System comprising a pump attached to a tank casing for mixing a fluid
AssigneeSnowie LLC
InventorCarl A. Rupp
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Abstract
The disclosure extends to systems, methods, and devices for mixing a fluid. The system comprises a tank conduit suspended in a tank for receiving a mixture comprising a liquid, wherein the tank holds the mixture. The system comprises a rigid casing configured to surround the tank and a pump attached to the rigid casing. The system includes a suction inlet and a discharge outlet attached to the pump, wherein the pump creates a negative pressure that draws the mixture into the pump through the suction inlet and the pump creates a positive pressure that dispels the mixture out of the pump through the discharge outlet.
Claims20
A system for mixing a fluid, comprising:
- a tank conduit suspended in a tank from a top of the tank for receiving a mixture comprising a liquid, wherein the tank holds the mixture;
- a rigid casing comprising a plurality of sides configured to surround the tank;
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- a pump attached to the rigid casing, the pump comprising a suction inlet and a discharge outlet which is suspended in the tank from the top of the tank, wherein the pump creates a negative pressure that draws the mixture into the pump through the suction inlet and the pump creates a positive pressure that dispels the mixture out of the pump through the discharge outlet;
- wherein the tank conduit is in fluid communication with the suction inlet such that the mixture flows through the tank conduit and the suction inlet when drawn into the pump;
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- wherein the mixture is discharged from the pump into the tank through the discharge outlet.
A method for mixing a fluid, comprising:
- introducing a liquid and at least one additional substance into a tank, wherein the liquid and the at least one additional substance form a mixture;
- inserting a tank conduit into the tank, wherein the tank conduit is in fluid communication with a suction inlet of a pump, wherein the pump comprises the suction inlet and a discharge outlet;
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- operating a three-way valve in fluid communication with the tank conduit and the suction inlet, such that the three-way valve permits the mixture to flow from the tank into the tank conduit, the three-way valve, and the suction inlet;
- operating the pump such that the pump creates a negative pressure drawing the mixture into the pump through the suction inlet and wherein the pump creates a positive pressure expelling the mixture out of the pump through the discharge outlet.
A system for mixing a fluid, comprising:
- a rigid casing configured to surround a tank;
- an external fluid inlet attached to the rigid casing and configured to receive a liquid;
- a tank conduit within the rigid casing configured to receive the liquid from the external fluid inlet and further configured to receive a mixture in the tank;
- a pump attached to the rigid casing and comprising a suction inlet and a discharge outlet;
- wherein the pump creates a negative pressure that draws the mixture into the pump through the suction inlet and wherein the pump creates a positive pressure that expels the mixture out of the pump through the discharge outlet;
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- a three-way valve in fluid communication with the external fluid inlet, the pump suction inlet, and the tank conduit, wherein the three-way valve comprises a first position and a second position;
- wherein the three-way valve receives the liquid from the external fluid inlet and permits the liquid to flow into the tank through the tank conduit when the three-way valve is in the first position;
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- wherein the three-way valve receives the liquid from the external fluid inlet and blocks the liquid from flowing into the tank through the tank conduit when the three-way valve is in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.