A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
An improved swim spa is described which has a tank having a head end and a foot end filled with water. A forward current is created by pumping equipment which directs the forward current from a head end of the tank, past a swimmer in the water to a foot end of the tank. This allows the swimmer to swim in place. The width of the forward current is chosen to be at least twice its depth. A diverter is positioned at the foot end of the tank. The diverter has a curved surface for redirecting the forward current toward the sidewalls and then back toward the head wall in a horizontal plane and downward and back toward the head wall in a vertical plane. In various embodiments, the diverter may only employ curved surfaces to turn the forward current to the sidewalls and then back to the head end. It also may only have curved surfaces to divert the forward current downward, then toward the head end. In another embodiment, the diverter may employ curved surfaces to divert the forward current both sideways and downward then to the head end simultaneously to result in a more efficient design.
An improved swim spa is described which has a tank having a head end and a foot end filled with water. A forward current is created by pumping equipment which directs the forward current from a head end of the tank, past a swimmer in the water to a foot end of the tank. This allows the swimmer to swim in place. The width of the forward current is chosen to be at least twice its depth. A diverter is positioned at the foot end of the tank. The diverter has a curved surface for redirecting the forward current toward the sidewalls and then back toward the head wall in a horizontal plane and downward and back toward the head wall in a vertical plane. In various embodiments, the diverter may only employ curved surfaces to turn the forward current to the sidewalls and then back to the head end. It also may only have curved surfaces to divert the forward current downward, then toward the head end. In another embodiment, the diverter may employ curved surfaces to divert the forward current both sideways and downward then to the head end simultaneously to result in a more efficient design.
SWIM SPA
LIVINGSTON JR DAVID R (author)
2017-07-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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