Enhanced fluid motion

Abstract

In a continuous liquid flow process, recycling open surface liquid flow is raised from a supply/return reservoir below the floor to uniform, level, design elevation in an open tower or chamber, for the purpose of developing enhanced kinetic energy in floor level discharge. In a unique combination of liquid flow and the gravity force, the process is initiated and maintained at the energy cost of providing rise of the liquid to average elevation, while, in constant discharge, recovery of potential energy develops out of the maximum elevation and the pressure difference between surface level and floor level discharge.

1 . I claim a process of free surface liquid flow management in which mechanical force, or any combination of mechanical and natural force, smoothly raises constant liquid flow into an open chamber or tower section, the quantity of said liquid flow per unit time being related to the input force as described in this application.  
     
     
         2 . The process as claimed in  1  above in which the constant liquid flow is raised to design elevation through inlet means in the ‘upstream’ sector of the chamber floor from natural or provided supply maintained below the floor of the chamber, to which recycling flow is later returned.  
     
     
         3 . The process as claimed in  1  above in which constant lateral flow is gravity driven out of the rising input in the course of rise, crossing the chamber to discharge means where momentum of the flow is imposed to a receiving facility, and returned to the supply reservoir for recycling.  
     
     
         4 . The process described in  3  above including flow through a floor level discharge means at the base of the ‘downstream’ wall, said discharge outlet being sized relative to the input quantity and relative to the pressure imposed by the height of the liquid above, so as to develop and maintain a discharge flow volume equal to the volume of input when design surface level pressure is imposed, maintaining thereby a stable uniform, liquid level across the tower at design elevation.  
     
     
         5 . The process claimed in  4  above that develops and provides constant gravity pressure to the said floor level discharge from surface level that is provided and maintained at the energy cost of raising the liquid to approximately average elevation, while constant recovery of pressure potential energy is acquired entirely out of the maximum elevation at surface level.  
     
     
         6 . The process claimed in  5  above that develops kinetic energy in the discharge that is greater than heretofore accomplished with the given level of input force.