Fish safe screened water diversion apparatus
AssigneeFarmers Irrigation District
InventorWilliam Jerry Bryan
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Abstract
An apparatus for separating animated objects such as fish or other objects between a non-diverted and diverted fluid stream. Embodiments may include a screen or similar selective pass through device that is arranged in a manner that is generally horizontal (more horizontal than vertical). The non-diverted flow preferably passes over the screen while the diverted flow passes through the screen. Aspects of the apparatus may include faster sweeping velocity than pass through velocity, tapered side or bottom walls, a depressed low flow channel, a distributed under screen reservoir that facilitates distributed fluid flow through the screen or like devices, amongst other aspects.
Claims1
A fish safe water diversion apparatus, comprising:
- an input;
- a non-diverted output;
- a diverted output;
- a fish screen disposed between said input and said non-diverted output;
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- a reservoir located under said screen for receiving lo water diverted through the screen, said diverted output being coupled to said reservoir;
- wherein said diverted output is configured in such a manner as to maintain the screen in a submerged condition when appropriate flows are present.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.