Patent classifications
E02B7/20
METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT ECOLOGICAL WATER SUPPLEMENT BY USING TIDAL POWER
Disclosed is a method for carrying out ecological water supplement by using tidal power, including the following steps: constructing a first water supplying river channel at an upper and middle reach of an artery and tributaries of a river channel, storing water at high tide and supplying water to the tributaries at low tide based on the first water supplying river channel; and setting a storage tank at an urban river channel, constructing a second water supplying river channel at an other end of the storage tank connected with the urban river channel, and supplying the water to a city based on the interconnected storage tank, the urban river channel and the second water supplying river channel.
DIVERSION POINT WATER DELIVERY CONTROL SYSTEM
A diversion point water delivery control system with a headgate assembly, first gate, and powered actuator for controlling the first gate. A headgate box surrounds the headgate assembly and has a second gate that restricts waterflow to the diversion point. Sensors measure water levels adjacent to the headgate box and determine water flow. A powered control unit connects to the powered actuator and sensors and has a computer with memory to operate the system, as well as a transceiver for sending and receiving instructions and data. In one mode of operation, the first gate may be automatically positioned and repositioned to maintain a predetermined water flow through a diversion to a channeled waterway despite water level fluctuations in a primary waterway from which water is diverted. This helps the system conserve water by preventing overdelivery and over-diversion in water delivery networks.
Method for carrying out ecological water supplement by using tidal power
Disclosed is a method for carrying out ecological water supplement by using tidal power, including the following steps: constructing a first water supplying river channel at an upper and middle reach of an artery and tributaries of a river channel, storing water at high tide and supplying water to the tributaries at low tide based on the first water supplying river channel; and setting a storage tank at an urban river channel, constructing a second water supplying river channel at an other end of the storage tank connected with the urban river channel, and supplying the water to a city based on the interconnected storage tank, the urban river channel and the second water supplying river channel.
FLOW GUIDING SEDIMENT BYPASS TUNNEL GATE STRUCTURE WITH SELF-ADAPTIVE INLET ADJUSTMENT
A gate structure of flow guiding sediment bypass tunnel with self-adaptive inlet adjustment the gate structure comprises a sediment bypass tunnel main body, wherein: the sediment bypass tunnel main body comprises a second revolution wheel, a second braking rim, a top water stopper plate and a weir, a second regulator is provided at a front side of the sediment discharge tunnel, the second revolution wheel is provided at a top portion of the second regulator, a top portion of the second revolution wheel is welded with the second valve lever, the second valve lever is connected with the top portion of the second regulator, and by providing the flow guiding structure at the bottom portion bottom water flows with higher sediment concentrations can be guided into the tunnel; and the altitude of the flow guiding inlet at the bottom portion can be automatically controlled with the gate structure.
Water containment structure with finger ends
A water containment structure that includes at least one flexible sleeve formed from a strong flexible material that will resist puncturing and is formed to contain at least one bladder formed to retain water, and which said sleeve includes center notches formed in the opposite sleeve ends that separate like closed end parallel fingers, which bladder fills the sleeve to the sleeve finger ends so that the bladder ends fit into and against the finger ends, and at least one water fill and drain tube fitted through said sleeve intro said bladder to pass, respectively, water into, and drain water from which bladder, and said bladder includes an air drain to provide for evacuating air from the sleeve during bladder filling. Which sleeve finger ends can be fastened together around a support, and which sleeve finger ends and notches can be secured to one another for connecting a number of sleeves, end to end, into a water containing structure.
Flood vent having a panel
According to one embodiment, a flood vent includes a frame configured to form a fluid passageway through an opening in a structure. The flood vent further includes a panel configured to be coupled to the frame in the fluid passageway so as to at least partially block the fluid passageway through the opening in the structure. The flood vent also includes one or more connectors configured to couple the panel to the frame. The one or more connectors are further configured to uncouple the panel from the frame when 0.5-5.0 pounds per square inch (PSI) of pressure is applied to a portion of the panel by one or more of a fluid or an object carried by the fluid, so as to reduce an amount of blockage of the fluid passageway provided by the panel.
Portable flood control apparatus
A portable ground deployed flood barrier for the protection of a structure against tidal or ground surface flooding provides a lower cylindrical ground tube placed on the ground against the structure base, an upper cylindrical float tube and an intermediate sheet material attaching between the ground tube and the float tube which is presented as folded but readily spread vertically as the flood waters rise, causing the float tube to rise to the water level while leaving the ground tube in contact with the ground surface forming a water proof barrier for the structure against the flood waters.
Self-activating flood protection barrier
A self-activating flood barrier includes a chamber (1) having first and second side walls (3, 5), a dam member (9) adapted to self-deploy in the event of a flood to inhibit the passage of water to a region to be protected, and a low-friction device (77, 79) positioned between the dam member and at least one of the first and second side walls of the chamber when the dam member is deployed. The low-friction device prevents jamming between the dam member and the at least one side wall.
Submersible bulkhead system and method of operating system
A bulkhead system and a method of implementing such a bulkhead system in relation to a dam are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, such a method includes providing a plurality of bulkhead sections assembled together as a bulkhead assembly, and coupling first side, second side, and bottom assemblies respectively to a first end, second end, and bottom surface respectively of the bulkhead assembly. Further, the method includes causing a first of the bulkhead sections to receive a respective amount of ballast within an internal cavity therewithin, receiving water pressure at an upstream surface of the bulkhead assembly such that the bulkhead system is forced against the dam and substantially sealed in relation thereto, and operating to counteract the water pressure and thereby prevent or limit the flow of water past the dam, where the operating is performed at least in part by the side assemblies and bottom assembly.
Submersible bulkhead system and method of operating system
A bulkhead system and a method of implementing such a bulkhead system in relation to a dam are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, such a method includes providing a plurality of bulkhead sections assembled together as a bulkhead assembly, and coupling first side, second side, and bottom assemblies respectively to a first end, second end, and bottom surface respectively of the bulkhead assembly. Further, the method includes causing a first of the bulkhead sections to receive a respective amount of ballast within an internal cavity therewithin, receiving water pressure at an upstream surface of the bulkhead assembly such that the bulkhead system is forced against the dam and substantially sealed in relation thereto, and operating to counteract the water pressure and thereby prevent or limit the flow of water past the dam, where the operating is performed at least in part by the side assemblies and bottom assembly.