Method and apparatus for treating fluid columns
AssigneeWilsa, Inc.
InventorHerbert W. Holland
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Abstract
A method and apparatus provide at least one region of pulsed fluid treatment within a fluid treatment chamber. The instant invention prevents the formation and accumulation of contaminants within conduits and on equipment utilized in the transportation, delivery and processing of fluid columns. It may also be utilized to accelerate the separation of oil and water and increase the efficiency of oil/water separation equipment.
Claims23
A method of neutralizing charges of solid contaminants and weakening cell walls and membranes of biological contaminants in a fluid, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a flow of a fluid through a fluid treatment chamber surrounded by a sidewall of a fluid treatment vessel shaped as a conduit having a fluid input port, and a fluid output port, the sidewall constructed of a shielding material;
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- energizing a coil of at least one antenna within the fluid treatment chamber with at least one electrical energizing unit to produce pulsed radiation within the fluid treatment chamber to treat the flow of the fluid therein, wherein the sidewall of the fluid treatment vessel establishes a resonant chamber having a capacity to restrict propagation of the pulsed radiation out of the fluid treatment vessel.
An apparatus for neutralizing charges of solid contaminants and weakening cell walls and membranes of biological contaminants in a fluid, comprising:
- a fluid treatment vessel shaped as a conduit having, a fluid input port, a fluid output port, and a fluid treatment chamber surrounded by a sidewall of the fluid treatment vessel, the sidewall constructed of a shielding material establishing a resonant chamber having a capacity to restrict propagation of pulsed radiation out of the fluid treatment vessel;
- at least one coil of at least one antenna deployed within the fluid treatment chamber and comprising at least one length of electrical conducting material;
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- at least one electrical energizing unit operably connected to the at least one coil to energize the at least one antenna to establish the pulsed radiation within the fluid treatment chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.