Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing the functionality of automatic air valves positioned at high points of a pipeline system are provided. The invention generally provides a testing flange and a process for performing various fluid pressure tests to determine whether automatic air valves are properly releasing and/or stabilizing air within a pipeline system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2008
Date of Patent:
May 31, 2011
Assignee:
The Wallace Group, Inc.
Inventors:
Carl Kuhnle, David Monteith, Robert E. Wallace, Jessie L. Garrett, Jr.
Abstract: The present invention is directed toward an apparatus for efficient, durable, reliable, and cost-effective fluid injection. In particular, the present invention provides an unpowered device for automatic fluid injection dictated by pressure differential in the line. More specifically, the present invention provides a device for injecting a degreasing chemical into air relief valves in municipal wastewater systems, which operates off of the differential pressure in the pumped lines resulting from the pump operating cycles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 14, 2007
Date of Patent:
April 19, 2011
Assignee:
The Wallace Group, Inc.
Inventors:
Carl Kuhnle, David Monteith, Robert E. Wallace