Material flow amplifier

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11391309
APP PUB NO 20200370573A1
SERIAL NO

16991270

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Material flow amplifiers comprise at least one helix vane within a vortex chamber of an amplifier body and at least a portion of an outer edge portion of the at least one helix vane is attached to an interior surface of the amplifier body. A centralizer tube is centrally located within the amplifier body and has at least a portion of an inner edge portion of the at least one helix vane is attached to an exterior surface thereof. Such material flow amplifiers provide for flow of flowable material within a flow passage of a material flow conduit to have a cyclonic flow (i.e., vortex or swirling) profile. Advantageously, the cyclonic flow profile centralizes flow toward the central portion of the flow passage, thereby reducing laminar flow to provide for increased flow rate in addition to reducing inner pipeline wear and energy consumption.

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VORTEX PIPE SYSTEMS LLC9611 ANGELWYLDE DRIVE AUSTIN TX 78733

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ghosh, Avijit Austin, US 28 95
Schmidt, Paul Wayne Carlton, US 27 98

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