Abstract: A digestion system includes: a digestion tank that digests organic matter in excess sludge by anaerobic bacteria; a first piping that supplies the excess sludge to the digestion tank; a second piping that has a larger pipe diameter than a pipe diameter of the first piping; a first reservoir tank that communicates with each of the first piping and the second piping, and that stores excess sludge transported by the second piping; a transporting unit that transports the excess sludge stored in the first reservoir tank to the digestion tank via the first piping, continuously for a predetermined period; and a heater that heats the excess sludge in the first piping by a fluid.

Abstract: An information processing system comprises: an acquisition means configured to acquire vibration of a device that vibrates during operation, as time-series data of a physical quantity A indicated by a plurality of axis components in a three-dimensional coordinate system; a calculation means configured to calculate a first evaluation value E indicating a degree of bias of the vibration of the device between axes, based on the time-series data of the physical quantity A; and an estimation means configured to estimate a degradation level G of the device based on the first evaluation value E.

Abstract: Capable of increasing both solid-liquid separation efficiency and cleanability. A separation device includes a casing including an object discharging port on a first direction E1 side than an object feeding port, and a separated liquid discharging port on a second direction E2 side than the object feeding port; a screw shaft; a first screw blade having a second surface that faces space Sla into which a pre-object is fed from the object feeding port in the casing; and a second screw blade having a first surface that faces the space Sla into which the pre-object is fed from the object feeding port in the casing. An end part of the first screw blade on the first direction E1 side is placed on the first direction E1 side than an end part of the second screw blade on the first direction E1 side.

Abstract: A screw type separation device includes: a casing that has a separated liquid discharge port on one end part side and has an object discharge port on the other end part side, while the other end part side is positioned lower, in terms of vertical directions, than the one end part side; a screw shaft provided inside the casing; a first screw blade; and a second screw blade that forms a first space between one face and the first screw blade facing the one face and forms a second space between the other face and the first screw blade facing the other face.

Abstract: Appropriately perform solid-liquid separation. A separation device (1) includes a casing (10), a screw shaft (12), a first screw blade (14), and a second screw blade (16). At least one of the first screw blade (14) and the second screw blade (16) has an opening that penetrates from one surface to another surface, designed based on the outflow of separated liquid (C) and solids from the screw blade.

Abstract: A cleaning method of a membrane filtration system in which a plurality of modules including an inlet side region and an outlet side region separated by a filtration membrane are connected in parallel by a common blow header pipe in the inlet side region, the method including backwashing and blowing in which after the backwashing is started, gas is introduced into the plurality of modules through a blow header pipe. The method further includes forming, before the blowing is started, a gas layer across an entire longitudinal direction of the blow header pipe.

Abstract: A wastewater treatment system includes a plurality of reaction tanks, a blowing pipe, a blower unit, and an air supply amount controller. The air supply amount controller includes: a water quality measurement unit configured to measure a state of wastewater; a necessary air amount acquisition unit configured to acquire, a necessary air amount for achieving a predetermined target water quality of wastewater; a target in-pipe pressure calculation unit configured to calculate a blowing pipe loss pressure when the necessary amount of air is supplied into the blowing pipe, calculate a target in-pipe pressure based on the blowing pipe loss pressure, and change the calculated target in-pipe pressure in accordance with change of the necessary air amount; and a blowing control unit configured to control air supply from the blower unit so that the pressure in the blowing pipe becomes equal to the target in-pipe pressure.

Abstract: A method of removing soluble manganese includes: a mixing step of mixing water for treatment, activated carbon micropowder having an average particle size of not less than 0.1 ?m and not more than 10 ?m, and an oxidizing agent to obtain a water/activated carbon mixture; and a membrane filtration step of membrane filtering the water/activated carbon mixture to obtain treated water.

Abstract: A screw-type separation device 1 includes a casing 10 including an object discharging port and discharging an object A having been dehydrated, and a separated liquid discharging port; a screw shaft provided inside the casing and extending in an extending direction that is a direction from the one end part to the other end part; a first screw blade extending spirally on an outer peripheral surface of the screw shaft; and a second screw blade extending spirally on the outer peripheral surface of the screw shaft such that a predetermined gap is formed with respect to the first screw blade in the extending direction. A groove is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the casing.

Abstract: A water treatment system includes a plurality of tanks; a plurality of blow systems connected to tanks respectively; a blower unit configured to supply air to tanks through the air blow systems; and a control device configured to: calculate a pressure loss in each of the air blow systems; and control supply of water to be treated to each of the tanks, according to the calculated pressure losses.

Abstract: Provided is a mixing/clarifying device 100 including a coagulant feeder 10 that feeds coagulant to water to be treated to obtain coagulant-containing water and a tank 20 in which the coagulant-containing water is mixed to form a floc and solid-liquid separation is performed. The tank 20 includes an outer cylinder 21 having an inflow port 210 that flows the coagulant-containing water into the tank 20 and an inner cylinder 22 arranged inserted from the upper side of the tank 20 to the lower side of the inflow port of the outer cylinder 21 and having a lower end open in the tank 20.

Abstract: This membrane filtration method includes: a membrane filtration process for adding a coagulant to water to be treated which contains viruses, and filtering the water to be treated by using a filtration membrane; and a cleaning process for, after the membrane filtration process, cleaning the filtration membrane, the membrane filtration process and the cleaning process being repeatedly performed, wherein, in the membrane filtration process, in the initial period of filtration, at least either an operation of filtering the water to be treated that includes the coagulant added by an amount larger than the amount of a coagulant added in a normal case, or an operation of filtering the water to be treated that has a pH lower than the pH of water to be treated in a normal case, is performed.

Abstract: Providing a method of estimating the number of microparticles such as microorganisms in a sample, without performing complicated operations. The method comprises counting by constant flow the number of target microorganisms contained in the sample at a predetermined flow rate, sectioning measurement data obtained as a result of the constant flow counting into a predetermined number of sections by a predetermined unit time for a section, counting the number of sections in which microorganisms are detected and the number of sections in which they are not detected, in the predetermined number of sections; and estimating the number of microorganisms in the sample, by a statistical method from the flow rate of the sample in the constant flow counting step, the predetermined number of sections and the predetermined unit time in the sectioning step, and the number of sections in which microorganisms are detected in the counting step.

Abstract: A power supply that supplies power to a capacitive load comprises: a converter; an inverter; a resonant transformer; a detector configured to detect output frequency or output current and output voltage; and a controller configured to control the inverter, wherein the controller is configured to: calculate output power; adjust the output frequency within a predetermined frequency search range, adjust the output voltage within a predetermined voltage search range, and specify, as a frequency target value, a minimum value of the output frequency with which the output power reaches predetermined output power; and control the inverter so that the output frequency will be the frequency target value, adjust the output voltage within the predetermined voltage search range, and specify, as a voltage target value, a value of the output voltage with which the output power is target output power.

Abstract: An accelerated oxidation treatment method of performing oxidation treatment upon treatment water by supplying ozone and hydrogen peroxide to the treatment water, including an accelerated oxidation treatment process of bringing hydrogen peroxide and ozone into contact with the treatment water, and a bromate ion concentration measurement process of measuring the bromate ion concentration in the treatment water after the accelerated oxidation treatment process, with the amount of hydrogen peroxide supplied in the accelerated oxidation treatment process being adjusted on the basis of the measured value of bromate ion concentration.

Abstract: Provided is a water treatment apparatus that can uniformly irradiate water to be treated with ultraviolet light in sufficient irradiation quantity and in which a cleaning device and the like can be mounted easily. A water treatment apparatus that subjects water to be treated to ultraviolet treatment using ultraviolet light, the water treatment apparatus comprises: a flow channel through which water to be treated flows; and an ultraviolet irradiation portion that is located on an opposite side of the flow channel from an inlet side, and irradiates the water to be treated flowing in the flow channel with ultraviolet light via a window portion toward the inlet side, the window portion being formed by a transparent member, wherein the flow channel includes a diameter increase portion, and the diameter increase portion is provided with at least one of: a cleaning device used to clean the window portion; and a sensor.

Abstract: An information processing system comprises: an acquisition means configured to acquire vibration of a device that vibrates during operation, as time-series data of a physical quantity A indicated by a plurality of axis components in a three-dimensional coordinate system; a calculation means configured to calculate a first evaluation value E indicating a degree of bias of the vibration of the device between axes, based on the time-series data of the physical quantity A; and an estimation means configured to estimate a degradation level G of the device based on the first evaluation value E.

Abstract: A screw type separation device includes: a casing that has a separated liquid discharge port on one end part side and has an object discharge port on the other end part side, while the other end part side is positioned lower, in terms of vertical directions, than the one end part side; a screw shaft provided inside the casing; a first screw blade; and a second screw blade that forms a first space between one face and the first screw blade facing the one face and forms a second space between the other face and the first screw blade facing the other face.

Abstract: An inclined sedimentation acceleration apparatus includes an inclined part having a plurality of inclined flow paths through which raw water flows, and side plates disposed on both sides of the inclined part. An upper ridge part of the inclined part is disposed at a height different from that of an upper ridge part of the side plate. Suspended solids are less likely to accumulate on an upper surface of the inclined sedimentation acceleration apparatus.

Abstract: A water treatment apparatus 100 subjects water to be treated to ultraviolet treatment with ultraviolet light emitted from LED elements 31. The water treatment apparatus 100 comprises: a flow channel 10 through which water to be treated flows; an LED element housing chamber 30 located on outside of the flow channel 10, with a window portion 20 formed by a transparent member being interposed therebetween; and a plurality of LED elements 31 arranged in the LED element housing chamber 30, wherein the LED element housing chamber 30 has an inlet 34 and an outlet 35 for dry gas, and light emitting surfaces of the plurality of LED elements 31 are exposed to a space in the LED element housing chamber 30.