Magnetic method for stimulating transport in fluids
US9470458B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF28F2250/08
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for producing mass and heat transport in fluids, wherein the method does not rely on conventional convection, that is, it does not require gravity, a thermal gradient, or a magnetic field gradient. This method gives rise to a unique class of vigorous, field-controllable flow patterns termed advection lattices. The advection lattices can be used to transport heat and/or mass in any desired direction using only magnetic fields.
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