WO1994004944A3 - Method and apparatus for generating high energy acoustic pulses - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for generating high energy acoustic pulses Download PDF

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WO1994004944A3
WO1994004944A3 PCT/CA1993/000345 CA9300345W WO9404944A3 WO 1994004944 A3 WO1994004944 A3 WO 1994004944A3 CA 9300345 W CA9300345 W CA 9300345W WO 9404944 A3 WO9404944 A3 WO 9404944A3
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Bruno Hartwig Walter
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Publication of WO1994004944A3 publication Critical patent/WO1994004944A3/en
Priority claimed from PCT/CA1996/000236 external-priority patent/WO1997038803A1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/CA1996/000235 external-priority patent/WO1997038775A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F31/00—Mixers with shaking, oscillating, or vibrating mechanisms
    • B01F31/65—Mixers with shaking, oscillating, or vibrating mechanisms the materials to be mixed being directly submitted to a pulsating movement, e.g. by means of an oscillating piston or air column
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01J—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
    • B01J19/00—Chemical, physical or physico-chemical processes in general; Their relevant apparatus
    • B01J19/008—Processes for carrying out reactions under cavitation conditions
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B09—DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE; RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09C—RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED SOIL
    • B09C1/00—Reclamation of contaminated soil
    • B09C1/02—Extraction using liquids, e.g. washing, leaching, flotation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01V—GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS
    • G01V1/00—Seismology; Seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting
    • G01V1/02—Generating seismic energy
    • G01V1/133—Generating seismic energy using fluidic driving means, e.g. highly pressurised fluids; using implosion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B2203/00—Details of cleaning machines or methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B2203/002—Details of cleaning machines or methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam the liquid being a degassed liquid

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating intense acoustic pulses by means of the water hammer effect. The method involves generating a water hammer in a conduit (5) by suddenly interrupting a high velocity flow of fluid through the conduit (5). The kinetic energy of the fluid flowing in the conduit (5) is converted into a high pressure pulse which propagates along the conduit away from the point (7) where the fluid flow was interrupted. The high pressure pulse deforms the wall of the conduit (5) so as to radiate acoustic energy away from the conduit into a fluid medium (11) surrounding the conduit. The relative amount of energy dissipated in the form of mass flow in the surrounding fluid (11) and acoustic energy in the surrounding fluid (11) can be adjusted by changing the characteristics of the conduit wall. The direction in which acoustic energy is radiated into the fluid medium (11) surrounding the conduit (5) can be set by making the conduit wall asymmetrical or by bending the conduit (5). Embodiments of the invention for acoustic cleaning, viscosity reduction in fluids and acoustic sedimentation are disclosed.
PCT/CA1993/000345 1992-08-25 1993-08-25 Method and apparatus for generating high energy acoustic pulses WO1994004944A2 (en)

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AU49377/93A AU4937793A (en) 1992-08-25 1993-08-25 Method and apparatus for generating high energy acoustic pulses
GB9503925A GB2286480A (en) 1992-08-25 1993-08-25 Method and apparatus for generating high energy acoustic pulses

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US07/936,032 US5459699A (en) 1992-08-25 1992-08-25 Method and apparatus for generating high energy acoustic pulses
US07/936,032 1992-08-25
PCT/CA1996/000236 WO1997038803A1 (en) 1994-10-03 1996-04-15 Water hammer driven cavitation chamber
PCT/CA1996/000235 WO1997038775A1 (en) 1994-12-22 1996-04-15 Apparatus for degassing liquids

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WO1994004944A3 true WO1994004944A3 (en) 1994-04-28

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