Patent ID: 8354010

Claim:
An electrolytic cell comprising: a first reservoir configured to contain a first volume comprising a first electrically conductive fluid; a first electrode fluidly coupled to the first reservoir; a second reservoir configured to contain a second volume comprising a second electrically conductive fluid; a second electrode fluidly coupled to the second reservoir; an electrical connection between the first and second reservoirs, configured to define an electrical path between the first and second electrodes; a cavitating jet located along the electrical path between the first and second electrodes and configured to cavitate a portion of the first fluid, distal the first electrode, within the first reservoir; and a plenum, fluidly coupled to the first reservoir, configured to contain a third volume comprising the first fluid, the third volume having a higher pressure than the first volume, wherein the first electrode is located within the plenum, and wherein the cavitating jet fluidly connects the plenum to the reservoir and facilitates first volume cavitation with the third volume pressure.