Fluid flow control apparatus
AssigneeAirrat Pty Ltd
InventorIan Bradley Nielsen
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Abstract
Apparatus for controlling flow of fluid in a fluid body containing a first fluid, the apparatus including: a baffle at least partially submerged in the fluid body, the baffle including: in inlet that in use is coupled to a fluid supply adapted to supply a second fluid; at least one outlet; at least one internal channel extending from the inlet to the at least one outlet to thereby allow second fluid to be expelled from the at least one outlet; and, an outer surface which acts with the at least one outlet to at least partially guide second fluid expelled from the outlet to induce flow within the fluid body and thereby agitate the fluid body.
Claims22
An apparatus for controlling flow of fluid in a fluid body containing a first fluid, the apparatus comprising:
- a baffle configured to be at least partially submerged in the fluid body, the baffle comprising:
- a) an inlet that, in use, is coupled to a fluid supply adapted to supply a second fluid;
- b) at least one outlet;
- c) at least one internal channel extending from the inlet to the at least one outlet to thereby allow the second fluid to be expelled from the at least one outlet;
- and,
- d) an outer surface which acts with the at least one outlet to at least partially guide the second fluid expelled from the outlet to induce flow within the fluid body and thereby agitate the fluid body, wherein the outer surface includes one or more external channels for directing flow of fluid at least part way along a length of the baffle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.