EP0688956A1 - Device for a siphon for sewers - Google Patents

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EP0688956A1
EP0688956A1 EP95100334A EP95100334A EP0688956A1 EP 0688956 A1 EP0688956 A1 EP 0688956A1 EP 95100334 A EP95100334 A EP 95100334A EP 95100334 A EP95100334 A EP 95100334A EP 0688956 A1 EP0688956 A1 EP 0688956A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04F—PUMPING OF FLUID BY DIRECT CONTACT OF ANOTHER FLUID OR BY USING INERTIA OF FLUID TO BE PUMPED; SIPHONS
    • F04F10/00—Siphons
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
    • E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
    • E03F5/20—Siphon pipes or inverted siphons
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
    • F04B49/00—Control, e.g. of pump delivery, or pump pressure of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
    • F04B49/02—Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control
    • F04B49/025—Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control by means of floats

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  • the invention relates to a device for siphon pipes for lifting wastewater above its level by air pressure, which are arranged as a bypass for sewer pipes to be renovated and cause a continuous energy-free conveying.
  • the object of the invention is to improve an arrangement of the generic type and to separate the air which arises, to ensure removal and to enable proper operation.
  • the siphon line is arranged in the region of its highest point with a vacuum container for collecting air from the wastewater, which is connected to a pump for extracting the absorbed air is, the pump can be controlled by sensors according to the collected air depending on the water level.
  • the vacuum container is connected to the lifting line via a connecting piece that narrows conically in the direction of the vacuum container.
  • a simple control is made possible in that the sensors for controlling the pump for the negative pressure are formed by two spaced-apart immersion electrodes.
  • a sewage pipe 1 to be renovated is arranged with a siphon pipe 2 as a bypass.
  • a vacuum container 3 is connected via a connecting piece 4.
  • the connecting piece 4 narrows conically in the direction of the vacuum container 3 and is connected via an interposed shut-off valve 5 to the vacuum container 3, which widens conically in this inlet area 11.
  • the vacuum container 3 is connected via a suction line 6 to a pump 7 for generating a vacuum.
  • tank electrodes 8, 9 are arranged in the vacuum tank 3, which detect a minimum and maximum fill level of the waste water and control the pump 7 for generating vacuum via an assigned control 10.
  • the air disturbing in the wastewater is fed to the vacuum tank 3 due to the ascending properties, whereby the wastewater collected in the vacuum tank 3 by vacuum is displaced.
  • the pump 7 is put into operation via the tank electrode 9, the air is removed and the maximum fill level is set again via the electrode 8 in the vacuum container 3.

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Abstract

The siphon pipe (2) is connected at its highest point to an vacuum container (3) for the collection of air from the waste water. The container is connected to a pump (7) for air suction. The pump is controlled (10) via immersed level detecting electrodes (8,9), dependant upon the collected air. The container is connected to the siphon pipe via a connection part (4), which decreases in size. The sensors are formed by two dipped electrodes. <IMAGE>

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Vorrichtung für Heberleitungen zum Heben von Abwasser über ihren Spiegel durch Luftdruck, die als Bypass für zu sanierende Sielleitungen angeordnet sind und eine kontinuierliche energielose Förderung bewirken.The invention relates to a device for siphon pipes for lifting wastewater above its level by air pressure, which are arranged as a bypass for sewer pipes to be renovated and cause a continuous energy-free conveying.

Anordnungen dieser Art sind für diesen Einsatzzweck bekannt. Es hat sich aber gezeigt, daß in der Praxis durch die mitgeführte Luft, insbesondere bei geringer Strömung, es zum Abriß der Förderung kommt. Hierbei sammeln sich in der Heberleitung Luftblasen, die den Hebereffekt unterbrechen. In diesem Fall wird dann über ein erneutes Ansaugen des Abwassers durch entsprechende Aggregate der Hebervorgang relativ aufwendig wieder in Betrieb gesetzt.Arrangements of this type are known for this purpose. It has been shown, however, that in practice, the air entrained, in particular when the flow is low, leads to a break in the delivery. Here, air bubbles collect in the lifter line, interrupting the lifter effect. In this case, the lifting process is then put back into operation in a relatively complex manner by means of appropriate aggregates by sucking in the waste water again.

Die Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, eine gattungsgemäße Anordnung zu verbessern und die anfallende Luft zu separieren sowie eine Abführung zu gewährleisten und einen ordnungsgemäßen Betrieb zu ermöglichen.The object of the invention is to improve an arrangement of the generic type and to separate the air which arises, to ensure removal and to enable proper operation.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe erfolgt erfindungsgemäß dadurch, daß die Heberleitung im Bereich ihres höchsten Punktes mit einen Unterdruckbehälter zum Sammeln von Luft aus dem Abwasser angeordnet ist, der mit einer Pumpe zum Absaugen der aufgenommenen Luft verbunden ist, wobei die Pumpe über Sensoren entsprechend der gesammelten Luft wasserstandsabhängig steuerbar ist.This object is achieved according to the invention in that the siphon line is arranged in the region of its highest point with a vacuum container for collecting air from the wastewater, which is connected to a pump for extracting the absorbed air is, the pump can be controlled by sensors according to the collected air depending on the water level.

Hierdurch ist es möglich, energiearm die anfallende Luft zu separieren und eine kontinuierliche Abwasserförderung zu ermöglichen.This makes it possible to separate the resulting air with little energy and to enable continuous wastewater production.

Um einen Selbstreinigungsvorgang zu verbessern, ist vorgesehen, daß der Unterdruckbehälter über eine konisch in Richtung des Unterdruckbehälters sich verengendes Verbindungsstück mit der Heberleitung verbunden ist.In order to improve a self-cleaning process, it is provided that the vacuum container is connected to the lifting line via a connecting piece that narrows conically in the direction of the vacuum container.

Weiterhin wird vorgeschlagen, daß der Eintrittsbereich des Unterdruckbehälters nach dem Verbindungsstück sich in Richtung des Unterdruckbehälters erweitert.It is further proposed that the entry area of the vacuum container after the connecting piece widens in the direction of the vacuum container.

Eine einfache Steuerung wird dadurch ermöglicht, daß die Sensoren zur Steuerung der Pumpe für den Unterdruck durch zwei beabstandete Tauchelektroden gebildet sind.A simple control is made possible in that the sensors for controlling the pump for the negative pressure are formed by two spaced-apart immersion electrodes.

In der Zeichnung ist ein Ausführungsbeispiel einer Heberanlage für eine zu sanierende Abwasserleitung schematisch dargestellt.In the drawing, an embodiment of a lifting system for a sewage pipe to be renovated is shown schematically.

Hierbei ist eine zu sanierende Abwasserleitung 1 mit einer Heberleitung 2 als Bypass angeordnet. Es ist im Bereich des höchsten Punktes der Heberleitung 2 über ein Verbindungsstück 4 ein Unterdruckbehälter 3 angeschlossen.Here, a sewage pipe 1 to be renovated is arranged with a siphon pipe 2 as a bypass. In the area of the highest point of the lifting line 2, a vacuum container 3 is connected via a connecting piece 4.

Das Verbindungsstück 4 verengt sich konisch in Richtung des Unterdruckbehälters 3 und ist über ein zwischengeschaltetes Absperrventil 5 mit dem Unterdruckbehälter 3 verbunden, der sich in diesem Eintrittsbereich 11 konisch erweitert.The connecting piece 4 narrows conically in the direction of the vacuum container 3 and is connected via an interposed shut-off valve 5 to the vacuum container 3, which widens conically in this inlet area 11.

Der Unterdruckbehälter 3 ist über eine Absaugleitung 6 mit einer Pumpe 7 zur Erzeugung eines Unterdruckes verbunden. Zusätzlich sind Tankelektroden 8,9 im Unterdruckbehälter 3 angeordnet, die eine Minimal- und Maximalfüllhöhe des Abwassers erfassen und über eine zugeordnete Steuerung 10 die Pumpe 7 zur Unterdruckerzeugung ansteuern.The vacuum container 3 is connected via a suction line 6 to a pump 7 for generating a vacuum. In addition, tank electrodes 8, 9 are arranged in the vacuum tank 3, which detect a minimum and maximum fill level of the waste water and control the pump 7 for generating vacuum via an assigned control 10.

Die im Abwasser störende Luft wird durch die Aufstiegseigenschaften dem Unterdruckbehälter 3 zugeführt, wodurch das im Unterdruckbehälter 3 durch Unterdruck gesammelte Abwasser verdrängt wird. Nach Unterschreiten der Minimalfüllhöhe wird über die Tankelektrode 9 die Pumpe 7 in Betrieb gesetzt, die Luft abgeführt und die Maximalfüllhöhe über die Elektrode 8 im Unterdruckbehälter 3 wieder eingestellt. Hierdurch wird durch Abführung der Luft eine zuverlässige Förderung des Abwassers nach den Hebereffekt energiearm gewährleistet.The air disturbing in the wastewater is fed to the vacuum tank 3 due to the ascending properties, whereby the wastewater collected in the vacuum tank 3 by vacuum is displaced. After falling below the minimum fill level, the pump 7 is put into operation via the tank electrode 9, the air is removed and the maximum fill level is set again via the electrode 8 in the vacuum container 3. As a result, reliable discharge of the waste water after the lifting effect is ensured with low energy by removing the air.

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Vorrichtung für Heberleitungen zum Heben von Abwasser über ihren Spiegel durch Luftdruck, die als Bypass für zu sanierende Sielleitungen angeordnet sind und eine kontinuierliche energielose Förderung bewirken, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Heberleitung (2) im Bereich ihres höchsten Punktes mit einen Unterdruckbehälter (3) zum Sammeln von Luft aus dem Abwasser angeordnet ist, der mit einer Pumpe (7) zum Absaugen der aufgenommenen Luft verbunden ist, wobei die Pumpe (7) über Sensoren (8,9) entsprechend der gesammelten Luft wasserstandsabhängig steuerbar ist.Device for lifting lines for lifting waste water above their level by air pressure, which are arranged as a bypass for sewer lines to be renovated and cause continuous energy-free conveying, characterized in that the lifting line (2) in the region of its highest point with a vacuum container (3) for Collecting air from the wastewater is arranged, which is connected to a pump (7) for extracting the absorbed air, the pump (7) being controllable in dependence on the water level via sensors (8, 9) according to the collected air. Vorrichtung für Heberleitungen nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Unterdruckbehälter (3) über eine konisch in Richtung des Unterdruckbehälters (3) sich verengendes Verbindungsstück (4) mit der Heberleitung (2) verbunden ist.Device for siphon lines according to claim 1, characterized in that the vacuum container (3) is connected to the siphon line (2) via a connecting piece (4) which narrows conically in the direction of the vacuum container (3). Vorrichtung für Heberleitungen nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Eintrittsbereich (11) des Unterdruckbehälters (3) nach dem Verbindungsstück (4) sich in Richtung des Unterdruckbehälters (3) erweitert.Device for siphon lines according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the inlet area (11) of the vacuum container (3) after the connecting piece (4) widens in the direction of the vacuum container (3). Vorrichtung für Heberleitungen nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Sensoren (8,9) zur Steuerung der Pumpe (7) für den Unterdruck durch zwei beabstandete Tauchelektroden gebildet sind.Device for siphon lines according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the sensors (8, 9) for controlling the pump (7) for the negative pressure are formed by two spaced-apart immersion electrodes.
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