Highly efficient method of mixing dissimilar fluids using mechanically induced cavitation
AssigneeHydro Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsKelly Hudson, Bijan Kazem
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Abstract
A method of mixing two or more dissimilar fluids such a gas and a liquid is provided. The method includes the steps of introducing one fluid into the other to form a mixture, inducing cavitation in the mixture to reduce at least one of the fluids to a large number of relatively small units, and distributing the small units uniformly throughout the mixture. In a preferred embodiment, the step of inducing cavitation comprises introducing the mixture into a chamber having a rotating disk formed with a plurality of irregularities such as bores. The irregularities on the rotating disk induce cavitation in the mixture. The cavitation also breaks down van der Waals attractions within the mixture to enhance mixing.
Claims23
A method of mixing two or more dissimilar fluids comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing one fluid into the other to form a mixture;
- (b) inducing cavitation in the mixture to reduce at least one of the fluids to a large number of relatively small units;
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- (c) distributing the small units uniformly throughout the mixture.
A method of oxidizing a molecular compound within a fluid comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing an oxidizer into the fluid to create a mixture;
- (b) inducing cavitation within the mixture to reduce the oxidizer into a large number of relatively small units for maximizing the total surface area of the oxidizer in contact with the fluid;
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- (c) distributing the units of oxidizer uniformly throughout the fluid to enhance the probability of contact between the oxidizer and the molecules of the molecular compound.
A method of mixing a gas and a liquid comprising the steps of introducing the gas into the liquid to create a mixture and moving the mixture through a cavitation zone wherein cavitation is induced in the mixture to reduce the gas to microscopic bubbles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.