Low energy vortex liquid treatment systems and methods
A method comprises steps for (a) providing a liquid in a container; (b) flowing a gas to a volume within the liquid, wherein the volume is at least partially submerged in the liquid; and (c) repeatedly increasing and decreasing the volume, wherein the cycles of increasing and decreasing generates a pulsed aerated flow, wherein at least one of the pulsed aerated flow is released within the container and the pulsed aerated flow is released outside the container.
1. A liquid treatment system comprising:
a gas source,
a container for containing a liquid,
a pump submerged in the liquid, the pump including a housing consisting of a top portion, a lower portion, and an inner volume,
the lower portion of housing including one or more openings allowing fluid communication between the inner volume and the container creating a liquid surface disposed in the inner volume,
the top portion of the housing coupled to an inlet, the inlet coupled to the gas source to deliver a gas from the gas source to the inner volume, the gas is trapped within the inner volume of the housing creating an inner volume of gas,
the housing coupled to an outlet,
the pump includes a release feature coupled to the outlet, the release feature is positioned at a distance from the top portion,
the gas source supplying the gas to the inlet such that:
the inner volume of gas expands displacing the liquid surface in a downward direction,
wherein the liquid surface reaches the release feature, the outlet delivers a liquid/gas mixture; and
wherein the release feature includes a plurality of cuts having a slope curve shape forming a plurality of wings, the plurality of wings regulating an oscillation behavior of the liquid/gas mixture.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the outlet delivers an aerated vortex flow.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein the aerated vortex flow is delivered to the container to aerate the liquid.
4. The system of claim 2 wherein the aerated vortex flow is delivered to a plant bed, the aerated vortex flow not absorbed by the plant bed is returned to the container.
5. The system of claim 4 wherein the container is a fish tank.
6. The system of claim 2 wherein the aerated vortex flow is delivered to a filter then returned to the container.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein the container is a swimming pool.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein the pump includes a shape of at least one of a bell and a cylinder.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein the pump includes a material consisting of concrete or plastic, wherein the pump consisting of the plastic material includes a counter weight to overcome the buoyancy force of the inner volume of gas.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein the gas source is powered by at least one of a solar panel and a windmill providing a self-sustained system.
11. An aquaponic system comprising:
a gas source,
a fish tank containing a liquid,
a plurality of pumps submerged in the liquid, the plurality of pumps having a housing consisting of a top portion, a lower portion, and an inner volume,
the lower portion of housing including one or more openings allowing fluid communication between the inner volume and the fish tank creating a liquid surface disposed in the inner volume,
the top portion of the housing coupled to an inlet, the inlet coupled to the gas source to deliver a gas from the gas source to the inner volume, the gas is trapped within the inner volume of the housing creating an inner volume of gas,
the housing coupled to an outlet,
the plurality of pumps include a release feature coupled to the outlet, the release feature is positioned at a distance from the top portion,
the gas source supplying the gas to the inlet such that:
the inner volume of gas expands displacing the liquid surface in a downward direction,
wherein the liquid surface reaches the release feature, the outlet delivers a an aerated vortex flow; and
the release feature includes a plurality of cuts having a slope curve shape forming a plurality of wings, plurality of the wings regulating an oscillation behavior of the aerated vortex flow,
the aerated vortex flow is delivered to a plant bed, the aerated vortex flow not absorbed by the plant bed is returned to the fish tank.
12. A method of operating a gas pump comprising steps:
(a) providing a liquid in a container;
(b) flowing a gas to a volume within the liquid, wherein the volume is at least partially submerged in the liquid; and
(c) repeatedly increasing and decreasing the volume, wherein the cycles of increasing and decreasing generates a pulsed aerated flow, wherein at least one of the pulsed aerated flow is released within the container and the pulsed aerated flow is a vortex flow released outside the container, wherein the vortex flow is used to treat contaminated liquid consisting of alums and particulates.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein step (c), a release feature is activated decreasing the volume.
14. The method of claim 12 wherein the container is a swimming pool.
15. The method of claim 12 wherein step (c), the pulsed aerated flow is pumped to a ground having plants; and further comprising a step (d) returning a liquid from the ground to the container.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the container is a fish farm, the fish farm having a bedrock.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the gas pump is buried in the bedrock.