FR2716123, dated 1995-08-18, is a patent document attributed to Jacques Ravatin and reproduced in the source archive. It claims a device and process for "activating" fluids — modifying certain of their physical and chemical properties — by circulating them through conduits shaped as CN curves under compressed gas, and for using the activated fluid to activate solids.
Claimed mechanism
The device circulates fluid between an inlet tank and an outlet tank through a treatment unit under the action of at least one compressed gas supply. The treatment unit contains fluid circulation conduits shaped as a CN curve, where N ≥ 2, defined recursively:
- C1 is a left-handed cycloid in the orthonormal reference frame;
- for any integer N ≥ 1, CN+1 is a left-handed cycloid in the curved reference frame bound to CN.
The preferred embodiment uses elongated left cycloids, and activation is claimed to be maximum for C3 conduits. The source is explicit that this is not a strict fractal construction but "to some extent a generalization of the concept of fractal object." See CN Cycloid Conduits.
Conduit materials and geometry
- Circulation conduits have a hexagonal transverse section, or the section of a third-degree curve with inflection points.
- To stabilize the activation, conduits are made of copper alloyed with ~2% by weight of heavier metals — atomic number Z between 38 and 45, or rare earths; indium and molybdenum are named.
- Compressed-gas supply conduits are also formed as C3 curves, though this is stated not to be an absolute requirement.
The hemisphere activation system
An intermediate tank contains two nested hollow half-hemispheres defining four surfaces S1–S4, each generated by rotating the tractrix curve about its asymptote:
x = an (t - th t)
y = an / cht ; an > 0
for n = 1 to 4, with a4 < a3 < a2 < a1. The system rotates about its asymptotic axis; a spiral throat at the S3 surface level allows rotation to be generated by the incoming pressurized fluid. Fluid circulates between S2 and S3 as a centripetal helical movement.
Claimed operating parameters
- Compressed gas at 1–8 bar; maximum activation claimed when pressure is applied sinusoidally or as square waves.
- Electromagnetic rays applied for at least 2 hours (preferably 3) at wavelengths in one of: 3800–3860 Å, 4400–4480 Å, 5500–5600 Å, 8000–8700 Å.
Claimed applications
- Water desalination and purification.
- Industrial fume treatment.
- Glass activation: glass heated to 850–1800 °C (preferably 900–1000 °C) and immersed in activated fluid. See Activated Glass (Microbubble Glass).
- Alcohol ageing in activated glass bottles (cognac, Armagnac).
- Microwave ovens associated with activated glass.
- Metal, ceramic, hard plastic and terracotta activation by immersion in activated fluid then cooling below −40 °C (preferably −80 °C) for at least 1 hour. See Low-Temperature Material Activation.
The source notes that activation persists and stabilizes when the conduits are made of particular alloys, and describes applications without specifying the alloy.
Source notes & attribution
- https://rexresearch.com/ElectroCulture/RavatinActivator/RavatinActivator.htm