Patent ID: 7287963
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: F04D

Abstract:
1. A system for pump priming comprising: a first pump, the first pump comprising an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is adapted to a suction force that suctions at least water into the first pump and the outlet is adapted to a pressure force that pushes at least water away from the first pump; a second pump, the second pump physically separated from the first pump and comprising an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is adapted to a suction force that suctions at least water into the second pump and the outlet is adapted to a pressure force that pushes at least water away from the second pump; and a tube comprising a first end connected to the outlet of the first pump and a second end connected to the inlet of the second pump to provide a fluid path separate from the inlets and the outlets of the first and second pumps, wherein the tube is configured to enable a flow from the first pump to the second pump comprising