Systems and methods for water pumping and desalination
AssigneeSSJR Water Solutions, LLC
InventorsJoseph Sterling Atkin, Henry Joseph Atkin
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Abstract
A system and method for moving water up a water column to achieve a sufficient pressure to overcome a reverse osmosis filter. The system includes a rigid outer column for receiving and holding water, with an inner, deformable hose located inside the rigid outer column. The hose has a one-way valve at a distal end of the hose to allow water to enter the hose and an outlet at the proximal end of the hose to allow water to exit the hose. A water-raising device to raise the water within the inner, deformable can include a system that moves sections of water within an inner lumen using a peristaltic motion to drive water upwardly through the inner lumen.
Claims9
A method for pumping a liquid, the method comprising:
- providing a rigid outer column for receiving the liquid;
- providing an inner, deformable hose within the rigid outer column, the inner, deformable hose having a distal end with a one-way valve to allow the liquid to enter the distal end of the inner, deformable hose, and the inner, deformable hose having a proximal end with a one-way valve to allow the liquid to exit the proximal end of the inner, deformable hose;
- wherein the inner, deformable hose has an inner lumen and two or more selectively inflatable segments:
- positioning the inner, positioning the inner, deformable hose into a first, rigid configuration to allow the inner, deformable hose to fill with the liquid:
- after the inner, deformable hose has filled with the liquid positioning the inner, deformable hose into a second, flaccid configuration to allow the liquid to exit the proximal end of the inner deformable hose;
- providing a liquid-raising device for raising liquid within the inner, deformable hose, the liquid-raising device comprising at least one compression device to electively close the inner, deformable hose and move along the inner, deformable hose;
- providing a selectively inflatable buoyancy support attached to the liquid-raising device, and wherein the method further comprises selectively inflating the selectively inflatable buoyancy support to raise the at least one compression device along the inner, deformable hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.