A method of generating bubbles of a first fluid in a second fluid, the method comprising: flowing a stream of the second fluid through a microfluidic channel; injecting a stream of the first fluid into the microfluidic channel through an aperture such that bubbles of the first fluid form in the second fluid; and sonicating the microfluidic channel with ultrasound so as to cause the bubbles formed at the aperture to divide.

Provided is a liquid supply apparatus which is capable of directly taking in a liquid from a flow channel and appropriately mixing a gas into the liquid when generating-nanobubbles in the liquid using an ultrafine bubble generating apparatus. The liquid supply apparatus comprises a flow channel for a liquid supplied from a liquid supply source and an ultrafine bubble generating apparatus for generating nanobubbles in the liquid. The ultrafine bubble generating apparatus is provided with: a liquid ejector for ejecting the liquid taken in from the flow channel; a gas mixer for pressurizing and mixing a gas into the liquid ejected from the liquid ejector; and a nanobubble-generating nozzle for generating nanobubbles in the liquid by passing the liquid with intermixed gas therethrough. The pressure of the liquid in the flow channel flowing into the liquid ejector from the upstream-side of the liquid ejector is a positive pressure and, between the liquid ejector and the-nanobubble-generating nozzle, the gas mixer pressurizes and mixes the gas into the liquid, which is flowing in a pressurized state toward the nanobubble-generating nozzle.

Phosgene is mixed with an organic polyamine to produce polyisocyanate compounds. A phosgene flow is established in a conduit (15), and the organic polyamine is injected into the phosgene flow. A constricted region (4) of the conduit (15) resides downstream of the point of the polyamine injection. The presence of the constricted region (4) reduces by-product formation.

A vehicle exhaust system includes a conduit defining an exhaust gas flow path extending along a center axis, and wherein the conduit includes a doser opening. An exhaust gas aftertreatment component is positioned downstream of the conduit and at least one doser is configured to inject fluid into the conduit through the doser opening. A heating element pre-heats the fluid prior to mixing with exhaust gas. A perforated pipe is positioned within the exhaust gas flow path to surround the fluid injected by the doser.

A mixer for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a mixer housing (40) with an inflow opening central axis (LE) and with an outflow opening (38). A first flow duct (48) following the inflow opening (24) in the mixer housing (40) and a second flow duct (50) lead parallel to one another to a third flow duct (54) and open into same. The third flow duct (54) leads to the outflow opening (38). The first flow duct (48) and the second flow duct (50) are provided between an outer wall (16) of the mixer housing (40) and a flow divider wall (36) enclosed by the outer wall (16), and the third flow duct (54) is enclosed by the flow divider wall (36).

A device for generating a jet of two-phase fluid, comprising a nozzle having a main duct that is fed with a pressurized gaseous fluid and opens into a mixing chamber, and at least one secondary duct that is fed by at least one pressurized fluid and opens into the mixing chamber in a direction forming a non-zero angle with the axis of the main duct. The mixing chamber has a convergent-divergent cylindrical wall having a constriction defining an opening in the plane perpendicular to the axis of the main duct. The convergent part of the wall has a frustoconical region in the continuation of the axis of the at least one secondary duct so as to form a fragmentation chamber for the liquid phase.

A fine bubbles generation system for converting gas into fine bubbles in liquid is disclosed. The system comprises a reactor vessel comprising gas input means (2), liquid input means (8), liquid output means, and agitation (7) and mechanical interaction means (11) arranged for providing fine bubble-laden liquid in a two-step process. A fine bubbles generation method for converting gas into fine bubbles in liquid is also disclosed.

An exhaust treatment arrangement includes a mixing assembly disposed between first and second substrates; and an injection mounting location disposed at the mixing assembly. The mixing assembly includes a mixing arrangement configured to direct exhaust flow exiting the first substrate in a swirling configuration, a restricting member defining a restricted passage, and optionally a dispersing member configured to even out the exhaust flow.

A method of dispensing a graded material includes generating droplets of a first working material, the droplets having a size in the range of 10 nanometers to 10 micrometers, adding the droplets of the first working material into a carrier fluid to create a first emulsion, wherein addition of the droplets of the first working material is controlled to create gradient in the emulsion, mixing the first emulsion to create a homogenous, graded mixture, and dispensing the homogenous, graded mixture onto a surface.

A mixing device includes a mixing cavity having a partially open wall and a closed wall. In certain examples, the partially open wall and the closed wall are two separately formed pieces. A downstream side of the mixing device is shaped so as to define a helicoidal groove for circumferentially guiding gas from an outlet opening of the mixing cavity in a downstream direction. An injector sprays reactant into the mixing cavity.