| 摘要 |
The invention relates to an apparatus employing pressure transients for transporting fluids comprising at least one partly enclosed space (201,301,501,601,606,701,1101,1201), at least one body (202,302,502,602,607,702,1102,1202) in said at least one partly enclosed space, where said at least one body is movable relatively to the interior of said at least one partly enclosed space, at least one opening (204,205,304,404,504,604,605,704,705,1104, 1204) in said at least one enclosed space which allows a fluid to flow alternately in the direction into and out of said at least one partly enclosed space, at least one first conduit (211,311,411,511,513,611,711,1111,1211) and at least one second conduit (212, 312,412,512,514,612,712,1112,1212) in fluid communication with at least one of said at least one opening, at least one first reservoir (231.331.431.531.533.631.731.1131.1231) and at least one second reservoir (232.332.432.532.534.632.732.1132.1232) connected to said at least one first conduit and at least one second conduit respectively, at least one first mechanical unit (221.321.421.521.523.621.721.1121.1221) and at least one second mechanical unit (222.322.422.522.524.622.722.1122.1222) in said at least one first conduit and at least one second conduit respectively, where said at least one first mechanical unit only allows flow in said at least one first conduits from said at least one first reservoir and towards said at least one partly enclosed space, and said at least one second mechanical unit only allows flow in said at least one second conduit in the direction from said at least one partly enclosed space and towards said at least one second reservoir. The invention is further characterized in that at least one positive pressure transient is generated by at least one object, with nonzero momentum, colliding with said at least one body, where at least part of said at least one positive pressure transient produces flow of fluid out of said at least one partly enclosed space through said at least one second mechanical unit and into said at least one second reservoir, and at least one negative pressure transient is generated in said at least one partly enclosed space, where said at least one negative pressure transient, together with the resulting at least one hydrostatic head between at least one of said at least one first reservoirs and at least one of said at least one partly enclosed space, produce flow of fluid out of said at least one first reservoir through said at least one first mechanical unit and into said at least one partly enclosed space. |
