Systems and methods for separating heavy water from normal water using acoustic pressure shock waves
AssigneeSanuwave, Inc.
InventorsIulian Cioanta, John Jackson
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Abstract
A method of separating heavy water from normal through application of acoustic pressure shock waves to a fluid including heavy water and normal water and recovering separated normal water.
Claims20
A method of separating heavy water from normal water comprising applying separation acoustic pressure shock waves to a fluid including heavy water and normal water in a separation enclosure of a separation unit, wherein the fluid has been chilled to produce heavy water ice crystals, separating the heavy water ice crystals from the normal water by application of the shock waves, and recovering heavy water from the heavy water ice crystals separated from the normal water.
A heavy water and normal water separation system comprising:
- a separation unit with a top portion and bottom portion, wherein the separation unit includes a fluid inlet, a heavy water outlet near the bottom portion of the unit and a normal water outlet nearer the top portion of the unit;
- a source of a mixture of heavy water and normal water couple to the fluid inlet;
- a cooling means couple to the separation unit for chilling the mixture to produce heavy water ice crystals;
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- one or more acoustic pressure shock wave devices couple to the separation unit to direct shock waves downward from the top portion of the separation unit, to push ice water crystals to the outlet near the bottom.
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