Abstract: A method of changing the volume of an intra-bilayer membrane space of at least one bilayer membranous structure of a target tissue. The method comprises providing at least one characteristic of a target tissue having at least one bilayer membranous structure, selecting an acoustic energy transmission pattern set to change a volume of an intra-bilayer membrane space of a bilayer membrane of the at least one bilayer membranous structure according to the at least one characteristic, and applying acoustic energy on the target tissue according to the selected acoustic energy transmission pattern.

Abstract: A method of applying a nondestructive mechanical force on one or more cells in aqueous environment by inducing heat generated acoustic pressure pulses. The method comprises providing an energy transmission pattern to induce the applying of a desired nondestructive mechanical force on a at least one cell by forming a plurality of heat generated acoustic pressure pulses in an aqueous environment and instructing the radiation of a target area in proximity to the at least one cell in the aqueous environment with light energy according to the energy transmission pattern.

Abstract: A method of applying a nondestructive mechanical force on one or more cells in aqueous environment by inducing heat generated acoustic pressure pulses. The method comprises providing an energy transmission pattern to induce the applying of a desired nondestructive mechanical force on a at least one cell by forming a plurality of heat generated acoustic pressure pulses in an aqueous environment and instructing the radiation of a target area in proximity to the at least one cell in the aqueous environment with light energy according to the energy transmission pattern.

Abstract: A method of changing the volume of an intra-bilayer membrane space of at least one bilayer membranous structure of a target tissue. The method comprises providing at least one characteristic of a target tissue having at least one bilayer membranous structure, selecting an acoustic energy transmission pattern set to change a volume of an intra-bilayer membrane space of a bilayer membrane of the at least one bilayer membranous structure according to the at least one characteristic, and applying acoustic energy on the target tissue according to the selected acoustic energy transmission pattern.

Abstract: A vortex heater to transfer a vortex flow's heat flux to a separate gas flow in a system including a vortex tube having a slender tube plugged at the far end, fins attached to the slender tube's outer side and a shell which includes enclosing the finned vortex slender tube with the shell, thus forming an outer wall of the heat exchanger, connecting a vortex tube's inlet with a source of compressed gas and then discharging the gas flow through vortex tube's diaphragm to provide for the gas flow to undergo an energy separation in the vortex tube, connecting a separate gas flow with the heat exchanger inlet, and discharging this flow from the heat exchanger outlet, to provide for the vortex flow to cool down and for the heat exchanger's flow to heat up.

Abstract: A method for the design and production of a vacuum vortex tube's based beverage cooling/heating system to be installed on a vehicle with an internal combustion engine, with a vacuum vortex tube's feed appearing as an outcome of the vehicle performance. The system according to the invention comprises a vacuum vortex tube with its inlet connected with the atmosphere, with a vortex cold/hot fraction outlet connected through cut out cocks to provide cooling, heating or cooling and heating mode of operation with beverage can holder inlet; and with beverage can holder outlet connected with the suction section of the combustion engine.

Abstract: A snow making machine uses a vortex tube to mix the water with the chilled air to make snow. The vortex tube is equipped with fins on is external surface in order to create an extra chilled air jet to be mixed outside of the vortex tube with a water jet.

Abstract: A method of heat transfer enhancement in the vortex tube harnessed in a system including a vortex tube with its slender tube plugged at the far end, fins attached to the slender tube's outer side and a shell and comprising the steps of: enclosing the finned vortex slender tube with the shell, thus forming an outer wall of the heat exchanger; connecting a vortex tube's inlet with the source of compressed gas and then discharging the gas flow through vortex tube's diaphragm, thus providing for the gas flow to undergo an energy separation in the vortex tube; and connecting a separate gas flow with the heat exchanger inlet and then discharging this flow from the heat exchanger outlet, thus providing for the vortex flow to cool down and for the heat exchanger's flow to heat up.

Abstract: Portable heating/cooling systems for effecting a temperature change of beverages to be installed on vehicles with an abundance of compressed air and/or with an internal combustion engine, which include connecting a vortex tube inlet tube through an inlet cut out cock with a vehicle's compressed air receiver which is connected to the compressor, connecting the vortex tube cold fraction discharge line through the cold fraction cut out cock with the beverage can holder and further with atmosphere, while maintaining the cold fraction cut out relieve cock closed, and connecting the vortex tube hot fraction discharge line through the hot fraction cut out relieve cock with the atmosphere, while maintaining a hot fraction cut out cock closed.

Abstract: A design of a non-freezing vortex tube to operate with non-dried even wet inlet gas flow in a broad range of a vortex tube's cold fraction value, the non-freezing vortex tube includes a heat exchanger and a vortex tube comprising a slender tube, a diaphragm having a hole in the center thereof and closing one end of the slender tube, one or more tangential nozzles piercing the slender tube just inside the diaphragm and a throttle valve on the other end of the slender tube, the design comprising ways of connecting the non-freezing vortex tube to keep all diaphragm's surfaces above the point of freezing.

Abstract: A method of natural gas pressure reduction at a City Gate station providing an elimination of the station's energy consumption for gas flow heating together with the creation of a cooling duty for further utilization which comprises connecting a vortex tube inlet with a gas flow line for applying the whole gas flow entering the City Gate, connecting a cold fraction gas flow outlet from the vortex tube with a heat exchanger for warming the cold fraction gas, and outletting the warmed cold fraction gas, connecting a vortex tube's hot fraction outlet with the warmed cold fraction outlet from the heat exchanger, to combine the hot fraction outlet with the warmed cold fraction outlet; and connecting the combined hot fraction and warmed cold fraction to the pipeline leaving the station, the method of the invention is also useful in connection with natural gas pressure reduction at a City Gate station equipped with a heater and a JT valve providing a reduction of energy consumption for gas flow heating, together wit

Abstract: A method of the energy separation and utilization in the Vortex Tube which operates with a pressure not exceeding the atmospheric, the system harnessing this method comprises a Vortex Tube and a vacuum pump with the Vortex Tube's nozzles connected with the inlet gas flow with the pressure not exceeding the atmospheric and the Vortex Tube's diaphragm with the hole for discharging the cold stream connected through the heat exchanger provided to utilize a cool duty with the suction section of the vacuum pump and, accordingly, the Vortex Tube's throttle valve or any other restrictive body for discharging of the hot stream at the far end of the slender tube connected through the heat exchanger provided to utilize a hot duty with the suction section of the vacuum pump.