Vortex eliminator
US4253490A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 1979 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86348
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In combination, a subterranean liquid storage tank, a pump suction pipe mounted therein and extending substantially vertically from the top of the tank toward the bottom thereof, and a disc member positioned below and in vertical alignment with the lower end of said pipe, the member having a pedestal which rests at the bottom of the storage tank, both the disc and said pedestal being flexible and compressible to a size enabling insertion into and withdrawal from the tank by way of the pipe. Preferably the disc and its supporting member will be made of a flexible foam.
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