MX2010008253A - System for the control and distribution of run-off rainwater in a continuous flowing stream. - Google Patents

Abstract

The system of the invention involves the use of a combination of pipelines that supply the endorheic water collected by the system to a first, peripheral water network, from which a second, distribution water network is taken. Said networks, in turn, yield multiple branches that are subdivided into distribution lines with flow control means. The system of the invention can be used to harness elements such as rivers, streams and brooks, melting glaciers and torrents, and the water discharged from water dams or reservoirs, as well as water from lakes and pools, to collect, control and distribute surface and partially subterranean water flows in a continuous flowing stream and make use thereof before they reach the natural outflow level of the respective basin, through rivers. It thus consists of a system capable of controlling endorheic water and distributing it usefully, in a continuous flowing stream, whereby run-off water is controlled and distributed appropriately such that water ma y be stored in greater volumes in existing or specially created water reserves, as part of the system.

Description

SYSTEM OF CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTION OF ESCURRIMTENTS OF RAIN WATER IN CURRENT FLUVIAL CONTI NUA I nvention field The present invention relates to an endorheic control system. More particularly, it is referred to a system of control and distribution of rainwater runoff in continuous river flow, so that they can be used economically and contribute to avoid catastrophes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The endorheic waters have had a major importance in all the ages. However, given the current need for sources of fresh water, the importance of these waters has increased, since they are considered as a renewable resource of the first order, which, however, is not maximized, as it should be. . The systems for harnessing water runoff, either directly from rain or from reservoirs such as glaciers and snowy peaks, practically initiate the use of these water when they reach the natural currents, at a level far below of first order runoff; so that the surfaces located at a higher level practically only see water passing by, and there is no way to take advantage, among many other activities, for example, in the irrigation of reforestation sites.

On the other hand, due to the phenomena of changes atmospheres that are currently being increasingly pronounced, there are greater dangers that currents caused by runoffs become uncontrolled torrents, which can cause floods and other such damages.

There is, therefore, a need for an adequate system to control the runoff of rainwater in a continuous river stream, and to distribute the water controlled in such a way that it can be used in any of the many ways it is needed to conserve water. life and for economically productive uses; and in a way that also contributes to the prevention of catastrophes caused by the uncontrolled descent of rainwater or accelerated thawing, caused by the increase in the general temperature of the planet, in fields and / or housing areas.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a suitable system to control the endorheic waters and distribute them in a usable manner, in continuous river flow, through which the water runoff is controlled and distributed properly so that the water can accumulate in larger volumes in existing hydraulic reserves or, created expressly, as part of the present system. The system of the present invention contemplates the natural combination of the hydrography and the hydrological cycle of each geographical area, taking into account the fluvial regime of each geographical area, so that the connection by gravity of the runoff generated in the slopes and slopes is obtained. of those geographical areas that constitute a basin or river basin. Through the system of the present invention, it is possible to take advantage of elements such as rivers, streams, streams, melting glaciers and torrents, as well as venting of vessels or hydraulic dams, and also the exits of lakes and lagoons, to capture, control and distribute the superficial and partially subterranean fluvial waters in a continuous fluvial current, to apply them before they reach the natural level of exit of the respective basin, through the rivers.

In general terms, the system of the invention contemplates the use of a combination of pipes that feed the endorheic waters captured by the system, to a first peripheral hydraulic network, from which a second hydraulic distribution network is detached; these networks, in turn, originate multiple branches that are subdivided into distribution ducts, fitted with valves.

A feature of the network thus formed is that it also comprises channels that form curves that can be up to 180 degrees, located in high risk areas by the formation of high velocity currents and high flow, so that landslides can be prevented. in mountainous areas.

Another element included in the system of the present invention is constituted by half-round pipes, formed in spiral or coil, hydraulically connected with the branch ducts, which serve to guide the irregular runoffs towards the natural channels in inclined areas, thus avoiding the erosion of farmland.

By means of this series of elements that constitute the system of the present invention, the flow of the runoffs is maximized, based on the geodetic level curves, and those runoffs are controlled in a continuous river flow through the peripheral and distribution networks. that feed themselves by means of appropriate diameter pipes, based on geodetic level curves, so that the hydraulic networks can be fed back.

Thus, in the different levels in which the various elements that make up the system of the present invention are located, the endorheic waters are usable since the natural runoff begins, and their descent can also be controlled in order to be beneficial and not destroyer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In what follows, the rainwater runoff control and distribution system in continuous river flow will be described in detail, for which reference will be made to the appended drawings, which form an integral part of the present specification, and in the which: Figure 1 is a conventional perspective view of the rainwater runoff control and distribution system in continuous river flow, as contemplated by the present invention.

Figure 2 shows a diagram of the system for diverting and distributing water runoff, by means of the plurality of channels, for the formation of the continuous river current, contemplated by the present invention; Y Figure 3 is a plant projection to show the reciprocal feedback by gravity of the two hydraulic networks that constitute the system of control and distribution of runoff from rainwater in continuous fluvial stream, together with the accumulated reserves in natural or artificial reservoirs .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Before starting the detailed description of the system of this invention and the elements that constitute it, it is appropriate to clarify that, although the "rainwater" runoffs are mentioned in different places of this specification, the present invention is not limited to the concept of "rainwater" but it is applicable to any other type of endorheic water, citing without limiting intention, but merely illustrative, the runoff of accumulations of snow in snowy peaks, permanently or seasonally; the thawing of glaciers and other ice accumulations, permanent or seasonal, and the outflows and exits from natural reservoirs, such as lakes and lagoons, or artificial reservoirs, such as dams and other containment vessels.

Referring indifferently to the three appended figures, the system of control and distribution of runoff of rainwater in continuous river flow, the present invention has as one of its purposes to allow the best use of endorheic waters before they enter the streams. natural outlets of the basins, such as rivers. Until now, no attention has been given to the creation of adequate techniques for the adequate retention and distribution of runoff, for the use of this renewable resource, which increases the scarcity of water.

The present invention, on the contrary, provides the design and development of a suitable system for controlling and distributing rainwater runoff in a continuous river stream. The system of the invention helps to control and usefully distribute these runoffs, in order to form a greater number of hydraulic reserves, usable in a certain geographical area that is formed as a basin or river basin, streams, rivulets, glacier melts and torrents, as well as venting of vessels or hydraulic dams and outlets of lakes and lagoons.

These natural elements are not discarded from the system of the present invention, but are contemplated to obtain the best use of them in combination with the system of the invention. The system of the invention contemplates the diversion and the suitable channeling, by gravity, of all the run-offs, either as such, or of those that have already formed headwaters of rivers originated directly by the rains and / or by underground currents that emerge to the surface, or caused by other types of runoff, for example, due to melting of glaciers or the melting of snowy surfaces, so that its force can be controlled so that it is not destructive and its Water .

As stated above, the present invention comprises elements and devices by which the mentioned drains are diverted and canalized adequately, by gravity, in order to capture, control and distribute surface and partially subterranean fluvial aids, in continuous river current. , for its adequate use in multiple applications, before the slopes descend to the lowest point of exit of the hydrological basin, in places where only the water could be exploited by pumping.

The system of the present invention is designed to be arranged in any place and at any altitude in which it is useful and usable. It comprises a combination of multiple channels that, for convenience, are called aq per channel (2) and (3) to which other channels (a) that form irregular curves, which extend horizontally and with a slight inclination, are connected. so that they can feed, with the leaks that reach them, two hydraulic networks.

These hydraulic networks are: a first hydraulic network peripheral (2) and a second hydraulic network, distribution (3). Both networks (2, 3) are provided with polygonal registers (4), located on the upper side (or upstream side) of the channels of said networks (2, 3). From this point, multiple branch ducts (5) are laterally derived from both sides, from which multiple distribution ducts (6) also extend laterally from both sides.

In the distribution ducts (6) pass or globe valves (not shown) are arranged, whose purpose is to regulate the flow that circulates between said distribution ducts (6) and additional channels that form capricious curves (7) up to 180 degrees. These capricious curve channels (7) are located in areas of high risk, and are intended to prevent flooding.

The pipes that have been mentioned up to this point, and which appear in the drawings indicated with the numbers 2, 3, 5 and 7, can optionally be closed pipes or opencast. In the event that said pipes 2, 3, 5 and 7 are opencast, each one of them will carry, on its lateral side of the catchment, a retaining wall (10) of reinforced concrete, and will be provided with a mesh (11). ) conventional, to filter the runoff of torrential and cyclonic rainwater, so as to avoid as much as possible the silting of the pipes, caused by the runoff that brings landslides in mountainous areas.

Additionally, half-round, spiral or serpentine channels (8) are arranged. The objective of these spiral or serpentine ducts is to guide the irregular drainages, which originate in the precipitations from the clouds (12) to the streams and the like in inclined areas, so as to prevent the erosion of the cultivated lands. In order to further consolidate these croplands, and given the provision of water in the ducts forming the system of the present invention, pastures, fruit trees, and timber trees can be planted in these farmlands, as indicated in (13). ) of figure 3), whose role will be to strengthen the uneven terrain.

The diameters and perimeters of the ducts mentioned in the system of the present invention will be conventional, and will be based on the flow of the water that is sought to be diverted and / or controlled, so that the runoffs of the river waters, of torrents, are distributed. and thawing or melting, making them accessible and susceptible to take advantage of them from the upper basins, in the intermediate and low, so that more and more hydraulic reserves can be formed in vessels or hydraulic dams, lakes and lagoons (9), natural or artificial. Said reservoirs would be reciprocally linked by gravity, in combination with the said first and second hydraulic networks (2 and 3), thus originating the necessary and sufficient deviation of the runoff from rainwater, by gravity, based on the geodetic curves level, to control the runoffs in a continuous fluvial stream, through said first and second networks (2 and 3).

In case the vessels, the hydraulic dams or the natural reservoirs such as lakes and lagoons (9) that are in combination with the mentioned channels (2, 3, 5 and 7) are saturated, the surpluses of said reservoirs (9) return by gravity to the first and second hydraulic networks (2 and 3), in order to avoid flooding by overflows, and so that more and larger hydraulic reservoirs continue to form in other vessels or dams, lakes and lagoons (9). It should be noted here that the present invention contemplates as a preferred embodiment the formation of all the pipes and other structures of the present invention, of reinforced concrete or other suitable conventional material, and preferably of tubular shape, which may be cylindrical or polygonal.

The deviations that are formed in the perpendicular channels of the system of the present invention can be of any number; that is, as many deviations can be formed as necessary in order to capture the runoff by gravity of rainwater, based on the geodetic level curves. Said deviations are provided with conventional retaining walls (1) to temporarily control and dampen the runoffs that are to be diverted by the curtain gates (not shown) that can be sliding or abatement, and that connect said runoffs with other drains. Irregular curvilinear channels, which extend horizontally, but with a slight inclination, sufficient for the water to flow by gravity. Said channelings are located in a downward direction from the high levels to the middle ones of the mountains where the runoffs descend towards the rivers, the lakes or the hydraulic vessels or dams; using them to feed the two hydraulic networks (2, 3).

Both hydraulic networks (2, 3) have polygonal registers 4. Said registers 4 are provided with a valve (not shown) of internal intake and automatic closing at the minimum sea level in the pipes, without geodetic level curves of the hydraulic networks . As it was said before, there are lateral branch ducts (5) that originate in the hydraulic networks (2, 3), provided with passage gates, on both sides of the first and second hydraulic networks.

The system thus formed is suitable for the adequate use of water resources in the different hydrological zones, and its application and use in a variety of fields, such as the production of food in rural and urban areas, irrigation in general in agricultural lands, livestock farmers; in its use for aquaculture and fish farming, as well as for the establishment of multiple water treatment plants and industrial plants. Even controlled and distributed water can be used to obtain mechanical energy applicable in hydroelectric plants, and to have available adequate reservoirs to fight forest fires and other unforeseen events.

This can be obtained by the use of multiple passage valves, of different diameters, located laterally on both sides of the mentioned distribution ducts.

Finally, and to reinforce the importance of the system of the present invention, the use of natural currents by means of the construction of dams at the lowest levels of runoff, that is, river beds, or at the level of lakes and lakes, is not comparable. lagoons only, that the use of the same runoff practically since they are started, in the irrigation, the humidification and the controlled filtration towards the aquifers, from a plurality of altitude levels. Nor is the control of high flow and velocity currents, such as floods and floods, when an uncontrollable quantity of water is already accumulated at low points, which control the runoff when they are still controllable, practically since they are started. These two considerations are sufficient to illustrate the importance of the present invention.

The terminology used in the foregoing text is used in a purely illustrative sense, the claiming chapter that follows being consulted, to determine the true spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A rainwater runoff control and distribution system in continuous river flow, comprising: a plurality of perpendicular channels, horizontally connected to a second plurality of irregular curvilinear channels, which extend along the geographical area that is going to control, at a selected level; a first peripheral hydraulic network, connected to the second plurality of irregular curvilinear channels; a second distribution hydraulic network, connected to the first peripheral hydraulic network to controlly distribute the runoff captured by the system throughout the geographical area to be controlled; a plurality of polygonal registers located on the upstream side of the channels of said networks; a plurality of branch ducts, laterally derived from both sides of the polygonal registers and in fluid communication with the respective network; and a plurality of distribution ducts, in fluid connection with the respective branch ducts; capricious curved channeling is provided in areas of high flood risk; and a plurality of half-round spiral or serpentine conduits, connected to the distribution ducts, to guide irregular run-off to natural currents in inclined zones.

2. A rainwater runoff control and distribution system in continuous river flow, according to claim 1, wherein the irregular curvilinear ducts are slightly inclined to feed with their runoff to the peripheral and distribution hydraulic networks.

3. A rainwater runoff control and distribution system in continuous river flow, according to claim 1, wherein the polygonal registers are located on the upstream side of the pipes derived from said peripheral and distribution hydraulic networks.

4. A system for controlling and distributing run-off from rainwater in a continuous stream, according to claim 1, wherein the distribution ducts are provided with passage or globe valves.

5. A system for controlling and distributing run-off from rainwater in a continuous river stream, according to claim 1, wherein the pipes are formed in the open.

6. A system for controlling and distributing run-off from rainwater in a continuous river stream, according to claim 1, in which the pipes are closed.

7. A rainwater runoff control and distribution system in continuous river flow, according to claim 5, in which the pipes have a retaining wall on their lateral side and a mesh to filter the runoff and prevent the azolves.

8. A system for controlling and distributing run-off from rainwater in a continuous stream, according to claim 1, in which the capricious curves are up to 180 degrees and are located in areas of high risk of flooding.

9. A system for controlling and distributing run-off of rainwater in continuous river flow, according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the system includes natural and / or artificial hydraulic reservoirs, reciprocally linked by gravity, in combination with the networks Hydraulic system.

10. A system for controlling and distributing run-off from rainwater in a continuous stream, according to claim 9, wherein the elements of the system are leveled in such a way that, when the natural and / or artificial reservoirs connected in the system, the surpluses of said reservoirs return by gravity to the hydraulic networks to distribute the surpluses in other natural and / or artificial reservoirs, in order to minimize the risk of flooding in the area.