MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202431101133 A) filed by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited on December 20, 2024, for A Method And System For Disposal Of Pre-Treatment Clarifier Sludge In Thermal Power Plant.

Inventors include Devasath Balaraju Naik; M Salaimanalan; I M Ramalingeswara Rao; Bibhuti Bhusan Sahu; and Susanta Bisoi.

The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of disposal of pre-treatment clarifier sludge comprising steps of separating clarified water and sludge from untreated water flowing in a clarifier (101), collecting the sludge from the clarifier (101) in a sludge sump (102) through transfer pipes, passing air through the sludge sump (102) with the collected sludge, pumping the sludge to ash dyke (104) through sludge transfer pumps (103), transferring the sludge to ash dyke (104) for conversion of dry ash to wet ash through transfer pipes connected to sludge transfer pumps (103). The system comprises of a clarifier (101) for separating clarified water and sludge from untreated water, a sludge sump (102) for collecting the sludge from the clarifier (101), wherein the sludge sump (102) is connected to sludge transfer pump (103) for Pumping the sludge to ash dyke (104) for conversion of dry ash to wet ash. (Figure 1)

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