Accession Number:

AD1182635

Title:

Water-Based Bernoulli Pad for Biofouling Mitigation

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Patent Application]

Corporate Author:

NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIV NEWPORT RI

Personal Author(s):

• Kamensky , Kristina M.
• Hellum, Aren M.
• Mukherjee, Ranjan
• Murphy, Christin

Report Date:

2022-07-22

Pagination or Media Count:

24

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a biofouling mitigation device and, in particular, to one that uses the Bernoulli principle to maintain contact with an object for cleaning.

Descriptors:

• shear stresses
• high pressure
• geometry
• reservoirs
• stresses
• environment
• flow
• antifouling
• barometric pressure
• flow rate
• inventions
• actuators
• air gaps
• attorneys
• buoyancy
• measurement
• power supplies

Subject Categories:

• Solvents, Cleaners and Abrasives
• Biology
• Ecology

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]