Patent ID: 7354029

Claim:
A process fluid treating apparatus comprising: A) a process fluid supply assembly, which includes (1) an inlet section fluidically connected to a source of process fluid, (2) an outlet section fluidically connected to the inlet section, and (3) a longitudinal axis which extends between the inlet section of the process fluid supply assembly and the outlet section of the process fluid supply assembly; B) a body element mounted on said process fluid assembly to be in line with the longitudinal axis of the process fluid supply assembly and to be contacted by process fluid flowing through the process fluid supply assembly and including a shaped exit section, the exit section of the body element having a curvature which is concave in shape; C) a Coanda airfoil assembly fluidically connected to said process fluid assembly and including (1) a flow section located adjacent to the shaped exit section of said body element, the flow section of said Coanda airfoil assembly being convex in shape and having a curvature that matches the curvature of the exit section of the body element and being spaced apart from the shaped exit section of said body element to define a curved passageway through which process fluid flows, (2) said Coanda airfoil assembly being fluidically connected to a source of primary fluid, (3) a primary fluid outlet port defined in the flow section of said Coanda airfoil assembly and fluidically connected to the source of primary fluid so that primary fluid is injected into the passageway adjacent to said Coanda airfoil assembly, (4) so as to form a Coanda layer of primary fluid flowing adjacent to Coanda airfoil assembly adjacent to the exit section of said body element, the Coanda layer having shear forces and pressure gradients associated therewith; D) the outlet section of said process fluid supply assembly being located and oriented with respect to the Coanda layer to direct process fluid into the passageway toward and into contact with the Coanda layer of primary fluid in a direction and manner so that the shear forces and pressure gradients associated with the Coanda layer are applied to the process fluid flowing in contact with the Coanda layer so that the shear forces and pressure gradients of the Coanda layer of primary fluid act on the process fluid to pump the process fluid from the process fluid supply assembly inlet section to the process fluid supply assembly outlet section and to turn the process fluid into small components.