At 07:27 am 10/06/2006 -0500, Richard wrote: >Howdy Fred and Frank, > >Fence sitting can result in all sorts of strange results and has no place in >Vorts where the wild and free fear no evil. We once were testing a "shape" for >a distributor with a segment of a parabolic cut cavity. The induction of air >was so great and the velocity shear at the periphery of the rotating member so >high that we actually precipitated the mineral from the water via oxidation. >For some time I have thought we were looking at the result from the wrong >direction. Perhaps it was good we didn't have an open flame near. > >Richard
Interesting. Reminds me, somewhat of the Hilsch-Ranque Vortex Tube. Frank
