WO2000064701A1 - Loading device at a vakuumtanker vehicle - Google Patents
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- WO2000064701A1 WO2000064701A1 PCT/SE2000/000736 SE0000736W WO0064701A1 WO 2000064701 A1 WO2000064701 A1 WO 2000064701A1 SE 0000736 W SE0000736 W SE 0000736W WO 0064701 A1 WO0064701 A1 WO 0064701A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
- B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
- B60P3/22—Tank vehicles
- B60P3/224—Tank vehicles comprising auxiliary devices, e.g. for unloading or level indicating
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
- A01C23/00—Distributing devices specially adapted for liquid manure or other fertilising liquid, including ammonia, e.g. transport tanks or sprinkling wagons
- A01C23/04—Distributing under pressure; Distributing mud; Adaptation of watering systems for fertilising-liquids
- A01C23/045—Filling devices for liquid manure or slurry tanks
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04D13/00—Pumping installations or systems
- F04D13/02—Units comprising pumps and their driving means
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
- F04D7/00—Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts
- F04D7/02—Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts of centrifugal type
- F04D7/04—Pumps adapted for handling specific fluids, e.g. by selection of specific materials for pumps or pump parts of centrifugal type the fluids being viscous or non-homogenous
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- the present invention relates to a loading device for vacuum tank vehicles and is intended to increase their loading capacity, especially in the case of liquids which are difficult to pump due to high viscosity and high contamination levels.
- the invention also has significant advantages when the lift is relatively high.
- Tank vehicles as described above, in which loading takes place by completely evacuating the tank (1 in Fig. 1 ) with the aid of an air vacuum pump (2 in Fig. 1) and liquid is drawn into the tank through a suction line (3 in Fig. 1 ), are extremely popular in applications involving highly contaminated liquids since the liquid is not required to flow through a pump, causing abrasion damage to the unit, as is the case with self-priming liquid pumps of the screw type or positive displacement rotor type, which are used primarily for filling open tanks.
- Liquids of this type, particularly liquid slurries - which are mixtures of dung, urine, feed residues and bedding materials from domestic animals - are commonly encountered in agriculture and are difficult to pump.
- Vacuum tank vehicles of existing, known types suffer from the disadvantage that the loading process may be slow or, in the worst case, cease completely when the lift is high and when pumping liquids which are difficult to pump as described above. Since the maximum available theoretical pressure difference between the tank and pumped liquid is only one atmosphere, or one bar,- the capacity for overcoming friction and lift is limited. The lift cannot exceed a theoretical value of 10.3 metres and is limited to 6-7 metres in practice.
- the present invention offers a solution to the abovementioned problems as described in the characteristic section of patent claim 1.
- the hydraulically driven, submerged, operating pump (4 in Fig. 1) does not offer significant resistance to the flow of liquid at low lifts and high flows.
- the pump must not impair the known, high capacity of the vacuum tank vehicle to accept highly contaminated liquids without operating problems in the form of material blockages and build-up in or at the suction line inlet.
- the pump is provided with a pump housing (4b in Fig. 2) which is extra wide relative to the pump impeller (4a in Fig. 2).
- a centrifugal pump in accordance with the invention will have a relatively low efficiency: in practice, however, it will increase the loading capacity significantly.
- FIG. 1 In an example of an embodiment of a device in accordance with the invention (Fig. 1 ), which embodiment is especially suitable for agricultural use, in which a vacuum tank vehicle is pulled by an agricultural tractor and its vacuum pump is driven by the tractor “ s ordinary power take-off (PTO). it has proved advantageous to take the motive power for the hydraulically powered pump from the tractor " s ordinary hydraulic system.
- PTO power take-off
- Tests of the loading device in accordance with the invention have revealed another advantage in the form of a reduction in the foaming which tends to occur easily in liquid slurries and similar liquids when these are exposed to partial pressure, since only part of the loading operation is carried out under these conditions.
- the foam thus formed In the case of vacuum tank vehicles of known types, it is common for the foam thus formed to close the overflow valve (5 in Fig. 1) prematurely so that the tank is not completely filled.
- the amount of foam is reduced.
- at least the final part of the loading operation can be carried out with the aid of the pump (4) alone, enabling the tank to be filled completely.
- the invention is of particular value in applications in which the suction line (3) consists of a pipe or hose, or a combination of both, and is handled and manipulated manually, unlike those in which the suction line is controlled and manipulated with the aid of a servo-assisted crane arm.
- the suction line is controlled and manipulated with the aid of a servo-assisted crane arm.
- the suction line is controlled and manipulated with the aid of a servo-assisted crane arm.
- the option of selecting a large-diameter hose is limited compared with crane-arm operation. If a small- diameter hose is used, the resistance to liquid flow will be high, making pump assistance extra valuable.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a pump device for improving the loading capacity of tank vehicles which are loaded by establishing partial pressure in the complete tank and drawing the liquid into the tank through a suction line. The solution is to equip the inlet end of the suction line with a hydraulically driven, submerged, centrifugal pump designed specifically for the application, to develop a pressure at the inlet end of the suction line.
Description
The present invention relates to a loading device for vacuum tank vehicles and is intended to increase their loading capacity, especially in the case of liquids which are difficult to pump due to high viscosity and high contamination levels. The invention also has significant advantages when the lift is relatively high. Tank vehicles as described above, in which loading takes place by completely evacuating the tank (1 in Fig. 1 ) with the aid of an air vacuum pump (2 in Fig. 1) and liquid is drawn into the tank through a suction line (3 in Fig. 1 ), are extremely popular in applications involving highly contaminated liquids since the liquid is not required to flow through a pump, causing abrasion damage to the unit, as is the case with self-priming liquid pumps of the screw type or positive displacement rotor type, which are used primarily for filling open tanks. Liquids of this type, particularly liquid slurries - which are mixtures of dung, urine, feed residues and bedding materials from domestic animals - are commonly encountered in agriculture and are difficult to pump.
Vacuum tank vehicles of existing, known types suffer from the disadvantage that the loading process may be slow or, in the worst case, cease completely when the lift is high and when pumping liquids which are difficult to pump as described above. Since the maximum available theoretical pressure difference between the tank and pumped liquid is only one atmosphere, or one bar,- the capacity for overcoming friction and lift is limited. The lift cannot exceed a theoretical value of 10.3 metres and is limited to 6-7 metres in practice.
The present invention offers a solution to the abovementioned problems as described in the characteristic section of patent claim 1. In a device in accordance with the invention, it is advantageous if the hydraulically driven, submerged, operating pump (4 in Fig. 1) does not offer significant resistance to the flow of liquid at low lifts and high flows. Furthermore, the pump must not impair the known, high capacity of the vacuum tank vehicle to accept highly contaminated liquids without operating problems in the form of material blockages and build-up
in or at the suction line inlet. For this reason, the pump is provided with a pump housing (4b in Fig. 2) which is extra wide relative to the pump impeller (4a in Fig. 2). In this context, it should be noted that, for practical reasons, it is a common aim to ensure that the pump is not too big or too heavy.
A centrifugal pump in accordance with the invention will have a relatively low efficiency: in practice, however, it will increase the loading capacity significantly.
In an example of an embodiment of a device in accordance with the invention (Fig. 1 ), which embodiment is especially suitable for agricultural use, in which a vacuum tank vehicle is pulled by an agricultural tractor and its vacuum pump is driven by the tractor" s ordinary power take-off (PTO). it has proved advantageous to take the motive power for the hydraulically powered pump from the tractor" s ordinary hydraulic system.
Tests of the loading device in accordance with the invention have revealed another advantage in the form of a reduction in the foaming which tends to occur easily in liquid slurries and similar liquids when these are exposed to partial pressure, since only part of the loading operation is carried out under these conditions. In the case of vacuum tank vehicles of known types, it is common for the foam thus formed to close the overflow valve (5 in Fig. 1) prematurely so that the tank is not completely filled. With a device in accordance with the invention, the amount of foam is reduced. Furthermore, at least the final part of the loading operation can be carried out with the aid of the pump (4) alone, enabling the tank to be filled completely.
The invention is of particular value in applications in which the suction line (3) consists of a pipe or hose, or a combination of both, and is handled and manipulated manually, unlike those in which the suction line is controlled and manipulated with the aid of a servo-assisted crane arm. In the former instance, since priority must be given to the pliability, flexibility and lightness of the hose, the option of selecting a large-diameter hose is limited compared with crane-arm operation. If a small-
diameter hose is used, the resistance to liquid flow will be high, making pump assistance extra valuable.
Claims
1. Loading device for a vacuum tank vehicle designed primarily for the transport of heavily contaminated liquids, such as liquid slurries, incorporating a vacuum pump (2 in Fig.1) to create a partial pressure in the tank (1 in Fig.1), an overflow valve
(5 in Fig.1) and at least one suction line (3 in Fig.1) connected to the tank (1) at one end and immersed in the liquid in question at the other end, characterise d in that a centrifugal pump (4 in Fig.1) driven by a hydraulic motor is fitted to the end of the suction line (3) immersed in the liquid, the housing (4b in Fig.2) and discharge opening (4c in Fig.2) of the said pump being considerably wider than the pump impeller (4a in Fig.2).
2. Device as per patent claim 1 , in which the vacuum tank vehicle is drawn by an agricultural tractor, characterised in that the tank vehicle vacuum pump (2) is driven by the tractor's ordinary power take-off and the hydraulically driven pump (4) is supplied with drive fluid by the tractor's ordinary hydraulicrpump.
3. Device as per either of the foregoing patent claims, characterised in th a t the suction line (3) is essentially handled and manipulated manually.
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EP1512318A1 (en) | 2003-09-02 | 2005-03-09 | Vakutec Gülletechnik GmbH | Container for filling with a liquid |
WO2012069055A1 (en) * | 2010-11-28 | 2012-05-31 | Soerensen Harry H | Pump for pumping liquid containing solid matter |
EP2599373A1 (en) * | 2011-11-30 | 2013-06-05 | Dezwaef NV | Pump device for pumping a substance, portable tank with such a device and method therefor |
CN103216407A (en) * | 2013-04-28 | 2013-07-24 | 江苏亚太泵阀有限公司 | Movable quick and automatic pumping system |
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GB2019346A (en) * | 1978-02-25 | 1979-10-31 | Walley C E | Slurry tanker |
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EP1512318A1 (en) | 2003-09-02 | 2005-03-09 | Vakutec Gülletechnik GmbH | Container for filling with a liquid |
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US20140048268A1 (en) * | 2008-07-07 | 2014-02-20 | Ronald L. Chandler | Method for Hydraulically Fracturing a Well Using An Oil-Fired Frac Water Heater |
US8960564B2 (en) * | 2008-07-07 | 2015-02-24 | Ronald L. Chandler | Method for hydraulically fracturing a well using an oil-fired frac water heater |
WO2012069055A1 (en) * | 2010-11-28 | 2012-05-31 | Soerensen Harry H | Pump for pumping liquid containing solid matter |
EP2599373A1 (en) * | 2011-11-30 | 2013-06-05 | Dezwaef NV | Pump device for pumping a substance, portable tank with such a device and method therefor |
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