Portable Tile Flood Pump With Segmented Impeller Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pumping devices are not efficiently portable or easily deployable for draining flooded fields into drainage ditches, lacking flexibility in operation and power sources, and often require complex installations.
Innovation Solution
A portable tile flood pump system that can be quickly attached to existing drain pipes, utilizing a power take-off from a tractor or alternative engines to rotate impellers for efficient water removal, featuring a flanged pump housing, impeller housing, and shaft housing with stabilizing bearings, allowing for both gravity and powered drainage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing pumping devices are used for draining flooded fields, then water removal function is provided, but portability and ease of deployment are poor
Solution Approach 1:
The pump system is divided into separable components including the pump housing, impeller housing, shaft housing, and drive mechanism. This segmentation allows the pump to be disassembled for easy transport and quickly reassembled at different drainage locations, improving deployment ease while maintaining pumping efficiency through optimized component design.
Solution Approach 2:
The pump system incorporates adjustable and adaptable features such as the ability to connect to different power sources (tractor PTO, diesel engine, gasoline engine, electric motor) and configurable impeller arrangements. This dynamic adaptability enables the pump to be deployed in various field conditions and power availability scenarios, enhancing both ease of operation and productivity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing pumping devices are used, then water pumping function is achieved, but flexibility in operation and power sources is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The pump system is designed with universal compatibility across multiple power sources including tractor power take-off, diesel engines, gasoline engines, and electric motors. The standardized interface and drive connection allow the same pump mechanism to operate with different power sources, enhancing versatility without significantly increasing operational complexity through standardized coupling procedures.
3Ease of manufacture
If existing pumping devices are used, then drainage function is provided, but installation complexity is high
Solution Approach 1:
The pump components are pre-assembled and pre-configured at the manufacturing stage, with impellers pre-mounted on shafts and housings pre-aligned. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces on-site installation complexity, allowing rapid deployment while ensuring proper alignment and stable operation through factory-quality assembly.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and efficient water removal from flooded fields to drainage ditches, offering flexibility in operation and power sources, and can be easily transported and installed at various locations, effectively managing flood conditions.
Implementation Method 1
The impeller housing is typically provided with flanges for enclosing, adding and/or replacing one or more lower impellers, fixed to an impeller shaft, to pump the water from the field through the impeller housing and the pump housing
Implementation Method 2
An upper impeller or impellers is fitted on the upper segment of the shaft, which extends through the shaft housing and housing extension and serves to flood and cool the upper marine bearings and load bearing which stabilize the upper end of the shaft
Implementation Method 3
The shaft may be made up in two or more connected segments and is typically driven by a tractor power take-off or other drive mechanism such as a gasoline or diesel engine or an electric motor, to rotate the upper and lower impellers
Data Source
AI summary
A tile flood pump for attachment to a tile or drain pipe and pumping water from a field. The pump includes a pump housing, a flange bolted to the tile and an impeller housing enclosing one or more, lower rotating impellers, and extending into the pump housing for pumping water from the field through the impeller housing and the tile. A flapper valve can be provided on the intake end of the pump housing to facilitate flow of water through the pump housing and the tile. A shaft housing extends into the pump housing for enclosing a drive shaft that mounts the lower impeller(s) and connects to an external drive system. A shaft housing extension is removably fitted into the shaft housing for enclosing an upper impeller to flood and cool the upper marine and load bearings which carry the impeller shaft, upon which the upper impeller is mounted.