Patent ID: 6899847

Claim:
A device for forming a gas-supersaturating fluid comprising: a first fluid supply; an atomizer chamber having a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet; a pump coupled to receive the first fluid from the fluid supply and to deliver the first fluid to the first inlet of the atomizer chamber; a gas supply coupled to deliver gas to the second inlet of the atomizer chamber, the gas supply maintaining pressure within the atomizer chamber at a predetermined level; an atomizer nozzle coupled to the first inlet of the atomizer chamber, the atomizer nozzle creating a droplet pattern of the first fluid in the gas within the atomizer chamber to diffuse the gas into the first fluid to create a first gas-supersaturated fluid, the first gas-supersaturated fluid collecting within the atomizer chamber below the atomizer nozzle and being removable from the atomizer chamber via the outlet; and a mixing chamber coupled to the outlet of the atomizer chamber, wherein the mixing chamber is adapted to bring the first gas-supersaturated fluid into contact with a second fluid, whereby the gas is transferred from the first gas-supersaturated fluid to the second fluid to form a second gas-supersaturated fluid.