System comprising a pump attached to a tank casing for mixing a fluid
AssigneeSnowie LLC
InventorCarl A. Rupp
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Abstract
The disclosure extends to systems, methods, and devices for mixing a fluid. The system comprises a tank conduit suspended in a tank for receiving a mixture comprising a liquid, wherein the tank holds the mixture. The system comprises a rigid casing configured to surround the tank and a pump attached to the rigid casing. The system includes a suction inlet and a discharge outlet attached to the pump, wherein the pump creates a negative pressure that draws the mixture into the pump through the suction inlet and the pump creates a positive pressure that dispels the mixture out of the pump through the discharge outlet.
Claims12
A system for mixing a fluid, comprising:
- a tank conduit suspended in a tank from a top of the tank for receiving a mixture comprising a liquid, wherein the tank holds the mixture;
- a rigid casing comprising a plurality of sides configured to surround the tank;
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- a pump attached to the rigid casing, the pump comprising a suction inlet and a discharge outlet which is suspended in the tank from the top of the tank, wherein the pump creates a negative pressure that draws the mixture into the pump through the suction inlet and the pump creates a positive pressure that dispels the mixture out of the pump through the discharge outlet;
- wherein the tank conduit is in fluid communication with the suction inlet such that the mixture flows through the tank conduit and the suction inlet when drawn into the pump;
- wherein the mixture is discharged from the pump into the tank through the discharge outlet;
- an external fluid inlet attached to the rigid casing for receiving the liquid, wherein the external fluid inlet is in fluid communication with the tank conduit;
- and further comprising a three-way valve in fluid communication with the external fluid inlet, the suction inlet, and the tank conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.