Erosion control and water flow control
AssigneeRoyal Canary, LLC
InventorJames Clifford Parks
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Abstract
A bio-friendly water flow control system can include a portable structure adapted to contain organic waste material. The water flow control system can be configured for deployment outdoors to guide water flow to limit erosion. A portable structure of such a system can include a sheath that is configured to contain waste material within an interior of the sheath. The portable structure may be configured to allow a flow of water into the interior of the sheath. The portable structure may include a waste material that includes processed palm frond particles. The portable structure may be configured to absorb a weight of water at least 50% greater than a dry weight of the portable structure.
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A bio-friendly water flow control system, the system comprising:
- a portable structure adapted to contain organic waste material and configured for deployment outdoors to guide water flow to limit erosion, the portable structure comprising:
- a sheath configured to contain waste material within an interior of the sheath and to allow a flow of water into the interior of the sheath;
- a first waste material comprising processed palm frond particles, each of the processed palm frond particles having a length of less than three inches, wherein the processed palm frond particles are disposed in the interior of the sheath and configured to absorb a weight of water at least 50% greater than a dry weight of the portable structure;
- a second waste material comprising processed palm frond particles having a diameter of less than 1 inch, wherein the second waste material is disposed in the interior of the sheath and configured to absorb a weight of water at least 100% greater than a dry weight of the second waste material, wherein the dry weight of second waste material is a weight where the second waste material has a moisture content of less than 15% by weight;
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- an absorptive core comprising:
- a jacket configured to allow the flow of water therethrough, the jacket comprising a jacket interior;
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- the second waste material disposed in the interior of the jacket;
- wherein the portable structure has an outer surface and a major axis in an elongate fill configuration, the outer surface disposed circumferentially around the major axis of the portable structure, wherein the absorptive core is generally coaxial with the major axis of the portable structure, and wherein the portable structure is configured to direct a course of water flow along the outer surface of the portable structure.
A method of guiding an otherwise natural flow of water in part using organic waste material, the method comprising:
- arranging for waste material comprising palm fronds to dry until the palm fronds reach a moisture content below a first moisture threshold;
- using a grinder, grinding the waste material into first processed palm frond particles having a diameter of less than three inches and second processed palm frond particles having a diameter of less than two inches;
- forming a portable structure by filling an interior of a sheath with the ground waste material of the first processed palm frond particles to a density of waste material configured to allow a minimum absorption of water by the ground waste material, the minimum absorption of water characterized as a weight of water greater than 50% of a dry weight of the ground waste material of the first processed palm frond particles;
- forming an absorptive core within the portable structure, the absorptive core having a jacket configured to allow the flow of water therethrough, the jacket comprising a jacket interior, wherein the ground waste material of the second processed palm frond particles is disposed in the interior of the jacket, wherein the ground waste material of the second processed palm frond particles has a density configured to allow a minimum absorption of water by the ground waste material, the minimum absorption of water characterized as a weight of water greater than 100% of a dry weight of the ground waste material of the second processed palm frond particles, wherein the dry weight of the second palm frond particles is a weight where the second palm frond particles have a moisture content of less than 15% by weight of the second processed palm frond particles;
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- providing the portable structure for delivery to a location for use in guiding water flow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.