Systems Devices and Methods Providing Hydrodynamic Barriers
AssigneeGeorgia Tech Research Corporation
InventorsAli Fatih Sarioglu, Dohwan Lee
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Abstract
A hydrodynamic barrier device including: a plurality of outlets disposed on a surface; a plurality of inlets dispersed among the plurality of outlets and disposed on the surface; and at least one pump in fluid communication with the plurality of outlets and the plurality of inlets, the at least one pump configured to simultaneously pump an operating fluid out of the plurality of outlets and pull the operating fluid back through the plurality of inlets to create a hydrodynamic barrier on the surface.
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A hydrodynamic barrier device comprising:
- outlets disposed on a surface;
- inlets dispersed among the outlets and disposed on the surface;
- a pump in fluid communication with at least a portion of the outlets and at least a portion of the inlets;
- wherein the pump is configured to form a hydrodynamic barrier on the surface by simultaneously pumping an operating fluid out of at least a portion of the outlets and pulling the operating fluid back through at least a portion of the inlets.
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A method comprising:
- forming a hydrodynamic barrier on a surface by simultaneously outputting an operating fluid out of outlets disposed on the surface and withdrawing the operating fluid back through inlets on the surface;
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- switching an operating mode from between at least an injection mode and a sampling mode;
- wherein the injection mode maintains an outlet flow rate of the operating fluid through the outlets as greater than an inlet flow rate of the operating fluid through the inlets such that at least a portion of the operating fluid is released into a surrounding environment;
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- wherein the sampling mode maintains the outlet flow rate as lesser than the inlet flow rate such that at least a portion of environmental fluid is withdrawn from the surrounding environment into at least a portion of the inlets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.