Patent ID: 7780099

Claim:
A system for altering fluid flow, comprising: a main body configured as a conduit for a first fluid, having a first converging portion, a middle portion, and a last diverging portion, for flowing a fluid from the first portion to the last portion; at least one first coaxial conduit disposed within the middle portion of the main body, having an inlet portion, a middle portion, and a outlet portion, wherein the inlet portion is positioned after the first converging portion of the main body; at least one second coaxial conduit disposed within the first coaxial conduit, having an inlet portion, a middle portion, and an outlet portion, wherein the outlet portion of the second coaxial conduit is within the first coaxial conduit; and a coaxial nozzle configured to introduce a second fluid to the at least one second coaxial conduit, such that the second fluid entrains the first fluid flowing through a plurality of flow paths determined by the at least one first conduit and the at least one second conduit such a that a portion of the first fluid flowing through the at least one second conduit is entrained first and a portion of the first fluid flowing through the at least one first conduit is entrained last.