1. A method for performing fluid filtration comprising:
obtaining an influent from a target source of fluid to be filtered;
filtering the influent in a first filtration step;
filtering the influent in a second filtration step upon receiving effluent from the first filtration step by transferring influent through a plurality of radial arms by rotating the radial arms having filters disposed therein about an axis in a filtration unit; and
emitting a final filtered fluid effluent.
2. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 1 further comprising obtaining influent from a wastewater source.
3. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 1 further comprising receiving energy from the influent during the filtering process.
4. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 1 wherein the vanes enhance a Coriolis effect on the influent which has an antifouling effect as the influent crosses the filters disposed within the radial arms.
5. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 1 further comprising emitting an undigested biosolid.
6. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 5 wherein the undigested biosolid is transferred to an anaerobic digester.
7. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 5 wherein the undigested biosolid generates methane in the anaerobic digester.
8. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 1 further comprising the step of disinfecting the filtered fluid effluent prior to emission.
9. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 1 wherein the filtered fluid is emitted to a water supply.
10. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 9 wherein the water supply is at least one of an ocean, bay, river, stream, lake or subterranean water table.
11. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 1 further comprising the step of controlling a rate at which the radial arms rotate about an axis.
12. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 11 wherein the rate at which the radial arms are rotated is dependent upon a flow rate of the influent received from a target source.
13. The method for performing fluid filtration of claim 11 wherein the rate at which the radial arms are rotated is dependent upon a chemical oxygen demand of a target source.
14. A system for controlling fluid filtration comprising:
(a) a fluid filtration device comprising a sensor capable of measuring a parameter of the filtration measuring device; and
(b) an information processing system capable of analyzing parameters from the sensor.
15. The system of claim 14 wherein the information processing system is configured to receive the parameter measured by the sensor
16. The system of claim 14 wherein the measured parameters are selected from the group consisting of effluent volume, effluent concentration, and effluent constituents.
17. The system of claim 14 wherein the measured parameters are selected from the group consisting of influent volume, influent concentration, and influent constituents.
18. The system of claim 14 further comprising a central system capable of communicating with an information processing system, a fluid filtration device and a sensor.
19. The system of claim 14 further comprising an interactive data entry device for controlling a fluid filtration device in response to parameters from the sensor.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An illumination system for producing a light beam, comprising:
a lamp comprising a plurality of linear light emitting elements arranged with their longitudinal axes substantially parallel to each other and spaced substantially symmetrically around a longitudinal axis of the lamp; and
a concave reflector aligned with the longitudinal axis of the lamp, comprising a plurality of reflecting zones, which are equal in number to and rotationally aligned with the plurality of linear light emitting elements in the lamp,
wherein the light beam has a substantially circularly symmetric irradiance distribution.
2. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the light beam produced by the lamp and concave reflector converges, further comprising:
a gate having an aperture aligned with the longitudinal axis of the lamp positioned substantially at the convergence of the light beam; and
a lens aligned with the longitudinal axis of the lamp and positioned on the side of the gate opposite the incandescent lamp,
wherein the lens has a focus located near the gate and produces an image of the gate at a plane located on the side of the lens opposite the gate.
3. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the light beam produced by the lamp and concave reflector comprises substantially parallel light rays.
4. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the light beam produced by the lamp and concave reflector diverges.
5. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the concave reflector further comprises lunes.
6. The illumination system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of light emitting elements numbers four and the light emitting elements are helically wound incandescent filaments.
7. A concave reflector for use with a lamp comprising a plurality of linear light emitting elements arranged with their longitudinal axes substantially parallel to each other and spaced substantially symmetrically around a longitudinal axis of the lamp, the concave reflector comprising:
a plurality of reflecting zones equal in number to the plurality of linear light emitting elements contained in the lamp,
wherein when the concave reflector is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the lamp and the reflecting zones of the concave reflector are rotationally aligned with the plurality of linear light emitting elements, the concave reflector produces a beam of light having a substantially circularly symmetric irradiance distribution.
8. The concave reflector of claim 7, wherein the light beam produced by the concave reflector converges.
9. The concave reflector of claim 7, wherein the light beam produced by the concave reflector comprises substantially parallel light rays.
10. The concave reflector of claim 7, wherein the light beam produced by the concave reflector diverges.
11. The concave reflector of claim 7, wherein the concave reflector further comprises a one of lunes and facets.
12. The concave reflector of claim 7, wherein a surface of a one of the plurality of reflecting zones is defined by a generator curve rotated around an axis of rotation that is not coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the lamp.
13. The concave reflector of claim 12, wherein the generator curve is defined by an arbitrary curve.
14. The concave reflector of claim 12, wherein the generator curve is defined by a mathematical function.
15. A method for producing a beam of light having a substantially circularly symmetric irradiance distribution from a lamp comprised of a plurality of linear light emitting elements arranged with their longitudinal axes substantially parallel with each other and spaced substantially symmetrically around a central longitudinal axis of the lamp, comprising the steps of:
forming a concave reflector comprising a plurality of reflecting zones equal in number to the plurality of linear light emitting elements in the lamp; and
installing the lamp coaxially in the concave reflector such that the reflecting zones are rotationally aligned with the plurality of linear light emitting elements in the lamp.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the light beam produced by the lamp and concave reflector converges, further comprising the steps of:
positioning a gate having an aperture aligned with the longitudinal axis of the lamp substantially at the convergence of the light beam; and
positioning a lens aligned with the longitudinal axis of the lamp on the side of the gate opposite the incandescent lamp,
wherein the lens has a focus located near the gate and produces an image of the gate at a plane located on the side of the lens opposite the gate.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the light beam produced by the lamp and concave reflector comprises substantially parallel light rays.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the light beam produced by the lamp and concave reflector diverges.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of forming the concave reflector comprises the step of forming a one of lunes and facets in the surface of the concave reflector.
20. The method of claim 15, wherein the step of forming the concave reflector comprises the step of defining a surface of a one of the plurality of reflecting zones by rotating a generator curve around an axis of rotation that is not coaxial with the longitudinal axis of the lamp.