A structure adapted to be at least partially immersed in a liquid to be purified, in particular sewage, the structure comprising: a hollow body provided with at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening for the liquid; first dispensing means adapted to dispense an oxygen-containing gas, for example air, arranged so as to generate a flow of fluid, in particular a mixture of sewage and said gas, towards said at least one outlet opening; second dispensing means adapted to dispense an oxygen-containing gas, for example air, arranged so as to generate a flow of fluid, in particular a mixture of sewage and said gas, outside the hollow body.

A structure adapted to be at least partially immersed in a liquid to be purified, in particular sewage, the structure comprising: a hollow body provided with at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening for the liquid; first dispensing means adapted to dispense an oxygen-containing gas, for example air, arranged so as to generate a flow of fluid, in particular a mixture of sewage and said gas, towards said at least one outlet opening; second dispensing means adapted to dispense an oxygen-containing gas, for example air, arranged so as to generate a flow of fluid, in particular a mixture of sewage and said gas, outside the hollow body.

An aerator has a submersible mixing tube having a water inlet and an aerated water outlet. An aspirating tube penetrates the mixing tube between the water inlet and the aerated water outlet, the aspirating tube having an air outlet introducing air into the mixing tube and an air inlet drawing in air from atmosphere above a water surface. The mixing tube has an outboard motor lower unit engagement to engage a lower unit of an outboard motor in use such that a propeller thereof locates entirely within the mixing tube with a midsection of the outboard motor extending from the engagement. As such, the propeller of the outboard motor lower unit thrusts water past the air inlet thereby creating suction at the inlet to draw air via the mixing tube to mix with the water to expel a plume of aerated water.

An apparatus for aerating bodies of water includes a floating platform, a motor supported by the floating platform, a transmission which is coupled to the motor and whose output shaft is in the form of a hollow shaft, a fan for supplying air through an air supply line connected thereto, wherein the air supply line is connected to one end of the hollow shaft, a hollow stirring shaft coupled to the other end of the hollow shaft, an stirrer affixed to the free end of the approximately vertical stirring shaft, wherein the stirrer is designated as a hollow body and has a central opening through which air supplied by the stirring shaft can pass, and a multiplicity of air outlet openings.

An apparatus for aerating bodies of water includes a floating platform, a motor supported by the floating platform, a transmission which is coupled to the motor and whose output shaft is in the form of a hollow shaft, a fan for supplying air through an air supply line connected thereto, wherein the air supply line is connected to one end of the hollow shaft, a hollow stirring shaft coupled to the other end of the hollow shaft, an stirrer affixed to the free end of the approximately vertical stirring shaft, wherein the stirrer is designated as a hollow body and has a central opening through which air supplied by the stirring shaft can pass, and a multiplicity of air outlet openings.

An aeration device has an entrainment chamber for mixing air and water in a body of water, wherein the air becomes partially dissolved into the water, thus creating water enriched with dissolved air, and excess air that did not dissolve into the water. An air input introduces air into the aeration device and a water input introduces water into the aeration device. Water enriched with dissolved air exits a water discharge of the aeration device at a first level within the body of water. An air exhaust manifold wherein the excess air can exit the water discharge while remaining inside the aeration device, an exhaust stack that permits the excess air to travel up from the air exhaust manifold, and an exhaust that permits the excess air to exit the aeration device at a second level within or above the body of water.

An aeration device has an entrainment chamber for mixing air and water in a body of water, wherein the air becomes partially dissolved into the water, thus creating water enriched with dissolved air, and excess air that did not dissolve into the water. An air input introduces air into the aeration device and a water input introduces water into the aeration device. Water enriched with dissolved air exits a water discharge of the aeration device at a first level within the body of water. An air exhaust manifold wherein the excess air can exit the water discharge while remaining inside the aeration device, an exhaust stack that permits the excess air to travel up from the air exhaust manifold, and an exhaust that permits the excess air to exit the aeration device at a second level within or above the body of water.

A floating aerator that is highly efficient in oxygenating water and wastewater utilizes high-volume, low pressure air that is diffused into a sub-surface oxygen transfer chamber in which water and wastewater is oxygenated. An air lift is created in the oxygen transfer chamber through the discharge of air bubbles in the water column in the aerator. The aerator comprises a floating head having a concave lower surface, a main chamber or barrel that defines the oxygen transfer chamber, and an air diffuser that extends coaxially through the float head and barrel interconnects the float head to the barrel such that there is a discharge slot defined between the lower surface of the float head and the barrel. A ballast ring floats the aerator at the desire level such that a flow of air bubbles and oxygenated water or wastewater are discharged at a subsurface level.

A floating aerator that is highly efficient in oxygenating water and wastewater utilizes high-volume, low pressure air that is diffused into a sub-surface oxygen transfer chamber in which water and wastewater is oxygenated. An air lift is created in the oxygen transfer chamber through the discharge of air bubbles in the water column in the aerator. The aerator comprises a floating head having a concave lower surface, a main chamber or barrel that defines the oxygen transfer chamber, and an air diffuser that extends coaxially through the float head and barrel interconnects the float head to the barrel such that there is a discharge slot defined between the lower surface of the float head and the barrel. A ballast ring floats the aerator at the desire level such that a flow of air bubbles and oxygenated water or wastewater are discharged at a subsurface level.

An aerating system for treating a waste lagoon or some type of wastewater that captures and recirculates air that has been previously pumped into the lagoon via a skirt. The system also utilizes an oxygen source to pump oxygen into the waste lagoon or wastewater that can also be recirculated. A manifold of the system is designed to have intakes for both the recirculated air and for the oxygen source.