Method and Apparatus for Separating Suspended Particles from a Flowing Fluid.

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for filtering particulate matter from a fluid traveling proximate a surface containing a port. First and second ultrasonic wave generators produce superposed ultrasonic waves to define a composite wave pattern in a region of the fluid body upstream of the port. Nodes and antinodes in the composite wave region define regions at which the particulate matter accumulates. The accumulating particulate matter is displaced out of the fluid that enters the port.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADD017963

Entities

People

  • Robert Kuklinski
  • Stuart C. Dickinson

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Composite Materials
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Generators
  • Materials
  • Particles
  • Particulate Matter
  • Physical Properties
  • Standing Waves
  • Ultrasounds
  • United States
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Electrical Engineering