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Title: Apparatus for passive removal of subsurface contaminants and volume flow measurement

Abstract

A system for improving the Baroball valve and a method for retrofitting an existing Baroball valve. This invention improves upon the Baroball valve by reshaping the interior chamber of the valve to form a flow meter measuring chamber. The Baroball valve sealing mechanism acts as a rotameter bob for determining volume flow rate through the Baroball valve. A method for retrofitting a Baroball valve includes providing static pressure ports and connecting a measuring device, to these ports, for measuring the pressure differential between the Baroball chamber and the well. A standard curve of nominal device measurements allows the volume flow rate to be determined through the retrofitted Baroball valve.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Augusta, GA
  2. Aiken, SC
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874622
Patent Number(s):
6425298
Assignee:
Westinghouse Savannah River Company, LLC ()
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B09 - DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE B09C - RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-96SR18500
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
apparatus; passive; removal; subsurface; contaminants; volume; flow; measurement; improving; baroball; valve; method; retrofitting; existing; improves; reshaping; interior; chamber; form; meter; measuring; sealing; mechanism; rotameter; bob; determining; rate; providing; static; pressure; ports; connecting; device; differential; standard; curve; nominal; measurements; allows; determined; retrofitted; flow rate; pressure differential; flow meter; ball valve; volume flow; surface contaminants; subsurface contaminant; /73/

Citation Formats

Jackson, Dennis G, Rossabi, Joseph, and Riha, Brian D. Apparatus for passive removal of subsurface contaminants and volume flow measurement. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Jackson, Dennis G, Rossabi, Joseph, & Riha, Brian D. Apparatus for passive removal of subsurface contaminants and volume flow measurement. United States.
Jackson, Dennis G, Rossabi, Joseph, and Riha, Brian D. Tue . "Apparatus for passive removal of subsurface contaminants and volume flow measurement". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874622.
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abstractNote = {A system for improving the Baroball valve and a method for retrofitting an existing Baroball valve. This invention improves upon the Baroball valve by reshaping the interior chamber of the valve to form a flow meter measuring chamber. The Baroball valve sealing mechanism acts as a rotameter bob for determining volume flow rate through the Baroball valve. A method for retrofitting a Baroball valve includes providing static pressure ports and connecting a measuring device, to these ports, for measuring the pressure differential between the Baroball chamber and the well. A standard curve of nominal device measurements allows the volume flow rate to be determined through the retrofitted Baroball valve.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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