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Sludge scraper

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JP2000288588A
JP2000288588A JP11097394A JP9739499A JP2000288588A JP 2000288588 A JP2000288588 A JP 2000288588A JP 11097394 A JP11097394 A JP 11097394A JP 9739499 A JP9739499 A JP 9739499A JP 2000288588 A JP2000288588 A JP 2000288588A
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sludge
sewage
scraper
scraping
sludge scraper
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Inventor
Hideaki Hamada
英明 浜田
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Hitachi Kiden Kogyo Ltd
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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
    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02WCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W10/00Technologies for wastewater treatment
    • Y02W10/10Biological treatment of water, waste water, or sewage

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  • Activated Sludge Processes (AREA)
  • Aeration Devices For Treatment Of Activated Polluted Sludge (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Sludge (AREA)

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To drive a sludge scraper by utilizing the excess flow velocity of an aeration tank without using power. SOLUTION: A sludge scraping device is constituted of an impeller 5 arranged so as to be rotated by utilizing the flow velocity of sewage generated by the operation of the aerator 3 arranged in a sewage treatment tank 1 treating sewage such as domestic waste water or the like and performing solid-liquid separation, a sludge scraper 4 for scraping up sludge sedimented to the bottom portion of the treatment tank and a speed adjusting device 43 for transmitting the rotary drive force of the impeller 5 to the sludge scraper 4.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、汚泥掻寄装置、特
に、生活排水などの汚水を処理し、かつ固液分離を行う
オキシデーションディッチ等の汚水処理槽に適用するも
ので、曝気処理する汚水の流速を利用して汚泥掻寄機を
駆動し、省エネ運転を可能とした汚泥掻寄装置に関する
ものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is applied to a sludge scraping apparatus, particularly a wastewater treatment tank such as an oxidation ditch for treating wastewater such as domestic wastewater and performing solid-liquid separation. The present invention relates to a sludge scraping apparatus that drives a sludge scraper using the flow rate of wastewater to enable energy-saving operation.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、生活排水などの汚水を処理し、か
つ固液分離を行うために、汚水処理の安定性等から円形
又は長円形の曝気槽を有するオキシデーションディッチ
法が多く採用されている。このオキシデーションディッ
チ法は、曝気機の攪拌流速により、汚水と活性汚泥微生
物とを混合攪拌して水を処理するもので、このオキシデ
ーションディッチ等の円形沈澱池に設置する汚泥掻寄機
は、沈澱池の中央部に駆動装置を設置して駆動するよう
にしている。この中央駆動方式においては、駆動モータ
の回転力を減速機等により適当な速度に減速し、汚泥掻
寄フライト、スカム掻寄フライト等を、通常、24時間
周回するようにして、沈澱池の底に沈澱する汚泥を掻き
寄せるようにしている。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an oxidation ditch method having a circular or oblong aeration tank has been widely used for treating sewage such as domestic wastewater and performing solid-liquid separation in view of the stability of sewage treatment. I have. This oxidation ditch method is a method of treating water by mixing and stirring sewage and activated sludge microorganisms by the stirring flow rate of an aerator, and a sludge scraper installed in a circular sedimentation pond such as this oxidation ditch is A driving device is installed at the center of the settling basin for driving. In this central drive system, the rotational force of the drive motor is reduced to an appropriate speed by a speed reducer or the like, and a sludge scraping flight, a scum scraping flight, or the like is normally circulated for 24 hours, so that the bottom of the sedimentation basin is rotated. The sludge that settles on the surface is swept up.

【0003】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところで、近年、汚水
処理の安定性等から多く採用されているオキシデーショ
ンディッチ法において、曝気機の攪拌流速により、汚水
と活性汚泥微生物とを混合攪拌して水を処理する適正な
攪拌流速は、汚泥が曝気槽に沈澱堆積しない速度、例え
ば、10cm/sec以上であるが、最近採用されてい
るオキシデーションディッチ法の曝気槽の平均流速は、
数10cm/sec以上、特に、流速の損失の少ない円
形の沈澱池あるいは曝気槽の場合、平均流速が70〜8
0cm/sec以上にもなるにも関わらず、汚泥掻寄機
をモータにて駆動しているため、駆動モータによる電力
の消費を必要とするという問題点があった。
By the way, in the oxidation ditch method which has been widely used in recent years because of the stability of sewage treatment and the like, the sewage and activated sludge microorganisms are mixed and stirred by the stirring flow rate of an aerator. The appropriate agitation flow rate for treating is a rate at which the sludge does not precipitate and accumulate in the aeration tank, for example, 10 cm / sec or more, but the average flow rate of the aeration tank of the recently adopted oxidation ditch method is:
In the case of a circular sedimentation basin or an aeration tank having a flow rate of several tens cm / sec or more, especially with a small flow rate loss, the average flow velocity is 70 to 8
The sludge scraper is driven by a motor despite the fact that the speed is 0 cm / sec or more. Therefore, there is a problem that power consumption by the drive motor is required.

【0004】本発明は、上記従来の汚泥掻寄装置の有す
る問題点を解決し、曝気槽の流速、特に、余剰流速を利
用して、無電力で汚泥掻寄機を駆動することができる汚
泥掻寄装置を提供することを目的とする。
[0004] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional sludge scraping apparatus, and can use a flow rate of an aeration tank, particularly a surplus flow rate, to drive a sludge scraper without electric power. It is an object to provide a scraping device.

【0005】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するた
め、本発明の汚泥掻寄装置は、生活排水などの汚水を処
理し、かつ固液分離を行う汚水処理槽に設置される曝気
機の運転にて生じる汚水の流速を利用して回転するよう
に配設した羽根車と、槽底に沈澱した汚泥を掻き寄せる
汚泥掻寄機と、羽根車の回転駆動力を汚泥掻寄機に伝達
する速度調整装置とより構成したことを特徴とする。
In order to achieve the above object, a sludge scraper according to the present invention is provided with an aerator installed in a sewage treatment tank for treating sewage such as domestic wastewater and performing solid-liquid separation. An impeller arranged to rotate using the flow rate of sewage generated during operation, a sludge scraper that scrapes sludge settled at the bottom of the tank, and the rotational driving force of the impeller transmitted to the sludge scraper And a speed adjusting device.

【0006】上記の構成からなる本発明の汚泥掻寄装置
は、曝気槽の流速、特に、余剰流速を利用して汚泥掻寄
機を駆動するようにしているため、無電力にて汚泥掻寄
機の駆動が行えるとともに、流入水量が多い時に運転で
きるため、掻寄効率が高くなり、汚泥掻寄フライト等の
摩耗を防止することができ、さらには曝気槽内の流速を
適度に低下させ、活性汚泥微生物のフロック化を促進で
きる。
In the sludge scraping apparatus of the present invention having the above-described structure, the sludge scraper is driven by using the flow rate of the aeration tank, particularly, the excess flow rate. Since the machine can be driven and can be operated when the amount of inflow water is large, the scraping efficiency is increased, the abrasion of sludge scraping flight etc. can be prevented, and the flow velocity in the aeration tank is appropriately reduced, Flocculation of activated sludge microorganisms can be promoted.

【0007】[0007]

【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の汚泥掻寄装置の実
施の形態を図面に基づいて説明する。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a sludge scraping apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【0008】図1〜図2に、本発明の汚泥掻寄装置の第
1実施例を示す。図において1は、円形の曝気槽で、曝
気槽1の内周側に沈澱池2を配置し、曝気槽1と沈澱池
2とより二重円形の汚水処理槽を構成している。また、
オキシデーションディッチ法は、曝気槽1と沈澱池2と
が互いに連通しており、汚水量が多い時刻には、曝気槽
1の混合液が沈澱池2へ多く流入し、汚泥の流入負荷量
が増加するようになっている。
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a sludge scraping apparatus according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a circular aeration tank, in which a sedimentation basin 2 is arranged on the inner peripheral side of the aeration tank 1, and the aeration tank 1 and the sedimentation basin 2 constitute a double circular sewage treatment tank. Also,
In the oxidation ditch method, the aeration tank 1 and the sedimentation basin 2 are in communication with each other, and at a time when the amount of sewage is large, a large amount of the mixed solution in the aeration tank 1 flows into the sedimentation basin 2 and the inflow load of the sludge is reduced. It is increasing.

【0009】また、曝気槽1には、曝気機3と、曝気機
3の運転により曝気槽内に生じる水流を利用して回転す
るようにして槽内の流速の方向が均一で、速度が大きい
場所に羽根車5を設置する。この羽根車5は、曝気槽1
に軸受51にて軸53を回転可能にして支持するととも
に、軸53に水車式、その他の方式による羽根車本体5
2を固定して構成し、かつ羽根車本体52の羽根の一部
を曝気槽1内、例えば、汚水水面に浸漬して、水流の作
用にて回転するように設置する。これにより、羽根車5
は、水車のごとく流速によって回転する。
The aeration tank 1 is rotated by utilizing an aerator 3 and a water flow generated in the aeration tank by the operation of the aerator 3 so that the direction of the flow velocity in the tank is uniform and the speed is large. The impeller 5 is installed at the place. The impeller 5 includes an aeration tank 1
The shaft 53 is rotatably supported by a bearing 51, and the impeller body 5 of a water wheel type or another type is mounted on the shaft 53.
2 is fixed, and a part of the blades of the impeller body 52 is immersed in the aeration tank 1, for example, on the surface of sewage water, and is installed so as to rotate by the action of the water flow. Thereby, the impeller 5
Rotates according to the flow velocity like a water wheel.

【0010】また、沈澱池2には、汚泥掻寄機4が配設
される。この汚泥掻寄機4は、図2に示すように、水面
に浮遊するスカムを掻き寄せるスカム掻寄フライト41
と、底部に沈澱する汚泥を掻き寄せる汚泥掻寄フライト
42とを上下に配置し、かつ水面上に配置した速度調整
装置43とより構成し、速度調整装置43を、前記羽根
車の軸53と接続して汚泥掻寄機4を駆動するようにす
る。
In the settling basin 2, a sludge scraper 4 is provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the sludge scraping machine 4 includes a scum scraping flight 41 for scraping scum floating on the water surface.
And a sludge scraping flight 42 for scraping the sludge settled to the bottom, and a speed adjusting device 43 arranged above and below the water surface, and the speed adjusting device 43 is provided with the shaft 53 of the impeller. The connection is made to drive the sludge scraper 4.

【0011】下水処理場において、生活排水等の汚水
は、ポンプ等の手段により曝気槽1内に流入し、ここで
曝気機3により曝気と攪拌が行われて汚水と活性汚泥微
生物とが混合・接触し、汚水中の有機物が分解、除去さ
れる。この曝気機3は、通常タイマーにより運転される
が、その設定は流入パターンを考慮して、汚水量の多い
時刻には曝気時間が長く、逆に汚水量が少ない時刻には
曝気時間が短く設定される。
In the sewage treatment plant, sewage such as domestic wastewater flows into the aeration tank 1 by means of a pump or the like, where aeration and stirring are performed by the aerator 3 to mix the sewage and activated sludge microorganisms. The organic matter in the sewage is decomposed and removed upon contact. The aerator 3 is normally operated by a timer, and the setting is set in consideration of the inflow pattern, by setting a long aeration time at a time when the amount of sewage is large and a short time at a time when the amount of sewage is small. Is done.

【0012】したがって、曝気槽1と沈澱池2が連通し
ているので、汚水量が多い時刻には、曝気槽の混合液が
沈澱池へ多く流入し、汚泥の流入負荷量が増加すること
になる。この場合、汚水量が多い時刻には汚泥掻寄機を
長時間運転して、汚泥を中央ピットに集めて、曝気槽へ
汚泥を多く返送する必要がある。逆に、汚水の流入量が
少ない深夜等は、沈澱池に汚泥が流入することが少ない
ので、汚泥掻寄機を連続運転しても、掻寄効率は低くな
る。
Therefore, since the aeration tank 1 and the sedimentation basin 2 communicate with each other, at a time when the amount of sewage is large, a large amount of the mixed solution in the aeration tank flows into the sedimentation basin, and the inflow load of the sludge increases. Become. In this case, it is necessary to operate the sludge scraper for a long time at a time when the amount of wastewater is large, collect the sludge in the central pit, and return a large amount of the sludge to the aeration tank. Conversely, in the middle of the night when the inflow of sewage is small, sludge rarely flows into the sedimentation basin. Therefore, even if the sludge scraper is continuously operated, the scraping efficiency is reduced.

【0013】このようにして曝気機3は、流入水量に応
じて運転され、曝気槽内に水流が発生する。この水流の
速度は、平均流速が70〜80cm/sec以上にもな
っている。この曝気槽1内の水流にて羽根車5は回転
し、その回転力は軸53を介して汚泥掻寄機4の速度調
整装置43に伝達されてスカム掻寄フライト41及び汚
泥掻寄フライト42とが駆動され、底部に沈澱した汚泥
が掻き寄せられる。このようにすることにより、沈澱池
1の汚泥流入負荷量が大きい時に、曝気機3が運転さ
れ、発生する水流を利用して汚泥掻寄機4を長く運転で
きるので効率的であり、しかも曝気槽1における余剰流
速を利用して汚泥掻寄を行うため、省エネ運転ができ
る。
In this way, the aerator 3 is operated according to the amount of inflow water, and a water flow is generated in the aeration tank. The velocity of the water flow is such that the average flow velocity is 70 to 80 cm / sec or more. The impeller 5 is rotated by the water flow in the aeration tank 1, and the rotational force is transmitted to the speed adjusting device 43 of the sludge scraper 4 via the shaft 53, and the scum scraping flight 41 and the sludge scraping flight 42 are transmitted. Is driven, and the sludge settled to the bottom is swept up. In this way, when the sludge inflow load into the sedimentation basin 1 is large, the aerator 3 is operated, and the sludge scraper 4 can be operated for a long time by using the generated water flow. Since the sludge is scraped using the excess flow velocity in the tank 1, energy saving operation can be performed.

【0014】図3に、本発明の汚泥掻寄装置の第2実施
例を示す。本実施例は、長円形のオキシデーションディ
ッチ槽10と円形の沈澱池2とを組み合わせて汚泥の掻
き寄せを行うようにしたものである。この場合、長円形
のオキシデーションディッチ槽10に曝気機3と羽根車
5を設置し、円形沈澱池2に汚泥掻寄機4を設置し、羽
根車5の回転駆動力を汚泥掻寄機4に伝達する。これに
より、汚泥掻寄機4は、速度調整装置43により、汚泥
の掻き寄せに適正な速度に調整され、水中部の汚泥掻寄
フライト42、水上部のスカム掻寄フライト41を周回
させ、汚泥及びスカムを所定の位置まで掻き寄せるもの
である。なお、本実施例のその他の構成及び作用は、上
記第1実施例の汚泥掻寄装置と同様である。
FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the sludge scraping apparatus of the present invention. In this embodiment, sludge is swept together by combining an oval oxidation ditch tank 10 and a circular sedimentation basin 2. In this case, the aeration device 3 and the impeller 5 are installed in the oval oxidation ditch tank 10, the sludge scraper 4 is installed in the circular sedimentation pond 2, and the rotational driving force of the impeller 5 is set to the sludge scraper 4. To communicate. Thereby, the sludge scraper 4 is adjusted to a speed appropriate for the scraping of the sludge by the speed adjusting device 43, and the sludge scraping flight 42 in the underwater portion and the scum scraping flight 41 in the water surface are rotated. And scum is swept up to a predetermined position. Other configurations and operations of the present embodiment are the same as those of the sludge scraping device of the first embodiment.

【0015】[0015]

【発明の効果】本発明の汚泥掻寄装置によれば、曝気槽
の流速、特に、余剰流速を利用して汚泥掻寄機を駆動す
るようにしているため、無電力にて汚泥掻寄機の駆動が
行えるとともに、流入水量が多い時に運転できるため、
掻寄効率が高くなり、汚泥掻寄フライト等の摩耗を防止
することができ、さらには曝気棺内の流速を適度に低下
させ、活性汚泥微生物のフロック化を促進できる。
According to the sludge scraper of the present invention, the sludge scraper is driven by utilizing the flow rate of the aeration tank, particularly the excess flow rate, so that the sludge scraper is operated without electric power. And can be operated when the amount of inflow water is large,
The scraping efficiency is increased, and abrasion such as sludge scraping flight can be prevented. Further, the flow rate in the aeration coffin can be appropriately reduced, and flocculation of activated sludge microorganisms can be promoted.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の汚泥掻寄機の第1実施例を示す平面図
である。
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a first embodiment of a sludge scraper of the present invention.

【図2】同断面図である。FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same.

【図3】本発明の汚泥掻寄機の第2実施例を示す平面図
である。
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the sludge scraper of the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 曝気槽 2 沈澱池 3 曝気機 4 汚泥掻寄機 41 スカム掻寄フライト 42 汚泥掻寄フライト 43 速度調整装置 5 羽根車 51 軸受 52 羽根車本体 53 軸 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 aeration tank 2 sedimentation basin 3 aerator 4 sludge scraper 41 scum scraper flight 42 sludge scraper flight 43 speed adjusting device 5 impeller 51 bearing 52 impeller body 53 shaft

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 生活排水などの汚水を処理し、かつ固液
分離を行う汚水処理槽に設置される曝気機の運転にて生
じる汚水の流速を利用して回転するように配設した羽根
車と、底部に沈澱した汚泥を掻き寄せる汚泥掻寄機と、
羽根車の回転駆動力を汚泥掻寄機に伝達する速度調整装
置とより構成したことを特徴とする汚泥掻寄装置。
An impeller arranged to rotate using the flow rate of sewage generated by the operation of an aerator installed in a sewage treatment tank for treating sewage such as domestic wastewater and performing solid-liquid separation. And a sludge scraper that scrapes the sludge settled at the bottom,
A sludge scraping device comprising a speed adjusting device for transmitting the rotational driving force of an impeller to a sludge scraper.
JP11097394A 1999-04-05 1999-04-05 Sludge scraper Pending JP2000288588A (en)

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2011092942A (en) * 2011-02-17 2011-05-12 Kurita Water Ind Ltd Nitrogen-containing wastewater treatment method and treatment apparatus
CN105152332A (en) * 2015-09-26 2015-12-16 胡海平 Sewage treatment system using aeration action for reducing sludge deposit at tank bottom
CN118954790A (en) * 2024-10-12 2024-11-15 靖江市华汇城市污水处理有限公司 A sewage treatment device for sewage treatment

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2011092942A (en) * 2011-02-17 2011-05-12 Kurita Water Ind Ltd Nitrogen-containing wastewater treatment method and treatment apparatus
CN105152332A (en) * 2015-09-26 2015-12-16 胡海平 Sewage treatment system using aeration action for reducing sludge deposit at tank bottom
CN118954790A (en) * 2024-10-12 2024-11-15 靖江市华汇城市污水处理有限公司 A sewage treatment device for sewage treatment

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