Active Remediation of Aquatic, Atmospheric, and Combustion Substrates: Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Separation and Acoustic Agglomeration

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Authors: Douglas J Chapman
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Abstract

Current environmental methodologies regarding heavy metal and particulate contamination in aquatic ecosystems and atmospheric substrates rely heavily on passive triage and high-friction 1.0 hardware. The standard practice of tracking the trajectory of toxins through wetlands or relying on degrading chemical filters and catalytic converters treats the environment as an inevitable victim of suspended contaminants. ​The Novelty: The profound novelty of this architecture lies in abandoning the physical degradation of kinetic mesh filters and chemical traps. This publication establishes an active, solid-state, non-kinetic architecture for environmental and combustion infrastructure. By shifting the paradigm from passive observation and high-friction filtration to wave-dynamic extraction, the system utilizes acoustic agglomeration and Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) separation. This framework physically strips dense, conductive particulate matter out of water columns, industrial exhaust, and mobile combustion engines before it can disperse, dropping contaminants out of the biological loop entirely with zero mechanical back-pressure. To ensure total fluidic stability and energy transfer, the extraction flow is strictly governed by the absolute zero-jerk constraint: j = (d³s / dt³) → 0 Please, download PDF to mitigate any coding issues on OSF.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Electrokinetic Soil Remediation Techniques Combustion and Detonation Processes Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena

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Publication date
3 June 2026
Document type
Preprint