Diffuser/emulsifier
AssigneeDiffusion Dynamics, Inc.
InventorsNorman L. Wootan, Anthony B. Wood
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Abstract
A diffuser for incorporating one or more infusion materials into a host material. The diffuser includes a rotor 12 and stator 30 rotating relative to one another. The infusion materials are drawn through openings in the rotor and stator. During movement of the rotor, the openings cause cavitation of the host material in the channel 32 resulting in diffusion of the infusion materials through the openings and into the host material. The opening patterns in the rotor and stator can be designed to operate at a single frequency or a multiple frequencies. The frequencies of operation may affect bonding between the infusion materials and the host material and may also be effective in breakdown of complex molecular structures.
Claims26
A diffuser comprising:
- a first member having a surface incorporating surface disturbances;
- a second member having a first side positioned relative to said surface of said first member to form a channel therebetween through which a first material provided from a first inlet into said channel flows and into which a second material provided from a second inlet through a second side of said second member is introduced, said diffuser configured such that a substantially continuous flow path is provided from said first inlet to said channel throughout operation thereof;
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- means for moving said first material through said channel relative to said surface disturbances to create cavitation in said first material within said channel to diffuse said second material into said first material.
A method of diffusing a first material with a second material, comprising the steps of:
- inputting said first material from a first inlet into a channel formed between a first member and a first side of a second member, wherein a substantially continuous flow path is provided from said first inlet to said channel throughout said method of diffusing;
- inputting said second material through a second side of said second member into said channel, wherein at least one of said first and second members include surface disturbances facing said channel;
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- moving said first material relative to said surface disturbances to cause said first and second materials to be compressed and decompressed resulting in cavitation of said first material within said channel to diffuse said second material into said first material.
A diffuser comprising:
- a first member having a surface incorporating surface disturbances;
- a second member having a first surface incorporating surface disturbances positioned relative to said first member to form a channel thorough which a first material flows between said respective member surfaces, said second member further having orifices;
- a first inlet means to introduce said first material into said channel, said diffuser configured such that a substantially continuous flow path is provided from said first inlet to said channel throughout operation thereof;
- a second inlet means to introduce a second material into a second surface of said second member such that said second material is input through said orifices into said channel to mix with said first material;
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- a motor to move one of said first and second members relative to the other to create cavitation in said first material while said first material is within the channel to diffuse said second material into said first material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.