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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
Subrata Roy, Gainesville, FL (US);
Subrata Roy, Gainesville, FL (US);
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the subject invention are directed to methods and apparatus for inducing mixing in a fluid using one or more plasma actuators. In an embodiment, a pair of electrodes is positioned near a fluid and a voltage potential is applied across the pair of electrodes such that a plasma discharge is produced in the fluid. In an embodiment, the plasma discharge creates turbulence in the fluid thereby mixing the fluid. In an embodiment, flow structures, such as vortices are generated in the fluid. In an embodiment, the fluid is mixed in three dimensions. In an embodiment, a plurality of fluids are mixed. In an embodiment, solids are dispersed in at least one fluid. In an embodiment, heat or other properties are dispersed within at least one fluid. In an embodiment, at least one of the pair of electrodes has a serpentine shape.