Redundant array water delivery system for water rides
AssigneeLight Wave, Ltd.
InventorsThomas J. Lochtefeld, Jeffery W. Henry
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Abstract
A redundant array pumping system and control system is provided for water rides for ensuring continuous and non-disruptive supply of water. The pumping system incorporates a redundant pump and filter array in conjunction with a nozzle system for injecting water onto a ride surface. The nozzle system may incorporate a plurality of redundant or quasi-redundant nozzles. The hydraulic system can include many levels of redundancy as applied to its various components, such as pumps, filters and nozzles. Additionally, the system can be equipped with a plurality of pressure and flow sensors for monitoring and controlling the performance of the pumps, filters and nozzles of the hydraulic system.
Claims10
A hydraulic system for a water ride, comprising:
- a first primary pump hydraulically connected to a first supply conduit so that the first primary pump delivers pressurized water to the first supply conduit;
- a second primary pump hydraulically connected to a second supply conduit so that the second primary pump delivers pressurized water to the second supply conduit;
- the first and second primary pumps and first and second supply conduits arranged so that a flow of pressurized water from the first primary pump to the first conduit is isolated from a flow of pressurized water from the second primary pump to the second conduit;
- an auxiliary pump;
- a pump bypass manifold;
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- a plurality of valves;
- wherein the valves are arranged relative to the pumps and manifold so that, through selective actuation of the valves, the first primary pump can selectively be disconnected from the first conduit and in its place the auxiliary pump can be selectively connected via the pump bypass manifold to the first conduit so that the auxiliary pump delivers pressurized water to the first conduit in place of the first primary pump and a flow of pressurized water from the auxiliary pump to the first conduit is isolated from the flow of pressurized water from the second primary pump to the second conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.