Flow-Path-Regulating Conformal Dip Tube

Abstract

A flow-path-regulating, dip-tube device is an adaptable, scalable, flow-through performance enhancement to any vessel-type, reaction containment apparatus. This apparatus is embodied as a reconfigurable, quasi-“dip tube” which modularly improves reaction processing, performance, and efficiency. This apparatus increases operational flexibility, adaptable design, and vastly improves efficiencies and flow predictability of vessel-type reaction containers by retrofitting them with benefits of tubular reaction-containment configurations. Internally, the dip-tube device defines one or more closely spaced, functional voids which operate as fluid channels that can be configured in various geometric or topologic arrangements. The dip-tube apparatus is widely scalable, provides high thermodynamic efficiency, manufacturing simplicity, and affordability for varied operations through additive manufacturing, and has a compact physical footprint conformally fitted within a parent container.

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