Momentum transfer apparatus
AssigneeQuantum Sonic Corp., Inc
InventorDavid Deak
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Abstract
Apparatus providing ultrasonic control of a fluid medium to provide selective motion and cavitation comprising a transducer and an associated chamber providing a controllable acoustic travelling wave therein. The chamber includes an inlet, an outlet and a tapered passage through which the liquid medium flows and/or cavitation is induced and/or controlled. Embodiments of the present invention provide the production of light by controlled sonoluminescence and the generation of electrical energy by the flow of a medium through a magnetic field.
Claims7
Apparatus for generating luminescent energy from a liquid medium comprising:
- a tapered chamber having a larger and a smaller end, and a longitudinal path therebetween;
- a transparent window disposed at said smaller end to permit light to pass there through;
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- transducer means disposed at said larger end for providing a traveling acoustic wave along said path of sufficient energy to enable cavitation to form in said liquid medium at the smaller end of said chamber with an emission of light provided by sonoluminescence.
A method of generating light in a liquid medium, comprising the steps of:
- providing a travelling first acoustic wave into a selected region in said liquid medium;
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- providing a selectively varied second acoustic wave to said selected region, wherein sonoluminescent generation of light energy is provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.