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Method of operating a high pressure cavitation chamber with dual internal reflectors

US7461966B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 17, 2006
Grant dateDec 9, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 29, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J19/10
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of operating a cavitation system in which the cavitation chamber is separated into at least three distinct chamber volumes by, for example, first fabricating and then installing a pair of gas-tight and liquid-tight seals into the cavitation chamber, is provided. Each chamber volume seal is fabricated from a rigid reflector and a flexible member. During chamber operation, only one of the three volumes contains cavitation fluid, the other two chamber volumes remaining devoid of cavitation fluid. By controlling the pressure within the two unfilled chamber volumes, the rigid reflectors can be used as a means of increasing the static pressure within the fluid-filled chamber volume.

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