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US 10,139,162 B2Granted
Acoustic-assisted heat and mass transfer device
AssigneeHeat Technologies, Inc.
InventorsZinovy Zalman Plavnik, Jason Lye
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Abstract
An acoustic energy-transfer system includes: an acoustic chest arranged circumferentially around a container configured to receive a material to be processed; and an ultrasonic transducer arranged circumferentially inside the acoustic chest, the ultrasonic transducer defining an acoustic slot extending through the ultrasonic transducer, the acoustic slot angled with respect to a central axis of the acoustic chest.
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An acoustic energy-transfer system comprising:
- a walled container configured to receive and contain a material to be processed while the material is being processed;
- an acoustic chest arranged circumferentially around the container;
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- an ultrasonic transducer arranged circumferentially inside the acoustic chest, the ultrasonic transducer defining a plurality of acoustic slots, each of the plurality of acoustic slots extending through the ultrasonic transducer, each of the plurality of acoustic slots angled with respect to a central axis of the acoustic chest.
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An acoustic energy-transfer system comprising:
- a walled container defining a circulation path of a material being processed, the circulation path extending along an axial direction of the container;
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- an acoustic chest positioned inside the container and comprising an ultrasonic transducer, the ultrasonic transducer defining an acoustic slot configured to direct acoustically energized air toward a circumference of the circulation path.
A method for processing a material using an acoustic energy-transfer system, the method comprising:
- forcing inlet air through an acoustic slot of each of a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers positioned inside an acoustic chest, each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers circumferentially surrounding a container, the acoustic slot of each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers defined in and extending through the ultrasonic transducer, the acoustic slot of each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers angled with respect to a central axis of the container;
- directing acoustically energized air from each of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers at the material;
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- transporting the material through the container.
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