Purging water in a waterpark reservoir by inducing a siphon
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1. A water dump apparatus for a water park feature in a water park, the apparatus comprising:
- an upper reservoir configured to retain a volume of water therein;
the upper reservoir having a lower interior surface, an upper edge, and a surrounding sidewall;
a fluid inlet through which is provided a flow of water into the upper reservoir;
a lift conduit in fluid communication with the upper reservoir, the lift conduit having a lower edge above the lower surface of the upper reservoir, and an upper edge below the upper edge of the upper reservoir;
a drain conduit sealed to the lift conduit and having an upper edge below the upper edge of the lift conduit and a lower edge below the lower edge of the lift conduit;
an outflow in fluid communication with the lower edge of the drain conduit, the outflow configured to periodically outflow water from the water dump apparatus.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for purging water in a waterpark reservoir by inducing a siphon and several examples of an apparatus to achieve this result. The apparatus disclosed herein provides an emptying mechanism which may have no moving parts or valves between the inlet and the outlet and yet delivers a short term large volume dump or purge of water to patrons in an impact area of a patron region of a waterpark.
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1. A water dump apparatus for a water park feature in a water park, the apparatus comprising:
an upper reservoir configured to retain a volume of water therein; the upper reservoir having a lower interior surface, an upper edge, and a surrounding sidewall; a fluid inlet through which is provided a flow of water into the upper reservoir; a lift conduit in fluid communication with the upper reservoir, the lift conduit having a lower edge above the lower surface of the upper reservoir, and an upper edge below the upper edge of the upper reservoir; a drain conduit sealed to the lift conduit and having an upper edge below the upper edge of the lift conduit and a lower edge below the lower edge of the lift conduit; an outflow in fluid communication with the lower edge of the drain conduit, the outflow configured to periodically outflow water from the water dump apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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