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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Rodney Ray Bucks, Webster, NY (US);
Andrew Ciaschi, Pittsford, NY (US);
Michael Alan Marcus, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Kam Chuen NG, Rochester, NY (US);
Rodney Ray Bucks, Webster, NY (US);
Andrew Ciaschi, Pittsford, NY (US);
Michael Alan Marcus, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Kam Chuen Ng, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for drying a material using an acoustic wave drying including an acoustic resonant chamber that imparts acoustic energy to transiting air received from an airflow source. The acoustic resonant chamber includes a primary air channel having side surfaces connecting an air inlet and an air outlet, the primary air channel having a primary air channel length between the air inlet and the air outlet. One or more secondary closed-end resonant chambers are formed into side surfaces of the primary air channel. An air impingement airstream containing acoustic energy exits the air outlet and impinges on the material.