Distributor or Water Distributor is a device used in water treatment or liquid distribution systems. It is mainly used to evenly distribute water to other equipment or systems. Water distributors are designed to ensure even distribution of liquids in pipes, reactors, filters or other systems, thereby improving treatment efficiency and preventing local overloading or uneven distribution.
Water distributors are commonly used in industrial water treatment, sewage treatment, gas-liquid reactors, and some chemical and petroleum industries, especially in scenarios where uniform distribution of liquid is required, such as water plants, cooling towers, wet scrubbers, etc.
Advantages
Improve treatment efficiency: By evenly distributing water flow, water distributors can significantly improve the efficiency of reaction, filtration or absorption processes and avoid local accumulation, excessive or underflow problems.
Save energy and water resources: The water distributor can ensure the even distribution of water flow, avoid waste or excessive use of water flow, and help save water resources and reduce energy consumption.
Enhance system stability: The water distributor helps all parts of the system maintain uniform working conditions, reducing equipment damage or efficiency decline caused by uneven flow, thereby improving the stability and long-term reliability of the system.
Strong adaptability: The design of the water distributor can be adjusted according to different application scenarios and requirements, adapting to the needs of various flow rates, pressures and media.
Application
Sewage treatment: In the sewage treatment process, water distributors are used to evenly distribute water into filter media or biological reaction tanks to help improve water treatment efficiency. For example, in an activated sludge tank, the water distributor can provide a stable and uniform flow of water to ensure that the biological reaction process in the entire tank proceeds effectively.
Gas-liquid contact tower: In the gas-liquid contact tower, the water distributor helps distribute the liquid evenly into the tower, enhancing the contact area between gas and liquid, thereby improving absorption, washing or reaction efficiency. Common applications include wet scrubbers.
Cooling tower system: In the cooling tower, the water distributor is used to evenly distribute the cooling water to the fill layer to ensure the uniformity and efficiency of the cooling effect and avoid local overheating.
Reactors and reaction towers: In chemical reactors and reaction towers, water distributors can be used to evenly distribute water or chemical reaction liquid to the reaction zone to ensure the completeness and efficiency of the reaction.
Food and Beverage Industry: In some food processing processes, water distributors are used to evenly distribute water, solvents or other liquid ingredients to ensure product quality and consistency.
Agricultural irrigation: Water distributors are widely used in agricultural irrigation systems, especially in drip irrigation or sprinkler irrigation systems, to evenly distribute water to the roots of crops through water distributors.