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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dinh-Cuong Vuong, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texaco Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/52 ; B01D 2/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/52 ; B01D 2/108 ;
Abstract
The present invention involves an improved integrated reactor and solids settler system for solids removal from a water stream. The integration of the rapid mix reactor and the solids settler of the present invention uses an overflow line from the rapid mix reactor to eliminate both the rapid mix reactor level indicator and controller and the flow controller in the solids settler clarified water outlet. The proposed design is simple, cost effective, and eliminates the possibility of unnecessary downstream unit shutdowns.