Bibliographic Citation
| Document | For copies of Journal Articles, please contact the Publisher or your local public or university library and refer to the information in the Resource Relation field. For copies of other documents, please see the Availability, Publisher, Research Organization, Resource Relation and/or Author (affiliation information) fields and/or Document Availability. |
|---|---|
| Title | Method and apparatus for recycling water in a car wash |
| Creator/Author | Allen, M.K. ; Weber, R.S. |
| Publication Date | 1979 Sep 18 |
| OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 5602347 |
| Report Number(s) | US 4168231 |
| Resource Type | Patent |
| Resource Relation | Patent File Date: Filed date 29 Dec 1978 |
| Subject | 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; AUTOMOBILES; WASHING; WASTE WATER; RECYCLING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MATERIALS RECOVERY; OPERATING COST; CLEANING; COST; ECONOMICS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LIQUID WASTES; MANAGEMENT; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PROCESSING; RECOVERY; VEHICLES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; WATER |
| Description/Abstract | A pump supplies water from a clarifier tank to a centrifugal separator, where solid particles are removed, and then to wash spray heads. A return or bypass conduit with a pressure-operated, modulating one-way valve permits water to pass from the outlet of the separator to the inlet of the pump in sufficient volume to ensure that the separator will operate at high velocity even when there is little or no demand for processed water at the spray heads as well as to recycle centrifuged water to further clean it. A float tank is coupled to and extends from the return conduit for enabling any trapped air to be expelled from the system. In addition, an air-bleeding conduit with a one-way check valve therein is placed in parallel with the return conduit to permit air flow in the direction opposite to that allowed by the valve therein to enable air to be removed from the system, especially when the pump is primed by supply of additional water thereto. |
| Country of Publication | United States |
| Language | English |
| Format | Medium: X; Size: Pages: 6 |
| System Entry Date | 2009 Dec 14 |
Top | |