Natural Gas Aerator Improvement

The purpose of the natural gas aerator is to remove any potential harm that saturated gas can cause if left untapped. This project integrates new ideas in vacuum generation and noise mitigation to efficiently and safely remove the natural gas using only compressed air. The design uses the Venturi effect to create a vacuum strong enough to pull trapped natural gas from the ground. The aerator is designed to be modular, allowing for the use of different nozzles the team designed and tested using computational fluid dynamics software. The project focuses on delivering safe-to-handle materials, accessible and compatible auxiliary equipment, a powerful nozzle design for vacuum generation and noise mitigation, and a design that uses fully developed flow to lower noise emissions and provide optimal diffuser angles.