Claims
- 1. The method of distributing a dredged slurry over an area comprising the steps of:
- a) forming a pumpable mixture of water and solids at a dredge to define a slurry,
- b) pumping said slurry under high pressure to a distributor,
- c) conveying said pressurized slurry from the distributor through a conduit to an aerial projector remote from the dredge and located and supported on the area, and
- d) translating said aerial projector over the area to aerially distribute the slurry over the area.
- 2. The method of distributing a dredged slurry as in claim 1 wherein said conduit is flexible and said step of translating said aerial projector comprises retracting said conduit.
- 3. The method of distributing a dredged slurry as in claim 1, wherein said conduit is flexible and said step of translating said aerial projector comprises moving said aerial projector with a cable system.
- 4. The method of distributing a dredged slurry as in claim 2, including the step of translating said aerial projector by a cable system laterally with respect to the length of said conduit.
- 5. The method of distributing a dredged slurry over an area comprising the steps of:
- a) forming a pumpable mixture of water and solids to define a slurry,
- b) pumping said slurry into an elongated manifold conduit located on the area to maintain said slurry under a high pressure,
- c) distributing the pressurized slurry from said manifold to a plurality of arterial conduits communicating with and transversely related to and spaced along said manifold and located upon the area,
- d) aerial spraying said slurry from arterial conduits at spray points remotely located from said manifold, and
- e) translating said arterial conduits and spray points relative to said manifold to aerially distribute the slurry over the area.
- 6. The method of distributing a dredged slurry as in claim 5, the step of translating said arterial conduits comprising drawing said conduits and spray points toward said manifold during spraying.
- 7. The method of distributing a dredged slurry as in claim 2, wherein said step of translating said aerial projector comprises winding said conduit upon a reel to retract said conduit.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/642,653 filed Jan. 17, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,167,469.
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