Patent ID: 8999154
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating Lake Okeechobee water comprising: a fluid inlet for introducing fluid into a main reactor, an ozone injection device for injecting ozone into the fluid, said ozone injector having an inlet and an outlet; a flash reactor coupled to an outlet of said ozone injection device and in fluid communication with a flash reactor, said flash reactor having an inlet and an outlet, said flash reactor having flow paths creating areas of severe velocity and pressure changes which reduces the size of the ozone bubbles to nano size, the outlet of the flash reactor in fluid communication with an inlet of a hydrodynamic mixing manifold, said hydrodynamic manifold having at least an inlet and an outlet, said outlet of said hydrodynamic manifold having a nozzle positioned within an inlet passageway of said main reactor; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers assemblies mounted within said main reactor for generating acoustic cavitation of said fluid; a plurality of anodes and cathodes mounted within said main reactor to create an electrical potential within said fluid; and an outlet segment for conveying the fluid exiting the main reactor to at least one outlet line; whereby said main reactor is configured to provide degradation/disinfection using a combination of hydrodynamic cavitation, acoustic cavitation, ozone injection and electrolysis to condition fluid drawn from around an algae bloom into a high Oxygen-Reduction Potential (ORP) fluid that is discharged onto the algae bloom for treating of the algae bloom.