Abstract:
A baffle (32) includes a body member having a first surface (34), a second opposed surface (36), and an outer peripheral edge (38). An aperture (40) may be formed through the body member so as to define an inner peripheral edge (42). The inner peripheral edge (42) is distorted so as to be non-planar. An apparatus (10) includes a first conduit (14) having a first end, a second end, and a first channel extending therebetween. At least one baffle (32) is disposed in the first channel and includes a body member having a first surface (34), a second opposed surface (36), and an outer peripheral edge (38). At least one aperture (40) may be formed through the body member to define an inner peripheral edge (42). The inner peripheral edge (42) is distorted so as to be non-planar. A second conduit (12) may be disposed inside the first conduit (14) and extend through the aperture (40) in the baffle (32). The apparatus may, for example, be configured as an ultraviolet light reactor, a heat exchanger, or a static mixer.
Abstract:
A liquid treatment apparatus (10) for processing a liquid includes an inlet nozzle (12) having an orifice (16) for directing a flow of liquid through the orifice (16) to define a fluid jet, and a concial diffuser (18) including a tip (20), a base portion (22), and a curved surface (26) therebetween. The conical diffuser (18) is generally aligned with the orifice (1 6) such that the fluid jet impacts upon the tip (20) of the conical diffuser (18). Moreover, the curvature of the curved surface (26) is selected to maintain a substantially constant Froude number of the liquid along the conical diffuser (18).
Abstract:
A liquid treatment apparatus includes a supply chamber for receiving a fluid, a discharge chamber for discharging the fluid, and a cavitation generating chamber extending from the supply chamber to the discharge chamber. The cavitation generating chamber is operable to generate cavitation bubbles. A method of treating a liquid includes directing a fluid from a supply chamber into a cavitation generating chamber by constricting the fluid through an orifice, wherein the orifice has a cross dimension that is substantially less than a cross dimension of the supply chamber, such that the velocity of the fluid is reduced so that the jet axial velocity head at the chamber outlet is less than the difference between the static pressure within the discharge chamber and the vapor pressure of the fluid. The method also includes discharging the fluid into a discharge chamber via a chamber outlet.
Abstract:
Apparatus (40) and methods for treatment of liquids by generating hydroxyl radicals through the dissolution of water molecules by hydraulic cavitation. The apparatus (40) comprise a pluratlity of elements (10l), a feed channel communicating with the elements v inlets (96) and an outwardly flowing channel. The apparatus may have a cylindrical body comprising concentrically placed annular chambers. In this case, the feeding channel is the outer annular chamber and the outwardly flowing channel is the inner, central chamber.