EP1740283A4 - Fully automated water processing control system - Google Patents

Fully automated water processing control system

Info

Publication number: EP1740283A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: control system; processing control; fully automated; water processing; automated water
Prior art date: 2003-12-02
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP04812499A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1740283A1 (en

Inventor

Douglas M Thom

Gary W Lum

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Sylvan Source Inc

Original Assignee

Sylvan Source Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2003-12-02

Filing date

2004-12-01

Publication date

2008-03-12

2004-12-01 Application filed by Sylvan Source Inc filed Critical Sylvan Source Inc

2007-01-10 Publication of EP1740283A1 publication Critical patent/EP1740283A1/en

2008-03-12 Publication of EP1740283A4 publication Critical patent/EP1740283A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/14—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measurement of pressure
- G01F23/18—Indicating, recording or alarm devices actuated electrically
- G01F23/185—Indicating, recording or alarm devices actuated electrically for discrete levels
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
- B01D3/42—Regulation; Control
- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C02—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F—TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- C02F1/00—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage
- C02F1/02—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating
- C02F1/04—Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by heating by distillation or evaporation
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F22—STEAM GENERATION
- F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
- F22B35/00—Control systems for steam boilers
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F22—STEAM GENERATION
- F22D—PREHEATING, OR ACCUMULATING PREHEATED, FEED-WATER FOR STEAM GENERATION; FEED-WATER SUPPLY FOR STEAM GENERATION; CONTROLLING WATER LEVEL FOR STEAM GENERATION; AUXILIARY DEVICES FOR PROMOTING WATER CIRCULATION WITHIN STEAM BOILERS
- F22D5/00—Controlling water feed or water level; Automatic water feeding or water-level regulators
- F22D5/26—Automatic feed-control systems
- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- G05D9/00—Level control, e.g. controlling quantity of material stored in vessel
- G05D9/12—Level control, e.g. controlling quantity of material stored in vessel characterised by the use of electric means

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Hydrology & Water Resources (AREA)
Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
Organic Chemistry (AREA)
Heat Treatment Of Water, Waste Water Or Sewage (AREA)
Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)

EP04812499A 2003-12-02 2004-12-01 Fully automated water processing control system Withdrawn EP1740283A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US52653003P	2003-12-02	2003-12-02
PCT/US2004/039991 WO2005056154A1 (en)	2003-12-02	2004-12-01	Fully automated water processing control system

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1740283A1 EP1740283A1 (en)	2007-01-10
EP1740283A4 true EP1740283A4 (en)	2008-03-12

Family

ID=34676626

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP04812499A Withdrawn EP1740283A4 (en)	2003-12-02	2004-12-01	Fully automated water processing control system

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1740283A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2007512953A (en)
CA (1)	CA2553655A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2005056154A1 (en)

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CA2553655A1 (en)	2005-06-23
JP2007512953A (en)	2007-05-24
WO2005056154A1 (en)	2005-06-23
EP1740283A1 (en)	2007-01-10

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