SMART NANOFLUIDS FOR GEOTHERMAL APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF USE

    公开(公告)号:US20240263066A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18407624

    申请日:2024-01-09

    IPC分类号: C09K8/84 B82Y30/00 E21B49/00

    摘要: A method of formulating a nanofluid for use in a geologic formation for determining an average pore size of the geologic formation by selecting a desired flow rate of the nanofluid under a predetermined applied pressure, using the calculated average pore size and desired flow rate to estimate a desired average viscosity of the nanofluid, and producing the nanofluid having the desired average viscosity by combining a quantity of nanoparticles with an aqueous medium. A nanofluid made by said process. A method of treating a geologic formation, such as a geothermal formation, by injecting said nanofluid into the geologic formation.

    Sorbent-based oil skimmer and methods of use

    公开(公告)号:US11905671B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17581304

    申请日:2022-01-21

    IPC分类号: E02B15/04 E02B15/10

    摘要: A sorbent-based oil skimmer is configured to collect oil from an oil layer and passively deposit the oil in an encasing, where the oil can be continuously or periodically removed. The oil skimmer includes an encasing and a sponge that is partially enclosed within the encasing. The sponge has a top sheet in contact with the oil layer and a shell connected to the top sheet, where the shell extends into the encasing. Oil collected by the top sheet is conveyed through the shell, where it is deposited into the encasing under the force of gravity. In some applications, the sponge is manufactured from a silicone-based polymer that has been impregnated with carbonaceous material. The skimmer may optionally include counterweights, ballast tanks, buoyancy adjustment systems and propulsion modules.

    Surgical evacuation apparatus and method

    公开(公告)号:US11744565B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-05

    申请号:US16754656

    申请日:2018-09-28

    发明人: Jason Lees

    摘要: A surgical evacuation apparatus and method for evacuating a biological material from a body cavity. The surgical evacuation apparatus has a shaft and a scoop extending from a distal end of the shaft. The shaft has a supply inlet for connecting to a pressurized fluid source and an outlet for connecting to a vacuum source. An evacuation channel extends from the scoop to the outlet. A fluid supply channel extends in the shaft from the supply inlet towards the distal end and intersects the evacuation channel proximate the scoop. Material desired to be removed from the body cavity is collected in the scoop by a user. The biological material collected in the scoop is broken up by a fluid stream from the supply channel and is drawn into the evacuation channel by a vacuum applied by the vacuum source and is removed from the body cavity.

    LEAD SALT THIN FILMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20230087030A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17796125

    申请日:2021-01-22

    发明人: BINBIN WENG

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a lead salt thin film on a substrate by seeding a substrate with a lead salt solution (e.g., PbSe, PbS, or PbTe) to form a seeded substrate comprising lead salt seed crystals, and growing the lead salt thin film upon the substrate by exposing the seeded substrate to a chemical bath comprising the lead salt solution at a predetermined growth temperature. A lead salt thin film manufactured by the process. A photonic crystal microchip comprising the lead salt thin film. A gas sensing device comprising a diode laser, a mid-infrared photodetector, and the photonic crystal microchip. A method of detecting a hydrocarbon gas, comprising exposing a gas sample to the gas sensing device, and determining the content of hydrocarbon gases in the gas sample.