Reactor Tank

摘要

Disclosed is an improved water treatment cavitation reactor cone. The tank operates on a continuous flow of fluids which are subjected to ultrasonic waves in combination with a high level of injected ozone. The treatment tank includes a tangential inlet that induces a rotating flow into the tank thereby increasing the mixing of the ozone within the effluent. The effluent is further treated with DC current. The treatment tank provides a cost efficient and environmentally friendly process and apparatus for cleaning and recycling fluids as contaminated as frac water, used to stimulate gas production from shale formations, as well as other types of fluids having various levels of contaminants such as aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and suspended solids. The calcium carbonate scaling tendency is reduced to an acceptable level without the use of acids, ion exchange materials, or anti scaling chemicals which is of economical and environmental significance and benefit.

主权项

1. A cavitation reactor cone for water treatment comprising:
a generally cone shaped tank having an upper portion, a lower portion and a conical intermediate portion located between said upper and lower portion, said upper portion being circular in cross section and having a first diameter, said conical intermediate portion being circular in cross section, said conical intermediate portion having a diameter that is equal to the diameter of the upper portion at a first end a smaller diameter equal to the diameter of the lower portion at a second end; said upper portion of said tank including an inlet sized and configured to introduce effluent tangentially into said tank whereby a rotating flow is induced in said effluent and further including an outlet located is said lower portion; said upper portion further including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers directed at the effluent with said tank; said tank further including a plurality of electrodes supported within said tank, said electrodes being electrically connected to a positive charge of a DC power supply, and said cone shaped tank being electrically connected to a negative charge of a DC power supply.