Roving submersible pump
AssigneeWeir Minerals Australia Ltd.
InventorsGary Saylor, Friedrich Bradner
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Abstract
A roving submersible pump arrangement for movement in a body of fluid is presented. The pump arrangement includes a submersible pump having an inlet and a discharge outlet and a buoyant transport device connected to the submersible pump. The buoyant transport device is operable to position the inlet of the submersible pump at a selected distance from a surface containing the body of fluid.
Claims22
A roving submersible pump arrangement for movement in a body of fluid, comprising:
- a submersible pump having an inlet and a discharge outlet;
- a buoyant transport device connected to the submersible pump;
- and
- wherein the buoyant transport device is operable to position the inlet of the submersible pump at a selected distance from a surface containing the body of fluid.
A mobile, submersible pump system for removing solids from a body of fluid, comprising:
- a submersible pump having an inlet and a discharge outlet;
- a buoyant transport device connected to the submersible pump operable to dynamically adjust the position of the inlet;
- and
- an agitator operable to engage a surface containing the body of fluid to create turbidity in the body of fluid.
A method for removing silt or other debris and fluid from a containment pond, comprising:
- providing a roving pump system including a submersible pump having a suction inlet, a buoyant transport device connected to the submersible pump, and a directional control system for directing the movement of the buoyant transport device through the containment pond;
- selectively adjusting the buoyant transport device to position the suction inlet at a selected distance from the bottom of the containment pond;
- and
- activating the submersible pump to remove the silt containment pond.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.