Efficient mechanical generation of cavitation in liquids

US11193513B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM · US

Inventors

• David Staack · College Station, US
• Xin Tang · Shanghai, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 18, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 7, 2021
• Expiry date: Dec 8, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05H1/0037
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

In an embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a cavitation generation device that includes a dactyl plunger rotatable about an axis between an open position and a closed position and a propus socket having a channel. The propus socket is rigidly mounted below the dactyl plunger, and the dactyl plunger is received into the propus socket when the dactyl plunger is in the closed position. The cavitation generation device can also include a torsion spring that biases the dactyl plunger into contact with the propus socket. In another embodiment, the present disclosure pertains to a method of inducing a cavitation including biasing a dactyl plunger via a torsion spring, and rotating the dactyl plunger, by action of the torsion spring, into a propus socket. The propus socket includes a nozzle-shaped channel. The method further includes ejecting a socket cavity volume through the nozzle-shaped channel thereby inducing a cavitation event.