Patent ID: 11891883
Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 10:
11. A system comprising:
an electrohydraulic fracturing device capable of producing an acoustic shock wave;
a wave manipulator coupled to the electrohydraulic fracturing device such that the acoustic shock wave enters the manipulator, wherein the wave manipulator comprises:
a wave-focusing component containing a gas, the wave-focusing component being capable of channeling the acoustic shock wave along a longitudinal direction of the wave manipulator;
a wave converter component comprising a reflective solid-gas interface and capable of converting a compressive wave character of the acoustic shock wave to an expansion character; and
a wave distribution component capable of receiving the acoustic shock wave from the wave-focusing component and distributing the acoustic shock wave in a transverse direction of the wave manipulator.