A recirculating liquid jet pump for moving a wide variety of materials is
described. The pump is preferably equipped with an intermediate collection
reservoir enabling the placement of material to be suctioned into the
collection reservoir without bringing together the material to be
suctioned with the motive fluid of the liquid jet pump. The collection
reservoir may also be connected to a separate container for de-watering
solid-liquid mixtures to enable mixture liquid to be separated from the
solids without bringing the separated liquid into contact with the motive
fluid of the jet pump and without the use of excessive amounts of jet pump
motive fluid.
