Method and system for enhanced high intensity acoustic waves application
AssigneeForce Technology
InventorsNiels Krebs, Carsten Langkjaer
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Abstract
According to the invention a method (and corresponding system) of enhancing application of high intensity acoustic waves is provided, wherein acoustic waves, e.g. ultrasound, and a gaseous medium, e.g. steam, coincide at a treatment zone. This is achieved by a combination of one or more high intensity acoustic generators and/or reflectors. In this way, enhanced efficiency in an area of the gaseous medium (or where the gaseous medium is to affect something) is obtained since a second generator or a reflector is located so that the acoustic waves directly influence the gaseous medium.
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A method of enhancing application of high intensity acoustic waves, wherein the method comprises
- generating high intensity acoustic waves (102) by a first acoustic wave generator (301) using a gaseous medium (101) where the gaseous medium (101), after exit from the acoustic wave generator, has a first general direction (A) that is different from a second general direction (B) of the high intensity acoustic waves (102) generated by the first acoustic wave generator (301),
- generating high intensity acoustic waves (102) by a second acoustic wave generator (301;
- 301′),
- where the first (301) and second acoustic wave generators (301;
- 301′) are located in relation to each other so that at least a part of the generated high intensity acoustic waves (102), being generated by said second acoustic wave generator (301;
- 301′), is directed towards at least a part of the gaseous medium (101) after exit from said first acoustic wave generator (301).
A high intensity acoustic wave generator system for enhanced application of high intensity acoustic waves comprising
- a first acoustic wave generator (301) for generating high intensity acoustic waves (102) using a gaseous medium (101) where the gaseous medium (101) after exit from said first acoustic wave generator (301) has a first general direction (A) that is different from a second general direction (B) of generated high intensity acoustic waves (102) being generated by said first acoustic wave generator (301), and
- at least a second acoustic wave generator (301;
- 301′) for generating 20 high intensity acoustic waves (102),
- where said first (301) and second acoustic wave generators (301;
- 301′) are located in relation to each other so that at least a part of the generated high intensity acoustic waves (102), being generated by said second acoustic wave generator (301), is directed towards at least a part of the gaseous medium (101) after exit from said first acoustic wave generator (301).
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