Maintenance of Air Layers for Fouling Prevention on Submerged Surfaces
Invention type: Technology
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Case number: #17920
An apparatus for enhanced anti-fouling of a submerged surface includes a bath of a feed liquid that includes water; a fouling structure in contact with the feed liquid; and a gas feed configured to introduce a gas into contact with the fouling structure and the feed liquid to separate the fouling structure from the feed liquid with a gas layer.
Researchers
John Lienhard
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Jaichander Swaminathan
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David Warsinger
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Amelia Servi
Departments: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lincoln Laboratory
Technology Areas: Biomaterials & Bioelectronics: Medical Device Coatings / Chemicals & Materials: Polymers / Environmental Engineering: Sustainability & Recycling
Impact Areas: Healthy Living, Sustainable Future
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maintenance of gas layers for fouling prevention on submerged surfaces
United States of America | Granted | 10,441,921
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