The proposal is to develop a process to use ultrasonic evaporators for compressing wet, powdered sodium chloride in evaporation ponds.
Ultrasonic evaporators will be immersed in the "Dead Sea" ponds in order to improve the extraction, evaporation, and refinement of mined minerals and salts.
Ultrasonic evaporators have been used in household humidifiers for a long time. Ultrasonic transducer elements are made of either a piezoelectric material such as Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) or a magnetostrictive material such as Terfenol-D alloy.
Firstly, the possibility of compartmentalising the ponds is explored, as shown in Figure 1. The efficiency of ultrasonic evaporation will be increased if compartmentalisation is possible.
Secondly, the use of capillary elements will be explored, as shown in Figure 2. Evaporation of water will be accelerated with the capillary action in conjunction with ultrasonic transducers.
Thirdly, a floating-transducer configuration will be explored, as shown in Figure 3.
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Simon Sunatori, P.Eng./ing., M.Eng., is a Canadian engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He obtained a Master of Engineering (Engineering Physics) degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1983, and is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Member of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), a Life Member of the World Future Society (WFS), a Lifetime Fellow of the North American Academy of Arts and Sciences (NAAAS), among others.
HyperInfo Canada has conducted Research and Development projects, especially in the field of Electromagnetic Technology. The company owns more than 60 patents in many fields, i.e., electronics, magnetics, optics, dynamics, software, hardware, energy, safety, environment, medical, consumer products, sporting goods, fashion, food, etc. The company has commercialised the "HyperFeeder" (a squirrel-proof bird feeder with concentric perching rings and a transparent globe), the "MagneScribe" (an auto-retractable ballpoint pen with an ergonomic cushion) and the "Magic Spicer" (a self-sealing auto-aligning magnetically-hanging spice dispenser with a continuously-variable hole-size selector).
Here is a partial list of Simon Sunatori's Canadian patent applications.
Method for Producing a Coreless Frozen Pizza (2 650 085)
Drip-free Interconnect with Unisex Magnetic Connector (2 626 157)
Backpressure Regulator using Magnetic Repulsion (2 624 740)
