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US 8,707,988 B2Granted
Water inlet arrangement
AssigneeLinde Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsKarsten Glomset, Kenneth Glomset, Ove Gjelstenli
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Abstract
The invention relates to a water inlet arrangement for the use in fish tanks in aquaculture, including a pipe to feed water into the tank, the pipe having a plurality of openings and, for a better adjustment of the flow, a surrounding second element having a plurality of openings and/or a fixed or adjustable shield are provided.
Claims7
A water inlet arrangement for use in a fish tank in aquaculture, comprising:
- a pipe to feed water into the fish tank, the pipe having a first plurality of openings,
- a water guide assembly surrounding the pipe and spaced therefrom, the water guide assembly being movably positionable at an exterior of and with respect to the pipe and having a sidewall with a second plurality of openings positionable with respect to the first plurality of openings in the fish tank, and
- a shield surrounding a portion of circumference of the water guide assembly and movable with respect thereto, wherein the shield is arranged to deflect water passing through the second plurality of openings.
A process for providing water to rear fish, comprising:
- feeding water to a fish tank through a pipe having a first plurality of openings therein disposed in the fish tank;
- surrounding a portion of the pipe with a water guide assembly having a second plurality of openings therein disposed in the fish tank;
- spacing the water guide assembly apart from the pipe;
- moving the water guide assembly at an exterior of the pipe for orientating the second plurality of openings to a select position with respect to the first plurality of openings for effecting circulation, rotation and turbulence of the water from the pipe and in the fish tank;
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- shielding the water guide assembly with a shield member disposed upstream of the water guide assembly and movable with respect thereto for deflecting water flow and thereby regulating a velocity of the water in the fish tank.
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