Pump construction

A pump apparatus for generating a rotating discharge of fluid comprising:

• pump casing having an internal chamber for receiving fluid therein,
• vortex generating means for swirling fluid in the chamber to form a synchronized vortex column traveling about a pre-determined axis to flow in a first direction from the internal pump chamber,
• a pump inlet connected to the pump casing for receiving in the center thereof the vortex column of fluid being spun by the vortex generating means, the vortex column traveling to the throat of the pump inlet and causing rotation of the ambient fluid to flow inwardly through the inlet in a direction counter to the outward flow vortex column,
• said inwardly flowing fluid having a helical swirling motion, a pump outlet in said pump casing through which the helically swirling fluid flows from the pump casing, and
• a divider means in said pump casing dividing the pump chamber into a vortex generating chamber and a discharge chamber, said divider means having an aperture therein through which flows the vortex column fluid,
• said vortex generating means, the being located in the vortex generating chamber and said pump outlet being located in said discharge chamber.

A pump apparatus for generating a rotating discharge of fluid comprising:

• pump casing having an internal chamber for receiving fluid therein,
• vortex means for swirling fluid in the chamber to form a synchronized vortex column traveling about a pre-determined axis to flow in a first direction from the internal pump chamber,
• a pump inlet connected to the pump casing for receiving in the center thereof the vortex column of fluid being spun by the vortex generating means, the vortex column traveling to the throat of the pump inlet and causing rotation of the ambient fluid to flow inwardly through the inlet in a direction counter to the outward flow vortex column,
• a pump outlet in said pump casing through which the helically swirling fluid floss from the pump casing, and
• said vortex generating means including a central rotating hub rotating about said predetermined axis and having a plurality of blades extending outwardly from the rotating hub,
• said runner blades being equally spaced and symmetrically and identical in shape so as to create a swirling nucleus of fluid extending between the blades and having upper and lower conical nucleus portions, said fluid flowing from the blades toward a common axis to form the vortex column.

A method of pumping fluids comprising the steps of:

• rotating a vortex generating means within a pump casing,
• causing fluid to flow annularly in a belt of positive pressure between the pump casing and a pump outlet,
• forming a nucleus of fluid in a generally ellipsoidal shape with an upper conical section above the generating means and a lower conical section below the vortex generating means,
• forming a rotating vortex column of fluid initially to travel down to the throat of the pump inlet from the lower conical section into the ambient fluid,
• swirling ambient fluid to rotate about the vortex column and to travel in an upward direction through the pump inlet, and
• discharging the swirling ambient fluid through a pump discharge while the fluid is flowing with a helical twist thereto.

A vortex generator for forming a nucleus of liquid, said vortex generator comprising:

• a central hub having a rotational axis therethrough,
• a plurality of blades projecting radially outwardly from the hub,
• said blades being substantially identical in shape,
• said blades defining passageways therebetween having upper open ends and lower open ends to allow fluid to flow vertically between the blades and in said passageways.