A DEVICE FOR TURBINE AERATORS

Abstract: The invention concerns a device to be used in a submersible turbine aerator comprising a housing (4) with a rotating impeller (5) and which is connected to air. A pump impeller (6) is arranged outside the housing (4) in front of the turbine impeller (5) for creating an additional flow away from the turbine inlet.

Description: The invention concerns a device to be used with turbine aerators for aeration and cleaning of waste water. The Swedish patent publication 398 447 shows a self priming aeration device for liquids which operates entirely lowered into the liquid and which comprises a hollow turbine impeller having a number of blades or vanes. The latter being provided with backwards directed air outlets around their perimeters and vertical surfaces in front of these outlets. Said surfaces forming peak angles with the impeller radii going through the vane tips. The turbine impeller is surrounded by a housing with vanes forming angles with the radius and arranged between two flat rings. The shaft of the turbine impeller is hollow and connected to an air intake pipe. During rotation the turbine impeller creates a central underpressure which sucks liquid into the housing and throws it towards the periphery. The created underpressure sucks in air through the air pipe, which air flows through the openings in the vanes, mixes with the liquid and is thrown radially outwards from the housing in the shape of very small bubbles. Said bubbles add oxygen to the liquid and transport pollutions on their way up to the surface, so-called flotation. If the treated liquid contains amounts of pollutions such as elongated fibres, there might be clogging problems within the turbine impeller. The fibres easily wind up around the hub, which increases the power demand and can also cause stoppings. This problem is solved by help of the device stated in the claims. The invention is disclosed more closely below with reference to a drawing which shows a turbine aerator provided with the device according to the invention In the drawing 1 stands for an electric motor, 2 a rotary shaft, 3 air inlet, 4 a turbine housing with an impeller 5. 6 finally, stands for a separate impeller. The aerator operates in the following manner: The entire device is lowered into the liquid that should be treated. The motor rotates the impeller 5 via the shaft 2. Water is sucked into the housing 4 and is thrown outwards by the vanes 5 of the impeller. The under pressure thus created sucks air through the air connection 3 down into the inner of the impeller 5, the air leaving the impeller through the openings in the vanes, being mixed with the liquid and leaving the turbine in the shape of very small bubbles. In order to diminish the problems with pollutions being collected on the shaft below the impeller 5, a separate impeller 6 is arranged on the shaft somewhat below the turbine impeller, outside of the housing 4. During rotation this impeller 6 creates a flow away from the shaft 2 and from the inlet of the housing. This flow brings away the heavier pollutions that can clog the machine. The impeller 6 is preferably designed with backwards swept vanes for diminishing the risk that fibres should stick to it. In addition the impeller is so dimensioned that outgoing flow is limited with regard to the incoming flow created by the turbine impeller 5. The dimensioning of the impeller 6 can be used to obtain a suitable relation between water and air in the turbine. A bigger impeller means a smaller amount of water as compared with the amount of air and vice versa.

Claims: A device for a submersible turbine aerator comprising a turbine impeller rotating within a housing, the inner of said impeller being connected to air and which sucks surrounding liquid axially into the housing for mixing it with outflowing air, the water/air mixture being fed radially from the housing, characterized in that an outer impeller (6) is arranged on the driving shaft (2) of the impeller (5) in front of the latter and outside of the housing (4), said outer impeller (6) creating an additional flow away from the shaft (2) and the inlet of the housing for diverting of pollutions in the liquid. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the impeller (6) is arranged on an elongated part of the hub of the turbine impeller (5). A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the vanes of the impeller (6) are swept backwards.

Inventors: FOMBERTASSE, MARCEL, RAMEL, CHISTIAN
Applicants: ITT FLYGT AB
Application year: 1991
Main classification: C02F3
IPC codes: B01F3, B01F7, C02F3