ADVANCED ROTATIONAL HYDRODYNAMIC CAVITATION SYSTEM FOR THE IRREVERSIBLE REMOVAL OF BACTERIA, PATHOGENS, VIRUSES, AND CHEMICAL BONDS
A hydrodynamic cavitation system features a first stator, a second stator, a third stator, and a rotor, each having a plurality of indentations. The hydrodynamic cavitation system further includes a drive shaft, a variable speed motor, and a pump, wherein the pump circulates fluid through the hydrodynamic cavitation system while the drive shaft actuates the rotor, generating hydrodynamic cavitation between each stator and the rotor. Each of the plurality of indentations provides different regions to optimize overall hydrodynamic cavitation volume, increasing cavitation locations, which can coalesce to become a macro cavitation site and cavitation cloud. The hydrodynamic cavitation system removes bacteria, pathogens, viruses, fungi, cyanobacteria as well as breaks chemical bonds, effectively treating contaminated water and other fluids.
1 . A hydrodynamic cavitation system, comprising:
a rotor comprising a plurality of outer diameter indentations on an outer diameter;
a plurality of segments configured to form a stator that circumscribes the outer diameter of the rotor, each segment comprising a plurality of indentations on an inner surface, and
wherein the plurality of outer diameter indentations are aligned, respectively, with the plurality of indentations of the stator and are configured to form a plurality of cavitation sites when the rotor is actuated within the stator.
2 . The hydrodynamic cavitation system of claim 1 , wherein a center cover circumscribes the stator, with a front cover coupled to the front of the stator and a back cover coupled to the back of the stator, the front cover comprising a fluid inlet on the back cover.
3 . The hydrodynamic cavitation system of claim 2 , wherein a driveshaft is configured to drive the rotor within the stator.
4 . A hydrodynamic cavitation system, comprising:
a first stator comprising a fluid inlet;
a second stator coupled to the first stator;
a third stator coupled to the second stator, the third stator comprising a fluid outlet;
a rotor rotatably positioned within the second stator, the rotor comprising a plurality of front side rotor indentations on a first side, a plurality of outer diameter rotor indentations, and a plurality of rear side rotor indentations on a second side, wherein:
i) the plurality of front side rotor indentations form a plurality of first cavitation sites,
ii) the plurality of outer diameter rotor indentations are aligned with the second stator to form a plurality of second cavitation sites, and
iii) the plurality of rear side rotor indentations form a plurality of third cavitation sites; and
a driveshaft coupled to the rotor, wherein as the driveshaft rotates, the rotor rotates within the second stator.
5 . A method of using a hydrodynamic cavitation system to treat water, the method comprising:
pumping fluid into the hydrodynamic cavitation system through a fluid inlet for treatment, the hydrodynamic cavitation system comprising a first stator, a second stator, a third stator, and a rotor comprising a plurality of indentations;
actuating a driveshaft causing rotation of the rotor within the second stator and interposed between the first and third stators, the rotation of the rotor generating hydrodynamic cavitation at a plurality of cavitation sites formed by the plurality of indentations; and
outputting processed fluid through a fluid outlet.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the rotor generates hydrodynamic cavitation:
i. in a first gap between an internal side of the first stator and a first side of the rotor;
ii. in a second gap between an outer circumference of the rotor and the second stator, and
iii. in a third gap between a second side of the rotor and an internal side of the third stator.