Method for cavitation threshold characterization and control
US7683525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/0318
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for characterizing cavitation that occurs in a fluid exposed to acoustic energy. The method comprises the steps of exposing a volume of process fluid to acoustic energy at a specified power level; measuring the photon output from the fluid over a period of time; and when the photon output deviates from a desired level, initiating a remedial step to bring the photon output back to approximately the desired level.
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