Method and apparatus to generate bubbles in a material
AssigneesJames Richard Spears MD PLLC, Eco Too, LLC
InventorsJames Richard Spears, James W. Ridgway
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Abstract
A system and method of injecting a gas enriched and/or emulsified first liquid into a second liquid is disclosed. The injection can cause generation of a high density of bubbles having a mean diameter of a selected size. The mean diameter of the bubbles can be selected and varied based on the characteristics of the injection system.
Claims20
A system for injection of a gas enriched first liquid as a liquid lance into a second liquid comprising:
- a) an elongated small bore tubing with uniform internal dimensions along a length of the tubing;
- b) a proximal end of the tubing for receiving the gas enriched first liquid at an elevated pressure above an ambient pressure;
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- c) a distal end of the tubing for delivering the gas enriched first liquid into the second liquid at the ambient pressure;
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- wherein the length and the internal dimension of the tubing are selected to deliver a selected desired mean size bubbles less than about 50 microns delivered to or formed within the second liquid.
A system for injection of a gas enriched first liquid as a liquid lance into a second liquid comprising:
- a vessel configured to be pressurized to at least eight (8) bar with a gas;
- a spray system to spray an aqueous liquid into the vessel to create the gas enriched first liquid within the vessel;
- a delivery tube that has a substantially constant internal dimension and is elongated from a proximal end to a distal end;
- wherein the gas enriched first liquid is operable to pass through the delivery tube and pierce the second liquid as a liquid lance having a density at the distal end of the delivery tube substantially similar to the density of the aqueous liquid sprayed into the vessel;
- wherein a length and the internal dimension of the delivery tube are selected to deliver or form within the second liquid a population of bubbles having a selected mean size of less than about 100 microns.
A system for injection of a gas enriched first liquid as a liquid lance into a second liquid comprising:
- a plurality of elongated small bore tubes, each elongated small bore tube having at least one uniform internal dimension along a length of the tubing;
- a first end of each elongated small bore tube configured to receive the gas enriched first liquid at an elevated pressure above an ambient pressure, wherein the first end of each elongated small bore tube is positioned at a first position;
- a second end of each elongated small bore tube configured to deliver the gas enriched first liquid into the second liquid at the ambient pressure;
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- wherein the length and the internal dimension of the tubing are selected to deliver or form within the second liquid a population of bubbles having a selected mean size of less than about 100 microns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.