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The article focuses on the design and applications of side-entry jet mixers for achieving mixing in storage tanks and reactors, offering advantages over conventional impeller mixers. Topics discussed include the working principle of jet mixers, typical applications, and parameters affecting mixing time such as tank height, diameter, jet velocity, and configuration.

The article focuses on an experiment conducted by students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to prove the importance of a four-matched cylinder energy harvesting technology. The hydrokinetic technology is called the Vortex Induced Vibration for Aquatic Clean Energy (VIVACE) converter. It notes that cylinders in the tank are being moved by vortices in the water and based on calculations, columns in an ocean current or a river produce energy depending on the flow velocity. It claims that the VIVACE converter is safe for aquatic life because it does not use a turbine.

The article talks about the conformal vortex generator (CVG), a drag reduction upgrade which is produced by manufacturer Edge Aerodynamix. It notes that the product is a 6-inch wide, 0.38 millimeters thick strip of adhesive-backed thermoplastic polyurethane laminate tape, was invented by pilot Peter Ireland, and when attached to a Boeing 737's wing can result into 800,000 U.S. dollars worth of savings in a year.

The article reports that a U.S. government and contractor team is developing a novel wake-vortex detection system employing laser beams that listen to the acoustic signals generated primarily by aircraft wingtip vortices. As now envisioned, such an integrated Wake Vortex Avoidance System would cut airport delays significantly, translating to an economic benefit of up to $130 million at San Francisco International Airport and $129 million at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

Reports on the Federal Aviation Administration's plans to launch an internationally based wake vortex research program in 1994. Goal of safely reducing aircraft separation standards and increasing airport capacity; Study of methods of reducing aircraft separation under low visibility conditions.

The article focuses on Canadian student engineering tam AeroVelo, which won the non-profit technical society AHS International's Sikorsky prize for human-powered helicopter flight. It states the prize was named for aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky in 1980 and mentions in 2009 Sikorsky Aircraft pledged 250,000 dollars to the prize. It comments on the development of AeroVelo's helicopter which used large rotors to benefit from ground effect and methods of avoiding entering a vortex ring state.

The article reports that several airlines are planning to conduct flight tests this year to better understand wake vortex phenomena. Driven by a sense that model-based wake vortex assessments aren't providing sufficient and accurate data, researchers, including the Canadian National Research Council, intend to gain more data through flight test campaigns to actually measure the strength and location of turbulence that aircraft leave in trail. Airbus Industrie SA has already taken steps to gain flight test data after specific concerns were raised about the A380. The initial indications are that the A380 wake vortex field was not excessive, but detailed calculations are still being performed, says Airbus Chief Operating Officer Charles Champion.

Reports on the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Aircraft Vortex Spacing System (Avoss) which is seen to reduce arrival delays at major airports by predicting wake vortex behavior. Architecture; Use of special sensors to determine aircraft spacing based on vortex activity.

Reports that Aviation Partners Inc. (API) has demonstrated its blended and spiroid winglet technologies to the Federal Aviation Administration as a potential solution to wake vortex dangers. API's study of similar winglets.

The article focuses on the development of the Victaulic Vortex system, which is a fire suppression technology from Victaulic Co. It notes that a supersonic jet stream of nitrogen is used by the Victaulic Vortex system to atomize a low-pressure stream of water into droplets. It indicates that the system uses no hazardous chemicals and water and nitrogren are both readily available in it. It also claims that the fire suppression technology is recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with a Significant New Alternatives Policy approval.

The article reports that Canadian engineer Louis Michaud has developed the atmospheric vortex engine which can be used to generate electricity from industrial waste heat.

The article presents information about CoolPoint vortex shedding flowmeters by Universal Flow Monitors Inc. Recently, the company has added 3-inch and 4-inch pipe sizes to the its product line. The 3-inch unit has a maximum flow rate of 300 gpm and the 4-inch unit has 600 gpm. Using low-viscosity, the electronic units that have a 4 to 20 mA and one switch can monitor flow in cooling loops.

The article reports that scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee have discovered a high-temperature superconductor that works even in a powerful magnetic field. The scientists have incorporated misfit nanodots of nonconductive material throughout the entire thickness of the superconductor to pin effectively the vortices and prevent their movement.

Evaluates the vortex tubes from Exair Corp. Description; Features; Functions.