Centrifugal solid-liquid separation device and water treatment device using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10118840-B2
Application number	US-201415117860-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2014
Priority date	Feb 14, 2014
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

When a plurality of cyclones are used as a separation device of a water treatment device, there have been as many lower liquid containers as the number of cyclones, resulting in high cost. Provided is a centrifugal solid-liquid separation device including: a plurality of cyclones respectively having at least a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, and a lower liquid port; and a lower liquid container communicating with the respective lower liquid ports of the plurality of cyclones via pipes, arranged below the plurality of cyclones, and having a drain hole in its bottom side. The lower liquid container includes a space forming portion above lower opening ends of the pipes. Also provided is a water treatment device using this centrifugal solid-liquid separation device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A centrifugal solid-liquid separation device comprising:
a plurality of cyclones, each cyclone of the plurality of cyclones having at least a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, and a lower liquid port; and
a lower liquid container that communicates with the lower liquid ports of each of the plurality of cyclones, wherein
the lower liquid container is provided with an air space above communication opening ends of the respective lower liquid ports of the plurality of cyclones, a liquid level in the lower liquid container extending to the communication opening ends, and the air space extending from the communication opening ends to a top portion of the lower liquid container.

2. The centrifugal solid-liquid separation device according to claim 1 , wherein the communication opening ends comprise the respective lower liquid ports.

3. The centrifugal solid-liquid separation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the lower liquid container has a drain hole, and
the centrifugal solid-liquid separation device further comprises:
a communication member, one end of the communication member is connected to the drain hole; and
a storage container, the other end of the communication member is connected to the storage container.

4. A water treatment device comprising:
a water intake pipe connected to a water intake port;
an inactivation device with a water inlet connected to the water intake pipe;
a pipe connected to a water outlet of the inactivation device and divided into a plurality of pipes; and
the centrifugal solid-liquid separation device according to claim 3 , in which each liquid inlet is connected with one of the plurality of pipes.

5. A water treatment device comprising:
a water intake pipe connected to a water intake port;
the centrifugal solid-liquid separation device according to claim 1 , in which each liquid inlet is connected to the water intake pipe; and
an inactivation device with a water inlet connected to the liquid outlets of the plurality of cyclones of the centrifugal solid-liquid separation device.

6. A water treatment device comprising:
a water intake pipe that is connected to a water intake port;
a first centrifugal solid-liquid separation device according to claim 1 , in which each liquid inlet is connected to the water intake pipe;
an inactivation device with a water inlet connected to the liquid outlets of the plurality of cyclones of the first centrifugal solid-liquid separation device; and
a second centrifugal solid-liquid separation device comprising:
a plurality of cyclones, each cyclone of the plurality of cyclones of the second centrifugal solid-liquid separation device having at least a liquid inlet, a liquid outlet, and a lower liquid port; and
a lower liquid container that communicates with the lower liquid ports of each of the plurality of cyclones of the second centrifugal solid-liquid separation device, wherein
the lower liquid container is provided with an air space above communication opening ends of the respective lower liquid ports of the plurality of cyclones of the second centrifugal solid-liquid separation device, a liquid level in the lower liquid container extending to the communication opening ends, and the air space extending from the communication opening ends to a top portion of the lower liquid container, and wherein
the lower liquid container has a drain hole, and
the second centrifugal solid-liquid separation device further comprises:
a communication member, one end of the communication member is connected to the drain hole; and
a storage container, the other end of the communication member is connected to the storage container,
wherein each liquid inlet of the plurality of cyclones of the second centrifugal solid-liquid separation device is connected to the water outlet of the inactivation device.

7. The water treatment device according to claim 4 , wherein the inactivation device comprises, between the water inlet and the water outlet:
opposed electrodes; and
a power supply that applies a voltage between the opposed electrodes to pass an electric current between the opposed electrodes.

8. The water treatment device according to claim 5 , wherein the inactivation device comprises, between the water inlet and the water outlet:
opposed electrodes; and
a power supply that applies a voltage between the opposed electrodes to pass an electric current between the opposed electrodes.

9. The water treatment device according to claim 6 , wherein the inactivation device comprises, between the water inlet and the water outlet:
opposed electrodes; and
a power supply that applies a voltage between the opposed electrodes to pass an electric current between the opposed electrodes.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yamamoto Hiroshi
• Edagawa Akiyoshi
• Sasai Masafumi
• Kotanagi Takuya
• Minami Hirohumi
• Nagaoka Hideki
• Nishimoto Masafumi
• Sakakibara Takashi

Classifications

• B63J4/002 Primary

  for treating ballast water · CPC title

• C02F1/38 Primary

  by centrifugal separation · CPC title

• B01D21/267

  by using a cyclone · CPC title

• B04C5/28

  for parallel flow · CPC title

• C02F2103/008

  Originating from marine vessels, ships and boats, e.g. bilge water or ballast water · CPC title