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Title: Mixing Enhancement Using Propulsive Means
UC Case No: 1997-219-1-ott
Categories: Mechanical Engineering: Aerospace
Technology: A novel mixing enhancement method exploits a previously unknown flow instability to enhance mixing in a compressible jet flow or in a flow (gaseous of liquid) in contact with the compressible jet flow. No mechanical mixers and no actuators of any kind are used. Nozzle shapes are streamlined and simple. The invention is expected to impact the state of the art in many applications, including fuel injectors, reduction of thermal emissions from aircraft engines, jet noise suppression, supersonic combustion, materials processing, ejector pumps, and chemical lasers.
Contact: Demetrios Andrikos, Director, Engineering & Physical Sciences
Office of Technology Alliances
University of California, Irvine
380 University Tower
Irvine, CA 92697-7700

Phone: (949) 824-1233
FAX: (949) 824-2899
Email: dandriko@uci.edu
Patent Status: U.S. Patent No. 6,666,016
UCI School: School of Engineering
Department: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering