Water simulation system and method
AssigneeFathom Tanks LLC
InventorCharles Bollfrass
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Abstract
A water simulation system may include a tank, a plurality of fluidic inlets, a plurality of fluidic outlets, and one or more pumps. In operation, the one or more pumps may introduce liquid to the tank through the fluidic inlets and draw liquid from the tank through the fluidic outlets. A pressure at the fluidic outlets may be diffused through the tank by an intake diffusion system having an intake box and an intake plate separating the fluidic outlets from the interior of the tank. A liquid flow may be adjusted for creating swift water conditions in a first portion of the tank and a slower current in a second portion of the tank.
Claims17
A swift water rescue simulation system comprising:
- a tank defining an opening at a top end, wherein the tank is configured to be disassembled and reassembled with a plurality of panels,
- a crane system positioned above the opening of the tank to lift objects into and out of the tank;
- a plurality of fluidic inlets provided in a first end of the tank;
- a plurality of fluidic outlets provided in a first side and/or a second side of the tank;
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- one or more pumps configured to introduce liquid into the tank through the plurality of fluidic inlets and to draw the liquid from the tank through the plurality of fluidic outlets;
- wherein the plurality of fluidic inlets include a plurality of current water inlets configured to provide a current flow at a first velocity and in a first direction, and a plurality of swift water inlets that each include a snorkel above a waterline of the tank, the swift water inlets configured to provide a swift water flow at a second velocity and in the first direction that create white water conditions, the second velocity being higher than the first velocity, wherein the current flow and the swift water flow are separated based at least in part on the length of tank being approximately twice as long as the width.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.