JPS5824200B2 - Sediment stirring device - Google Patents

Sediment stirring device

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Publication number
JPS5824200B2
JPS5824200B2 JP53062539A JP6253978A JPS5824200B2 JP S5824200 B2 JPS5824200 B2 JP S5824200B2 JP 53062539 A JP53062539 A JP 53062539A JP 6253978 A JP6253978 A JP 6253978A JP S5824200 B2 JPS5824200 B2 JP S5824200B2
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大西慎次朗
築部章三
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SOGO PUMP SEISAKUSHO KK
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y02WCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は養魚場に於て水底に沈澱した餌や栄養物を巻き
上げて給餌効率を上げる場合や、下水処理場、し尿処理
場、排水処理場等に於て水底に沈澱したスカムや砂等を
巻き上げてはそれらを処理場外部へ搬送しやすくする場
合等に適した沈澱物の攪拌装置に関する。
Detailed Description of the Invention The present invention is useful for increasing feeding efficiency by hoisting up bait and nutrients that have settled on the bottom of the water in fish farms, and for raising up the bait and nutrients that have settled on the bottom of the water in sewage treatment plants, human waste treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, etc. The present invention relates to a precipitate stirring device suitable for rolling up precipitated scum, sand, etc. and making it easier to transport them to the outside of a treatment plant.

従来養魚場や下水処理場等には、沈澱物を効果的に攪拌
する装置が設けられていないため、養魚場では給飼効率
が低くなりやすく、又下水処理場等では沈澱物の搬出、
処理に多大の労力を必要としていた。
Traditionally, fish farms and sewage treatment plants have not been equipped with equipment to effectively agitate sediment, so feeding efficiency tends to be low at fish farms, and sewage treatment plants are not equipped with equipment to effectively agitate sediment.
It required a lot of effort to process.

本発明は水の噴出するノズルを噴流の反動で旋回させる
ことにより上記従来の不具合を回避しようとするもので
、図面に関連して説明すると次の通りである。
The present invention aims to avoid the above-mentioned conventional problems by rotating the nozzle that spouts water by the reaction of the jet stream, and will be explained in conjunction with the drawings as follows.

第1図に示す下水処理槽1の底部には水中ポンプ2で加
圧した水の反動で旋回する回転ノズルユニット3が据付
けてあり、水中ポンプ2の吐出口4と回転ノズルユニッ
ト3のノズル支持台5に設けたスタンド曲管6(鋳鉄製
)は鋳鉄管7により接続している。
At the bottom of the sewage treatment tank 1 shown in FIG. 1, a rotating nozzle unit 3 that rotates due to the reaction of water pressurized by a submersible pump 2 is installed. A stand bent pipe 6 (made of cast iron) provided on the stand 5 is connected by a cast iron pipe 7.

曲管6の上向き出口8に対しステンレス製中空軸9を垂
直な中心線01のまわりに回転自在に支持するべく、曲
管上端の外向きフランジ10にメカニカルシールボック
ス11.軸受支持筒12.メカニカルシールボックス1
3.メカニカルシール押え14が順次複数個のボルト(
図示せず)により締着してあり、軸受支持筒12内に固
定した上下2個の玉軸受15が中空軸9を支持している
A mechanical seal box 11 is attached to an outward flange 10 at the upper end of the curved tube in order to rotatably support a stainless steel hollow shaft 9 around a vertical center line 01 with respect to the upward outlet 8 of the curved tube 6. Bearing support cylinder 12. Mechanical seal box 1
3. The mechanical seal retainer 14 sequentially presses a plurality of bolts (
(not shown), and two upper and lower ball bearings 15 fixed in the bearing support cylinder 12 support the hollow shaft 9.

16はメカニカルシールである。16 is a mechanical seal.

シール押え14より上方へ突出した中空軸9の上端部に
は、塩化ビニール製三方管18の垂直基部19に鋳込ま
れたステンレスのニップル20がソケット21により一
体的に接続しており、三方管18の1対の水平部22.
22’には塩化ビニール製の吐出曲管23 、23’が
ステンレスニップル24により接続し、吐出曲管23.
23’の先端には同じくステンレス製の吐出用ノズル2
5.25’が鋳込まれている。
A stainless steel nipple 20 cast into the vertical base 19 of a three-way PVC tube 18 is integrally connected to the upper end of the hollow shaft 9 that protrudes upward from the seal holder 14 through a socket 21. 18 pair of horizontal parts 22.
Discharge bent pipes 23 and 23' made of vinyl chloride are connected to the discharge bent pipes 22' through stainless steel nipples 24.
At the tip of 23' is a discharge nozzle 2 also made of stainless steel.
5.25' is cast.

1対の吐出曲管23.23’は上方から見ると中空軸9
の中心線01を中心とする同一円周方向に向いており(
第2図)、両ノズル25,25’の中心線O1からの距
離は等しく、Llである。
The pair of discharge bent pipes 23 and 23' have hollow shafts 9 when viewed from above.
It is oriented in the same circumferential direction centered on the center line 01 of (
(FIG. 2), the distances of both nozzles 25, 25' from the center line O1 are equal and Ll.

両ノズル25 、25’は第3図の如く水平面に対し角
αだけ下方に傾斜し、水底に向っている。
As shown in FIG. 3, both nozzles 25, 25' are inclined downward by an angle α with respect to the horizontal plane, and are directed toward the bottom of the water.

03はノズル中心線である。回転ノズルユニット3は第
4図の如く下水処理槽1の中央部の水底に配置される。
03 is the nozzle center line. The rotating nozzle unit 3 is arranged at the bottom of the water in the center of the sewage treatment tank 1 as shown in FIG.

26は槽1内の下水を槽外へ排出するための水中ポンプ
である。
26 is a submersible pump for discharging sewage in the tank 1 to the outside of the tank.

第1図中の水中ポンプ2を起動すると、ポンプ2で加圧
された槽1内の下水はポンプ吐出口4から管7,6.中
空軸9.三方管18.吐出曲管223.23’をへて1
対のノズル25.25’から噴流27.27’となって
水中に噴出し、ノズル2525’は噴流27.27’か
ら反力を受け、これにより三方管18は中空軸9と共に
矢印A方向に回転する。
When the submersible pump 2 shown in FIG. Hollow shaft9. Three-way tube18. 1 through the discharge bent pipe 223.23'
A jet stream 27,27' is ejected into the water from the pair of nozzles 25,25', and the nozzle 2525' receives a reaction force from the jet stream 27,27', which causes the three-way tube 18 to move in the direction of arrow A together with the hollow shaft 9. Rotate.

各ノズル25.25’は平面的に見るさ第2図の如<0
1を中心とする半径L1の円27上を移動することにな
り、従って平面的に見ると常時臼27“上の各点に於て
その接線方向を向き、しかも第3図の如く角αだけ下方
に向いているため、噴流27.27’は回転ノズルユニ
ット3を中心とする広い範囲の水底の沈澱物に対し衝撃
を与えるこ七ができ、沈澱物は噴流27.27’の力に
より巻き上げられ、上方の汚水と混合する。
Each nozzle 25, 25' is viewed from above as shown in Figure 2.
1 and radius L1, and therefore, when viewed from above, it always faces the tangent direction of each point on the mill 27'', and is only at an angle α as shown in Fig. 3. Since the jets 27 and 27' are directed downward, they are able to impact the sediments on the bottom of the water in a wide range around the rotating nozzle unit 3, and the sediments are rolled up by the force of the jets 27 and 27'. and mixes with the sewage above.

これにより槽1内には回転ノズルユニット3を中心とす
る概ねドーナツ形の循環流B(第1図)が生ずる。
As a result, a generally doughnut-shaped circulation flow B (FIG. 1) is generated in the tank 1, centered around the rotating nozzle unit 3.

第5図中、水中ポンプ2の下側にはポンプ2の支持台を
兼ねるストレーナ30を取付け、ストレーナ30内に回
転ノズルユニット31を固定し、ユニット31をパイプ
32を介してポンプ2の排出管33の途中に接続してい
る。
In FIG. 5, a strainer 30 that also serves as a support for the pump 2 is attached to the lower side of the submersible pump 2, a rotary nozzle unit 31 is fixed inside the strainer 30, and the unit 31 is connected to the discharge pipe of the pump 2 via a pipe 32. It is connected in the middle of 33.

この構造によるとポンプ2で加圧された水の一部は排出
管33からパイプ32をへてユニット31に供給され、
そこから下方に向い噴出し、ポンプ吸込口下方の沈澱物
を攪拌する。
According to this structure, a part of the water pressurized by the pump 2 is supplied to the unit 31 from the discharge pipe 33 through the pipe 32,
From there, it is ejected downward and stirs the precipitate below the pump suction port.

パイプ32を別ポンプ2tに接続しても差支えない。There is no problem even if the pipe 32 is connected to another pump 2t.

第6図は第5図の一部を垂直断面で示す拡大図で、第1
図中の符号と同一符号は対応部分である。
Figure 6 is an enlarged view showing a part of Figure 5 in vertical cross section,
The same symbols as those in the figure indicate corresponding parts.

第6図に於て35.36はポンプケーシング、37は吸
込口、38は羽根車。
In Fig. 6, 35 and 36 are the pump casing, 37 is the suction port, and 38 is the impeller.

39はポンプ軸である。39 is a pump shaft.

ストレーナ30は上端の内向きフランジ40の部分で吸
込口37を囲むケーシング下面に複数個のボルトにより
締着してあり、円筒状本体30′の下端周縁から多数の
棒状の支脚41が下方に突出しており、各支脚41.4
1間の流入通路42は本体底板43に明けた多数の孔4
4をへて吸込口37に連通している。
The strainer 30 is fastened to the lower surface of the casing surrounding the suction port 37 at the inward flange 40 at the upper end with a plurality of bolts, and a number of rod-shaped supporting legs 41 protrude downward from the lower end periphery of the cylindrical main body 30'. Each support leg is 41.4
The inflow passage 42 between the holes 4 and 1 has a large number of holes 4 formed in the bottom plate 43
4 and communicates with the suction port 37.

第5゜第6図の構造によると槽内の下水等を槽外へ排出
する際、沈澱物をよく攪拌して沈澱物を同時に排出でき
る利点がある。
5. The structure shown in FIG. 6 has the advantage that when discharging sewage etc. from the tank to the outside of the tank, the precipitates can be well stirred and the precipitates can be discharged at the same time.

第7図は別の実施例を示しており、三方管18の水平部
22′に延長管46を介して吐出曲管23’が接続して
あり、他方の水平部22には吐出曲管23が第2図の場
合と逆向きに接続し、ノズル25.25’は共に第3図
の如く水平面に対し下方へ角αだけ傾斜している。
FIG. 7 shows another embodiment, in which a horizontal part 22' of the three-way pipe 18 is connected to a discharge bent pipe 23' via an extension pipe 46, and a discharge bent pipe 23' is connected to the other horizontal part 22. are connected in the opposite direction to that in FIG. 2, and the nozzles 25, 25' are both inclined downwardly by an angle α with respect to the horizontal plane, as shown in FIG.

L2はノズル25’の側方偏倚量である。L2 is the amount of lateral deflection of the nozzle 25'.

この構造によると噴流27’による矢印A方向の回転モ
ーメントが噴流27により削減され、矢印A方向の回転
がゆるやかになり、噴流27.27’の到達距離が増加
する利点がある。
This structure has the advantage that the rotational moment of the jet 27' in the direction of arrow A is reduced by the jet 27, the rotation in the direction of arrow A becomes gentler, and the reach of the jets 27, 27' increases.

第8図の47は中空円板状のノズル本体で、外周部に接
線方向に向うノズル48.48’が一体に設けである。
Reference numeral 47 in FIG. 8 denotes a nozzle body in the form of a hollow disk, and nozzles 48 and 48' facing tangentially are integrally provided on the outer circumference.

この構造によると回転抵抗が大幅に低減し、水中の紐や
布のような細長い夾雑物がノズルに絡みつく不具合を回
避することができる。
With this structure, rotational resistance is significantly reduced, and it is possible to avoid problems in which elongated foreign objects such as strings or cloth in the water become entangled with the nozzle.

第9,10図は別のレイアウトを示しており、49は槽
1の外部に設置したポンプ、50は吸込管、51は排出
管、52はパイプで、パイプ52は一端が排出管51に
接続し、他端は回転ノズルユニット3に接続している。
9 and 10 show another layout, 49 is a pump installed outside the tank 1, 50 is a suction pipe, 51 is a discharge pipe, 52 is a pipe, and one end of the pipe 52 is connected to the discharge pipe 51. However, the other end is connected to the rotary nozzle unit 3.

第10図のパイプ53は一端がポンプ49の吐出口に接
続し、他端は回転ノズルユニット3に接続している。
One end of the pipe 53 in FIG. 10 is connected to the discharge port of the pump 49, and the other end is connected to the rotary nozzle unit 3.

本発明は水中に縦置き中空軸9と、そこから一定量側方
へ離れた位置で中空軸9の円周方向成分をもつ方向のノ
ズル25.25’とを設け、上記ノズル25.25’を
中空軸9の一端に接続して中空軸9と共に、又は中空軸
9に対し、回転自在に支承し、上記中空軸9の他端を水
ポンプ2の吐出口に接続し、上記ノズル25.25’を
水底の沈澱物を巻き上げうるように水底に沿わせるか、
又は水底方向へ向くよう斜め下方へ方向づけだことを特
徴としており、噴流27.27’の反動で旋回するノズ
ル25.25’が水底方向に向いているため、ノズル2
5.25’から噴出する噴流27.27’が水底上の沈
澱物に広い範囲にわたり衝突して喰込み、これらの沈澱
物を強力に掘り越して攪拌することができる。
The present invention provides a hollow shaft 9 placed vertically in water, and a nozzle 25.25' located at a certain distance laterally away from the shaft and oriented in a direction having a circumferential component of the hollow shaft 9. is connected to one end of the hollow shaft 9 and rotatably supported together with or on the hollow shaft 9, the other end of the hollow shaft 9 is connected to the discharge port of the water pump 2, and the nozzle 25. 25' along the bottom of the water so that it can lift up sediment on the bottom, or
The nozzle 25.25', which rotates due to the reaction of the jet stream 27.27', faces toward the water bottom, so that the nozzle 2
The jet stream 27.27' ejected from 5.25' collides with and devours the sediments on the water bottom over a wide range, and can powerfully dig through and stir these sediments.

ノズル25.25’から噴出する噴流27.27’は水
であるため、空気を噴出する場合と異なり、水槽内にお
ける貫通力が大きく、従って水底上の沈澱物を攪拌した
後にも沈澱物やその附近の水に流れを生じ、水槽の中央
に回転ノズルユニット3を第1図のように配置した場合
には垂直断面内で旋回する循環流Bが回転ノズルユニッ
ト3を中心とするドーナツ形で中心線01おまわりに旋
回し、沈澱物を水槽内の水に均一に混ぜる効果が極めて
大きい。
Since the jet stream 27.27' ejected from the nozzle 25.25' is water, it has a large penetrating force in the aquarium, unlike when air is ejected, so even after stirring the sediment on the bottom of the water, the jet stream 27.27' is water. When a flow is generated in the nearby water and the rotating nozzle unit 3 is placed in the center of the aquarium as shown in Figure 1, the circulating flow B swirling in a vertical cross section forms a doughnut-shaped center centered around the rotating nozzle unit 3. It rotates around line 01, which has a very great effect of uniformly mixing the sediment into the water in the tank.

従って本発明を養魚場に適用した場合は、水底に無駄に
沈澱した餌を積極的に上方の水中に分散浮遊させること
ができるため魚が餌に出会う機会が増し、しかも水底上
から巻き上げられた餌は水中を移動するため腐敗しに<
<、給餌効率が向上する。
Therefore, when the present invention is applied to a fish farm, the bait that was wasted on the bottom of the water can be actively dispersed and suspended in the water above, increasing the chances that fish will encounter the bait. As the bait moves through water, it tends to rot.
<, Feeding efficiency is improved.

餌が水底上に堆積しないため、餌の腐敗による水質低下
を防止することができ、堆積物による養魚空間の減少も
防止される。
Since the bait does not accumulate on the water bottom, it is possible to prevent water quality from deteriorating due to decay of the bait, and the reduction in fish cultivation space due to sediment is also prevented.

又本発明を下水処理場等に採用すると、沈澱物の外部へ
の排出が極めて容易になるばかりでなく、沈澱物が腐敗
することによる悪臭公害や、下水処理槽の容積低下等の
不具合を回避することができる。
Furthermore, when the present invention is adopted in a sewage treatment plant, etc., it not only becomes extremely easy to discharge the sediment to the outside, but also avoids problems such as foul odor pollution caused by the decay of the sediment and a decrease in the volume of the sewage treatment tank. can do.

なおノズルの位置を下げ、水底に沿わせてもよい。Note that the nozzle may be lowered and placed along the bottom of the water.

その場合は一層広い範囲の沈澱物を巻き上げ得る。In that case, a wider range of precipitates can be rolled up.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は縦断面図、第2図は第1図の■−■断面図、第
3図は第2図の■−■断面図、第4図はレイアウトを示
す平面図、第5図は別の実施例を示す正面図、第6図は
第5図の一部を垂直断面で示す部分拡大図、第7.第8
図は別の実施例を示すための第2図に対応する図面、第
9.第10図は別のレイアウトを示す縦断面図である。 2・・・水中ポンプ、4・・・吐出口、9・・・中空軸
、25・・・ノズル0
Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along ■-■ in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along ■-■ in Figure 2, Figure 4 is a plan view showing the layout, and Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along ■-■ in Figure 1. 6 is a partially enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of a portion of FIG. 5; FIG. 7 is a front view showing another embodiment; FIG. 8th
The drawings are a drawing corresponding to FIG. 2 and a drawing 9. for showing another embodiment. FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another layout. 2... Submersible pump, 4... Discharge port, 9... Hollow shaft, 25... Nozzle 0

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 1 水中に縦置き中空軸と、そこから一定量側方へ離れ
た位置で中空軸の円周方向成分をもつ方向のノズルとを
設け、上記ノズルを中空軸の一端に接続して中空軸と共
に、又は中空軸に対し、回転自在に支承し、上記中空軸
の他端を水ポンプの吐出口に接続し、上記ノズルを水底
の沈澱物を巻き上げうるように水底に沿わせるか、又は
水底方向へ向くよう斜め下方へ方向づけだことを特徴と
する沈澱物の攪拌装置。
1. A hollow shaft placed vertically in water, and a nozzle oriented in a direction having a circumferential component of the hollow shaft at a position a certain distance laterally away from the shaft, and the nozzle is connected to one end of the hollow shaft, and the nozzle is installed along with the hollow shaft. , or rotatably supported on a hollow shaft, the other end of the hollow shaft being connected to a discharge port of a water pump, and the nozzle being placed along the water bottom so as to stir up sediment on the water bottom, or in the direction of the water bottom. A precipitate stirring device characterized by being oriented diagonally downward so as to face.
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