Abstract: The present invention features a device having a strainer cover assembly having a strainer cover with tab openings, and a strainer housing having flexible tabs arranged thereon, the flexible tabs passing through the tab openings and fastening on the strainer cover with a snap action. The flexible tabs are deflected for removing the strainer cover. The strainer cover assembly includes a strainer with a screen for filtering a medium passing through the device. The snap action of the flexible tabs makes it easy to open, slide out and clean the screen on the strainer cover assembly. The strainer cover assembly and the screen may be formed as an integral unit, which helps in cleaning the screen. In operation, the user simply compresses the snap tabs and slides out the screen which is attached to the strainer cover assembly and rinses the contaminated screen while holding it by the strainer cover assembly. The integral unit being formed by plastic mold injection. The screen may be made of stainless steel material.

Abstract: Apparatus is provided having a signal processor or signal processing module configured to receive signaling containing information about the quality of water in a ballast water tank recirculation treatment system, e.g., in a vessel, boat or ship; and determine information about a variable fluorescence treatment to the water in the ballast water tank recirculation treatment system, based at least partly on the signaling received, as well as provide corresponding signaling containing information about the variable fluorescence treatment. The apparatus may include a variable fluorescence device configured to receive the corresponding signaling and provide the variable fluorescence treatment, including providing ultraviolet (UV) light to the water in the ballast water tank recirculation treatment system.

Abstract: A method for controlling a pump arrangement comprising a pump having a motor and a control unit. The motor, when the pump is in an active state and the motor is driven in a first direction, is associated with a load factor that corresponds to an operating condition of the pump arrangement. The pump arrangement also includes a unit configured to monitor at least one operating parameter from which the load factor of the motor can be derived.

Abstract: A pump controller or control device for determining a through-flow quantity in a fluid delivery system, in which a fluid is delivered by a pump, the pump including an electromotor operated at a first speed when the electromotor is in operation and the through-flow quantity being determined from a measured motor power and the speed. A method of using the pump controller or control device includes (i) increasing the first speed to a second speed which is greater than the first speed; (ii) determining a second through-flow quantity at the second speed from the motor power and the second speed; (iii) determining a third through-flow quantity from the second through-flow quantity by extrapolation of the second speed to the first speed, wherein the third through-flow quantity is the target variable; and, (iv) reducing the speed back to the first speed once the second through-flow quantity has been determined.

Abstract: A device for monitoring and controlling water disinfecting systems having at least one broadband UV emitter arranged in a channel, wherein the device has at least one sensor, which is arranged in the water at a distance from the broadband UV emitter, and wherein the sensor is connected to a control unit, which is set up to control the output of the broadband UV emitter or the volumetric flow of water through the channel, wherein the sensor has a maximum sensitivity to UV radiation in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 240 nm.

Abstract: A method for determining a through-flow quantity in a fluid delivery system, in which a fluid is delivered by a pump, the pump including an electromotor and the electromotor being operated at a first speed when the electromotor is in operation and the through-flow quantity being determined from a measured motor power and the speed. The method includes (i) increasing the first speed to a second speed which is greater than the first speed; (ii) determining a second through-flow quantity at the second speed from the motor power and the second speed; (iii) determining a third through-flow quantity from the second through-flow quantity by extrapolation of the second speed to the first speed, wherein the third through-flow quantity is the target variable; and, (iv) reducing the speed back to the first speed once the second through-flow quantity has been determined.

Abstract: A stator-rotor device for an electrical machine, in particular an electric motor, includes a stator and a rotor, wherein the stator-rotor device pole cores provided with windings comprise pole shoes and magnets associated therewith. The pole shoes are connected via a first surface to a respective pole core and have a second surface that is facing towards the magnets. The pole shoes cooperate magnetically with the magnets and are separated from the latter by an air gap. The pole shoes and the magnets engage with one another in an engagement direction in such a way that in each case a section of the other component—magnet or pole shoes—is arranged lying opposite the respectively engaging component—pole shoe or magnet—transverse to the engagement direction on two sides facing away from one another. The second surface is larger than the first surface.

Abstract: A method for treating contaminated liquids in a flow by ozone, wherein the ozone is fed in gas form into the flow at one point and then is mixed into the flow in stages by mixers following one another in the flow direction, so that an absolute quantity of introduced ozone increases after each mixer until a feed efficiency of more than 95 percent is reached.

Abstract: A method for automatic mutual alternation between an arbitrary number of pumps by the control of each individual pump, which makes use of a start condition for a state change from an inactive state of the pump into an active state of the pump to be performed, as well as makes use of a stop condition for a state change from the active state into the inactive state to be performed. The method includes a sub method (Find start condition) that includes the step of, after a predetermined stage, arbitrarily changing the start condition of the individual pump within predetermined limits.

Abstract: A device for monitoring and controlling water disinfecting systems having at least one broadband UV emitter arranged in a channel, wherein the device has at least one sensor, which is arranged in the water at a distance from the broadband UV emitter, and wherein the sensor is connected to a control unit, which is set up to control the output of the broadband UV emitter or the volumetric flow of water through the channel, wherein the sensor has a maximum sensitivity to UV radiation in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 240 nm.

Abstract: A device for monitoring and controlling water disinfecting systems having at least one broadband UV emitter arranged in a channel, wherein the device has at least one sensor, which is arranged in the water at a distance from the broadband UV emitter, and wherein the sensor is connected to a control unit, which is set up to control the output of the broadband UV emitter or the volumetric flow of water through the channel, wherein the sensor has a maximum sensitivity to UV radiation in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 240 nm.

Abstract: A method for treating contaminated liquids in a flow by ozone, wherein the ozone is fed in gas form into the flow at one point and then is mixed into the flow in stages by mixers following one another in the flow direction, so that an absolute quantity of introduced ozone increases after each mixer until a feed efficiency of more than 95 percent is reached.

Abstract: A UV lamp module having a frame and at least two lamp units, wherein each lamp unit includes a UV lamp extending in an axial direction, a jacket tube enclosing the UV lamp, electrical connections and a head section for fastening the lamp unit to the frame, wherein for each lamp unit, a fastening device is provided by which the lamp unit can be separably connected to the frame in the region of the head section.

Abstract: A propeller pump includes a pump housing and a pump core that is arranged in the pump housing and has a propeller, which together delimit a channel, and which are connected by a guide vane. The channel (27) haws a cross-sectional area (A2) at the rear edge (30) of the guide vane (13) that is greater than a cross-sectional area (A1) at the rear edge (29) of the blades (21) of the propeller. The specific rotational speed of the propeller pump is greater than 200 and less than 300.

Abstract: A stator-rotor device for an electrical machine, in particular an electric motor, includes a stator and a rotor, wherein the stator-rotor device pole cores provided with windings comprise pole shoes and magnets associated therewith. The pole shoes are connected via a first surface to a respective pole core and have a second surface that is facing towards the magnets. The pole shoes cooperate magnetically with the magnets and are separated from the latter by an air gap. The pole shoes and the magnets engage with one another in an engagement direction in such a way that in each case a section of the other component—magnet or pole shoes—is arranged lying opposite the respectively engaging component—pole shoe or magnet—transverse to the engagement direction on two sides facing away from one another. The second surface is larger than the first surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pump for pumping contaminated liquid comprising solid matter, the pump comprising a hydraulic unit (2), a drive unit (3), and a sealing unit (4), the hydraulic unit having a pump chamber (5) and an impeller (8) that is suspended in a drive shaft (9), said impeller and said drive shaft forming a rotatable unit, the sealing unit comprising a seal housing cover (15) that delimits said pump chamber (5) and that forms a seat for a drive shaft sealing assembly (16), the seal housing cover (15) comprising a first gap-delimiting part (20) and the rotatable unit comprising a second gap-delimiting part (21), which jointly define an axially extending gap (22) situated in the pump chamber. The pump is characterized in that, in each arbitrary radially extending plane taken through said gap (22), the first gap-delimiting part (20) has a broken circular outer gap-delimiting surface (23) at the same time as the second gap-delimiting part (21) has a broken circular inner gap-delimiting surface (24).

Abstract: A sliding vane pump is provided including a pump assembly having a housing with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet formed therein, a lining member received in the housing defining a substantially cylindrical inner surface and a rotor arranged inside the lining member, defining a substantially cylindrical outer surface. The inner surface of the lining member and outer surface of the rotor define a working space therebetween. The pump assembly also comprises a plurality of vanes received in slots formed about the rotor outer surface. Each vane is arranged to slide in the radical direction with respect to the rotor such that an outer edge of the vane contacts the lining member inner surface, thereby dividing the working space into working chambers. Rotation of the rotor draws fluid from the fluid inlet working into the working chambers, which is ejected into the fluid outlet.

Abstract: The invention relates to an engine control for a synchronous motor having a number of N stator coils set off in regard to each other, which are arranged around a rotor of the synchronous motor, wherein there may be impressed upon the stator coils by the engine control a coil voltage and wherein there is formed a coil current having a direct current component in a co-ordinate system rotating proportionally with the number of revolutions performed by the synchronous motor as well as a cross current component, wherein the cross current component effects a tangential force activating the rotor in the direction of rotation and wherein the direct current component effects a force acting perpendicularly to the rotor surface on the rotor, wherein the engine control has a direct current generator for generating a direct current component periodically alternating in the rotating co-ordinate system, in order to neutralize oscillations of the synchronous motor activated by the engine control by means of the force generat

Abstract: A partition for fluid tight sealing between a motor compartment and a coupling compartment of an immersible machine is described. The partition includes a partition wall having a seat, and at least one coupling terminal arranged in the seat, the coupling terminal being accessible from a primary side of the partition, and from a secondary side of the partition. A sealing member is located in at least a part of the interface between the seat of the partition wall and the coupling terminal, and a retention means is arranged to retain the coupling terminal in the seat. The coupling terminal includes a primary spring clip engageable from the primary side and a secondary spring clip engageable from the secondary side. Also disclosed is an immersible machine including such a partition.

Abstract: An electrode arrangement for an ozone generator includes a tubular dielectric which concentrically encloses a rod at a distance therefrom, and a filler material provided in an interstice between the tubular dielectric and the rod.