Explosive blast-actuated liquid distributors for irrigating apparatuses and processes of operation therefor

Claim 2

Apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the self-propelled sprinkling irrigating apparatus comprises a length of horizontally extending pipe which forms said liquid conduit and which is pivotally supported near its center on a movable station and wherein an explosive blast liquid-distributing water assembly is located at both ends thereof.

Claim 3

Apparatus as in claim 1 comprising also a separate movable support means and said explosive blast liquid-distributing water assembly is located thereon, and a source of compressed air is located thereon and a source of combustible fuel is located thereon, rigid means between said movable support means and said self-propelled rotary sprinkling irrigation apparatus and connected to both whereby said nozzle of said explosive blast liquid-distributing water assembly is maintained in fixed alignment relative to said liquid conduit of said self-propelled rotary sprinkling irrigation apparatus.

Claim 4

Apparatus as in claim 2 wherein the collimator tube axis and the nozzle are fixedly located with respect to each other and the longitudinal axis of the collimator tube is pivotally supported on the self-propelled rotary sprinkling irrigating apparatus.

Claim 5

Apparatus as in claim 2 wherein the explosive blast liquid-distributing assembly comprises a collimating tube and a nozzle, the longitudinal axis of the nozzle being movable relative to the longitudinal axis of the collimator tube.

Claim 6

Apparatus as in claim 3 wherein the collimator tube axis and the nozzle are fixedly located with respect to each other and the longitudinal axis of the collimator tube is pivotally supported on the self-propelled rotary sprinkling irrigating apparatus.

Claim 7

Apparatus as in claim 3 wherein the collimator tube axis and the nozzle are fixedly located with respect to each other and the longitudinal axis of the collimator tube is pivotally supported on the self-propelled rotary sprinkling irrigating apparatus.

Claim 8

Apparatus as in claim 5 comprising variable valve means operatively connected to said inlet for combustion fuel, a position-indicating means operatively connected to said self-propelled rotary sprinkling irrigating apparatus and to said variable valve means.

Claim 9

An explosive blast liquid-distributing water assembly comprising a vertically extendIng hollow combustion chamber, a collimator tube, a nozzle frame assembly, a nozzle control valve and a nozzle and a timing valve assembly in an ignition and timing control subassembly, the bottom of the combustion chamber being connected near to its bottom to one end of the collimator tube, the other end of said collimator tube being connected to a nozzle control valve, said nozzle control valve operatively connecting said collimator tube and said nozzle, said nozzle frame assembly comprising a rigid frame with a nozzle valve control means supported thereon and operatively attached to said nozzle valve for opening and closing said nozzle valve, said ignition and timing control subassembly comprising ignition means operatively connected to a spark means in said combustion chamber, gas-containing means and air-containing means each operatively connected to said combustion chamber by gas inlet valve means and air inlet valve means, respectively, means controlling the volume of water passing from a water source to said combustion chamber, gas inlet valve timing means operatively attached to said air inlet valve means and to said nozzle valve control means, valve means operatively connected to said combustion chamber automatically closing said water source off from said combustion chamber on actuation of said ignition means, gas purge means operatively connected to said combustion chamber, and valve means automatically connecting said purge means to said combustion chamber, said gas inlet valve timing means being operatively connected to said ignition means.

Claim 10

Apparatus as in claim 10 wherein said gas inlet valve timing means is a pneumatic timing means.

Claim 11

Apparatus as in claim 10 wherein said gas inlet valve timing means is an electrical timing means.

Claim 12

A process for covering with irrigation liquid an area bounded by straight edges, said process including the steps of continuously passing a portion of a stream of water at one level of pressure to a circular area of ground within said area covered by straight edges and intermittently applying increased pressure to successive separate portions of water from said stream and jetting said separate portions to the radially elongated successively neighboring sectors of ground of said area of ground bounded by straight edges beyond said circular area of ground and adjacent to the said edges of said area as a spray.

Claim 13

Process as in claim 13 wherein said area bounded by straight edges is a square area.

Claim 14

Process as in claim 14 wherein each of the successive portions of water is first confined in a combustion chamber with a combustible mixture thereabove and then said combustible mixture is ignited and pressure is developed in that combustion chamber in excess of said one level of pressure and said jetted water is delivered to the ground free of any substantial horizontal motion transverse to the path thereof.

Claim 15

Process as in claim 15 wherein the pressure in said chamber is relieved prior to ignition of said combustible mixture.

Claim 16

Process as in claim 16 wherein said jet extends radially from 200 to 300 feet from the said circular area.

Claim 17

Process as in claim 16 wherein each of such said jet portions contains from 20 to 30 gallons and such process is repeated in a period of from 2 to 6 seconds while the nozzle is substantially stationary.

Claim 18

Process as in claim 15 wherein the chamber is automatically purged subsequent to each combustion therein and the combustible mixture is passed to the combustion chamber for an automatically predetermined period of time.

Claim 19

Process as in claim 15 wherein the energy of the jet is varied dependent on the position of the direction of the jet relative to the edges of said area and is proportional to the distance of said edge from the periphery of said circular area.

Claim 20

Process as in claim 19 wherein the period of time of passing of the combustible mixture to the combustion chamber is initiated in response to the pressure change in the combustion chamber on combustion therein.

Claim 21

Process as in claim 19 wherein each period of time of passage of the combustion gas into said combustion chamber is determined by an automatically timed repetitive cycle each initiated by the said combustion and the period of time for adding of water to the combustion chamber is controlled automatically for repetitive action responsive to the pressure in said chamber.