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.
Claims20
A water simulation system comprising:
- a tank defining an opening at a top end;
- 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 configured to provide a swift water flow at a second velocity and in the first direction, the second velocity being higher than the first velocity.
A method of operating a water simulation system, the method comprising:
- providing liquid to a tank through a plurality of current water inlets at a first height for forming a current water flow at a first velocity in a first direction in the tank;
- providing liquid to the tank through a plurality of swift water inlets at a second height for forming a swift water flow at a second velocity in the first direction in the tank, the second height higher than the first height and the second velocity greater than the first velocity;
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- drawing the liquid from the tank through a plurality of fluidic outlets at a third height, the third height being lower than the first height and the fluidic outlets including intake boxes extending in the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.