Method and apparatus for generating acoustic energy
Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating and emitting amplified coherent acoustic energy. A cylindrical transducer is mounted within a housing, the transducer having an acoustically open end and an acoustically closed end. The interior of the transducer is filled with an active medium which may include scattering nuclei. Excitation of the transducer produces radially directed acoustic energy in the active medium, which is converted by the dimensions of the transducer, the acoustically closed end thereof, and the scattering nuclei, to amplified coherent acoustic energy directed longitudinally within the transducer. The energy is emitted through the acoustically open end of the transducer. The emitted energy can be used for, among other things, effecting a chemical reaction or removing scale from the interior walls of containment vessels.
- Inventors:
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- Evans, GA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874923
- Patent Number(s):
- 6489707
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company (Aiken, SC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G10 - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS G10K - SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES
H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04R - LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; apparatus; generating; acoustic; energy; emitting; amplified; coherent; cylindrical; transducer; mounted; housing; acoustically; closed; interior; filled; active; medium; scattering; nuclei; excitation; produces; radially; directed; converted; dimensions; longitudinally; emitted; effecting; chemical; reaction; removing; scale; walls; containment; vessels; containment vessel; chemical reaction; active medium; /310/
Citation Formats
Guerrero, Hector N. Method and apparatus for generating acoustic energy. United States: N. p., 2002.
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Guerrero, Hector N. Method and apparatus for generating acoustic energy. United States.
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"Method and apparatus for generating acoustic energy". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874923.
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abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for generating and emitting amplified coherent acoustic energy. A cylindrical transducer is mounted within a housing, the transducer having an acoustically open end and an acoustically closed end. The interior of the transducer is filled with an active medium which may include scattering nuclei. Excitation of the transducer produces radially directed acoustic energy in the active medium, which is converted by the dimensions of the transducer, the acoustically closed end thereof, and the scattering nuclei, to amplified coherent acoustic energy directed longitudinally within the transducer. The energy is emitted through the acoustically open end of the transducer. The emitted energy can be used for, among other things, effecting a chemical reaction or removing scale from the interior walls of containment vessels.},
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year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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