CPC F04B 53/20 (2013.01) [B01D 29/33 (2013.01); B01D 33/073 (2013.01); B01D 33/801 (2013.01); B01D 35/26 (2013.01); F04B 53/10 (2013.01); B01D 33/067 (2013.01); B01D 33/463 (2013.01); B01D 33/50 (2013.01); F05B 2240/93 (2013.01); F05B 2240/98 (2013.01); F05B 2260/63 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A method for pumping fluids from a body of fluids using at least one pump for pumping the fluids, the method comprising:
providing a fluid pumping apparatus operably connected to the at least one pump for pumping the fluids, the fluid pumping apparatus having
a pump hose having a first intake end for receiving the pumped fluids and a second outlet end operably connected to the pump,
a pump intake assembly, fluidically connected to the intake end of the pump hose, the pump intake assembly having at least one fluid control valve,
a rotating filter cage, disposed about the pump intake assembly and about a central vertical operational axis of the pump hose, and
at least one fluid injection pipe centrally disposed within the pump hose for supporting the at least one fluid control valve, and for injecting fluids to drive the rotation of the rotatable filter cage,
positioning the at least one fluid pumping apparatus at or near the surface of the body of fluids,
pumping fluids from the body of fluids into the fluid pumping apparatus via the rotating filter cage and into the pump hose, and
simultaneously injecting fluids via the at least one fluid injection pipe to drive rotation of the filter cage.
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