LIQUID TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS
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1. Apparatus for treating a body of liquid comprising:
- a plurality of cyclonettes, each including an upstream and a downstream end and an internal, unidirectional flow channel extending through said cyclonettes from said upstream end to said downstream end;
a feed channel communicating with said upstream ends of said cyclonettes and feeding said liquid to said upstream ends thereof; and
an outwardly-flowing channel communicating with and immersing said downstream ends of said cyclonettes in said liquid and conveying said liquid away from said downstream ends of said cyclonettes.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for treatment of liquids by generating hydroxyl radicals through the dissolution of water molecules by hydraulic cavitation.
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24 Claims
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1. Apparatus for treating a body of liquid comprising:
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a plurality of cyclonettes, each including an upstream and a downstream end and an internal, unidirectional flow channel extending through said cyclonettes from said upstream end to said downstream end; a feed channel communicating with said upstream ends of said cyclonettes and feeding said liquid to said upstream ends thereof; and an outwardly-flowing channel communicating with and immersing said downstream ends of said cyclonettes in said liquid and conveying said liquid away from said downstream ends of said cyclonettes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Apparatus for treating a body of liquid comprising:
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outer, intermediate and inner cylinders positioned concentrically with respect to each other; said outer, intermediate and inner cylinders defining an outer annular chamber, an intermediate chamber, and an inner, central chamber; a plurality of cyclonettes, each having a unidirectional flow channel extending therethrough from adjacent an upstream end to adjacent a downstream end thereof mounted in said intermediate cylinder with said upstream ends of said cyclonettes communicating with said annular outer chamber and said downstream ends thereof communicating with said inner, central chamber; an outer feed channel supplying liquid being treated to said outer annular chamber; and a central, outwardly-flowing channel receiving liquid treated by said cyclonettes and immersing downstream ends thereof in said liquid being treated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of treating a body of liquid comprising:
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directing said liquid through a cyclonette, said cyclonette having an upstream end, a downstream end, and a unidirectional flow channel extending from said upstream end to said downstream end, and a portion of said flow channel adjacent said upstream end tapering inwardly in a downstream direction. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. In combination with a body of liquid being treated, a hydraulic cavitation generator comprising:
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a tubular member having an upstream end, a downstream end and an interior wall defining an axial flow path through said tubular member, said axial flow path converging from adjacent said upstream end to adjacent said downstream end; means of communicating with said body of liquid and said tubular member for directing a flow of liquid from said body thereof into said upstream end of said tubular member, said flow of liquid being characterized as a single liquid jet oriented substantially centrally of said axial flow path and spaced from said interior wall, thereby defining an annular area about said jet; and said downstream end of said tubular member being submerged in said body of liquid, whereby said jet creates a shear zone as said jet exits said downstream end of said tubular member to thereby generate hydraulic cavitation in said body of liquid. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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