Patent ID: 6354763
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: E03B,F04D

Abstract:
A pumping plant for conveying a liquid, the pumping plant comprising:a suction pond formed by excavating down into the ground; a suction liquid channel to introduce liquid from a liquid intake point to said suction pond; a pump building disposed on a floor of said suction pond and comprising an island disposed in said suction pond; a plurality of pumps disposed in said pump building, at least a portion two longitudinal side walls of said pump building being submerged under liquid in said suction pond; and a plurality of suction openings disposed on said at least a portion of said two longitudinal side walls of said pump building, each of said plurality of suction openings communicating with a suction port of a corresponding one of said plurality of pumps; said plurality of pumps being arranged in double rows in parallel to a direction of flow of the liquid introduced from said suction liquid channel to said suction pond; said pumps being disposed such that a center of a delivery port of each of said pumps is at a level lower than a lowest liquid suction level; said pumping plant further comprising: suction pipes each disposed between a corresponding one of said suction openings and a suction port of a corresponding one of said plurality of pumps; and delivery pipes each coupled to a delivery port of a corresponding one of said plurality of pumps; each one of said delivery pipes being disposed above a corresponding one of said suction pipes.