemical having a piston with a one-way valve and a pneumatic drive mechanism; and a fluid delivery manifold configured to deliver motive fluid for mixing with the dispensed chemical having an integrated valve with a valve plunger therein configured to be pneumatically actuated. During a dispensing operation, chemical and fluid are dispensed and mixed at a mixing site of the assembly. During a resetting stroke of the chemical delivery device, the drive shaft and the piston are pneumatically retracted away from the outlet to a retracted position, and the one-way valve is in an open state and permits passage of chemical through the one-way valve for dispensing from the chemical chamber in a subsequent dispensing operation.

Systems for controlling chemical dispensing from a chemical delivery device include means for dispensing a chemical, wherein during dispensing an amount of the chemical from the chemical delivery device, the means for dispensing the chemical draws an equal amount of the chemical into the chemical delivery device as the amount of the chemical dispensed. Methods involve causing the means for dispensing a chemical to dispense the chemical. Means for dispensing a fluid and means for mixing the dispensed chemical and fluid are also used in connection with the means for dispensing a chemical. Means for controlling dispensing such as by means for linearly controlling dispensing, along with means for controlling a dilution ratio, means for coordinating dispensing, and means for individually controlling are also used in connection with these means for dispensing a chemical, means for dispensing a fluid and means for mixing.

A manifold for use with a fluid delivery system in a vehicle wash includes a fluid passageway with at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet. At least one integrated valve includes a plunger housing having an air chamber and is configured to receive a valve limiter and a valve plunger arranged therein, which is movable between a closed position and an open position to block a valve orifice and to permit the passage of fluid from the fluid inlet through the valve orifice for dispensing from the fluid outlet. At least one actuator assembly including an actuator, and the valve limiter is configured such that the actuator adjusts a position of the valve limiter to adjustably control an effective valve orifice area of the valve orifice based on a distance of movement of the valve plunger to the open position.

Controlling a dilution rate of mixed chemical dispensed by a fluid management system at a vehicle wash location involves, receiving, by a control system comprising a processor, flow rate data from at least one flow meter coupled to a chemical line of at least one mixing site. In response to the received flow rate data, using the control system to cause at least one metering device to adjust a flow rate of chemical passing through the chemical line. The control system further causes at least one integrated valve of a fluid delivery manifold to dispense motive fluid from a fluid outlet of said fluid delivery manifold. The control system controls an effective orifice area at least one of a valve orifice of the integrated valve or of the chemical line to thereby control the dilution rate.

A vehicle wash assembly at a vehicle wash location includes a chemical delivery device with a pneumatic drive mechanism operable to cause chemical to be received in a chemical chamber and pressurized chemical to be dispensed therefrom via a chemical outlet, and a control system communicatively coupled to the pneumatic drive mechanism and configured to cause the pneumatic drive mechanism to operate to cause the pressurized chemical to be dispensed from the chemical chamber via the chemical outlet. The control system receives instructions for operation of the chemical delivery device, and in response to receipt of the instructions, the control system analyzes the instructions, generates separate instructions for operating the chemical delivery device based on the analysis, and transmits the separate instructions to cause the chemical delivery device to undergo a dispensing operation according to the separate instructions.

A chemical delivery device for use in a vehicle wash system includes two or more chemical chambers, each with an inlet configured to receive chemical and with an outlet configured for dispensing the chemical; a piston arranged between the inlet and the outlet and including a one-way valve and a circumferential seal; and a drive mechanism for simultaneously driving the pistons. In a dispensing stroke, the drive mechanism drives the pistons to cause chemical dispensing, and the one-way valves are in the closed state resulting corresponding amounts of the chemicals being drawn into the chemical chamber via the inlets as to the amounts being dispensed. In a resetting stroke, the drive mechanism retracts the pistons, and the one-way valves are in the open state such that the corresponding amounts of the chemicals drawn in from the chemical supplies are transmitted through the pistons for dispensing in a subsequent dispensing operation.