Oxygenation of water for a population of fish
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1. A method, comprising steps of:
- providing a vessel of water housing a population of fish;
generating a stream of oxygenated water having a dissolved oxygen content of at least about 70 milligrams/liter (mg/l) by injecting a flow of oxygen into a flow of water to provide a water/oxygen mixture and passing the water/oxygen mixture through a venturi assembly while subjecting the mixture to a magnetic field from an adjacent magnetic assembly;
diluting the stream of oxygenated water with a second stream of water to provide an output stream with a dissolved oxygen content of from about 5 mg/l to about 14 mg/l; and
injecting the output stream into the vessel to maintain said population of fish.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for producing an oxygenated fluid. In accordance with various embodiments, a vessel of water is provided for housing a population of fish. A stream of oxygenated water is generated to have a dissolved oxygen content of at least about 70 milligrams/liter (mg/l). The stream of oxygenated water is diluted with a second stream of water to provide an output stream with a dissolved oxygen content of from about 5 mg/l to about 14 mg/l. The output stream is injected into the vessel to maintain the population of fish.
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1. A method, comprising steps of:
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providing a vessel of water housing a population of fish; generating a stream of oxygenated water having a dissolved oxygen content of at least about 70 milligrams/liter (mg/l) by injecting a flow of oxygen into a flow of water to provide a water/oxygen mixture and passing the water/oxygen mixture through a venturi assembly while subjecting the mixture to a magnetic field from an adjacent magnetic assembly; diluting the stream of oxygenated water with a second stream of water to provide an output stream with a dissolved oxygen content of from about 5 mg/l to about 14 mg/l; and injecting the output stream into the vessel to maintain said population of fish. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a vessel of water housing a population of fish; an oxygenated water source in fluidic communication with said vessel, the oxygenated water source providing a stream of oxygenated water having a dissolved oxygen content of at least about 70 milligrams/liter (mg/l), the oxygenated water source comprising; a first water source supplying water to form a pressurized flow stream of water; an oxygen injection station in fluidic communication with said first water source, said oxygen injection station operating to inject gaseous oxygen into the pressurized flow stream of water to provide a water/oxygen mixture; and a venturi assembly in fluidic communication with said oxygen injection station, wherein said water/oxygen mixture in said venturi assembly is subjected to a magnetic field by a magnetic assembly; a second water source in fluidic communication with said oxygenated water source, the second water source providing a second stream of water to dilute the stream of oxygenated water to provide an output diluted stream of oxygenated water with a dissolved oxygen content of from about 5 mg/l to about 14 mg/l, in which the output diluted stream is injected into the vessel to maintain said population of fish. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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