Hydraulic and earth engineering – Fluid control – treatment – or containment – Flow control
Patent
1992-07-14
1993-10-19
Hepperle, Stephen M.
Hydraulic and earth engineering
Fluid control, treatment, or containment
Flow control
1372361, 137599, 405 83, 405158, E03B 304
Patent
active
052539547
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for eliminating zebra mussel colonizations from fresh water intake pipes for facilities, such as power plants and water treatment plants, are disclosed. One or more small diameter alternate intake pipes are disposed within a main intake pipe, and the pipes are connected by means of individually controllable valves to a pump for supplying water to the facility. Zebra mussel build up along the interior walls of any of the pipes is eliminated by shutting off flow in any mussel infested pipes with the valves, which causes starvation of the mussels due to suffocation. When water flow is resumed, the dead mussels are easily washed out of the pipes. The alternate intake pipes can be made of inexpensive flexible material, such as rubber, since they are not exposed to the environment external to the main intake pipe. In addition, a non-stick coating, such as silicone, can be disposed on the interior walls of the alternate pipes to further prevent mussel build up. A number of techniques for installing the one or more alternate pipes within an existing pipe are also disclosed.
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Cornell Research Foundation Inc.
Hepperle Stephen M.
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