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Method of monitoring flocculant effectiveness

US4976871A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1989
Grant dateDec 11, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D21/02
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Continuous monitor to determine effective performance of a flocculant used to dewater a sludge stream, in which a voltage waveform of water clarity, generated by a sensor opposed to a light beam transmitted across the stream, is digitized by a comparator; the comparator is insensitive to sludge flow rate.

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