Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Efficient mechanical generation of cavitation in liquids
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Application No.: US16515885Application Date: 2019-07-18
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Publication No.: US11193513B2Publication Date: 2021-12-07
- Inventor: David Staack , Xin Tang
- Applicant: The Texas A&M University System
- Applicant Address: US TX College Station
- Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
- Current Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
- Current Assignee Address: US TX College Station
- Agency: Winstead PC
- Main IPC: F15D1/00
- IPC: F15D1/00

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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200040921A1 EFFICIENT MECHANICAL GENERATION OF CAVITATION IN LIQUIDS Public/Granted day:2020-02-06
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