Everyone is familiar with the sound of banging water pipes. Laymen call it “water
hammer”, scientists call it “cavitation”, Hydro Dynamics calls it “ShockWave Power™” and has harnessed this “destructive force” and applied it for useful purposes. The
Technology is embodied in a patented device called a “ShockWave Power™ Reactor” (SPR).
As a liquid passes through the SPR it is subjected to “controlled cavitation”. The heart of the device is a
specially designed rotor that spins. The spinning action generates hydrodynamic cavitation in the rotor cavities away from the metal surfaces. The
cavitation is controlled and therefore there is no damage. As microscopic cavitation bubbles are produced and collapse, shockwaves are given off into the
liquid which can heat and/or mix.
The SPR technology represents a new and innovative way to apply energy to liquids. The technology has two distinct
capabilities:
While varying by application, one or more of these significant benefits will be realized through the use of an SPR over conventional
technologies:
Process intensification and acceleration
Improved process efficiencies (in time, operating costs, and/or capital costs)
Improved product quality, yield and/or raw material savings
Elimination or reduction of process downtime from maintenance requirements
More effective and efficient mixing and increase transfer rate
Low power mixing for most all applications
See the action of cavitation in our clear demo unit.
(This is a rotor spinning in water at 3600 rpms in a clear acrylic housing that is stilled by a
stroboscope. You will see the action of cavitation in the bottom of each of the holes.)
During the past several years of intensive research, Hydro Dynamics has studied the production of shock waves for
the purpose of transforming fluids. The SPR represents a paradigm shift for industry and is truly a next generation technology.
