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        <strong>Vortex Core</strong>
        <span>A FifeCIC research project</span>
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    <p class="eyebrow">An open enquiry</p>
    <h1>Get involved</h1>
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      Vortex Core is at the stage where the most valuable contribution is not money &mdash; it is
      expertise, and a willingness to say whether the idea is sound. If any part of this is your
      field, we would genuinely like to hear from you.
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      <h2 class="section-title">Who we would like to hear from</h2>
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        In rough order of how much difference it would make right now.
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          <h3>Multiphase simulation</h3>
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            Someone who can model particle transport in a high-shear rotational flow, and who is
            willing to say plainly whether the light-fraction behaviour kills the concept. This is
            the single most useful contribution available.
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            We have written down exactly what we need modelled:
            <a href="https://github.com/FifeCIC/VortexCore/blob/main/docs/SIMULATION-BRIEF.md" rel="noopener">the
            Phase 0 simulation brief</a>. If you can price or run that work, we would like to hear
            from you.
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          <h3>Hydrocyclone and separation design</h3>
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            Practical experience of cyclone geometry, cut points, wear and turndown. The literature
            is extensive; knowing which parts of it apply here is not obvious from outside.
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          <h3>Building services and water treatment</h3>
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            Anyone who knows how risers, pressure-reducing valves, plant rooms and waste-heat
            recovery actually behave in occupied buildings &mdash; and how far apart that is from the
            neat diagram.
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          <h3>A pilot host</h3>
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            A building owner or operator who would ultimately be willing to consider a trial. Not
            now &mdash; there is nothing to trial yet &mdash; but a conversation early enough to shape the
            design would be valuable.
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          <h3>Patent and IP guidance</h3>
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            A prior-art or novelty review in the field of centrifugal water separation is the next
            formal step. If you work in this area, or can point us at the right person, that would
            be a real step forward.
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          <h3>Research collaboration</h3>
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            A university or research group with an interest in microplastics in water systems, and
            the means to test a concept properly rather than credibly.
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      <h2 class="section-title">How to get in touch</h2>
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        Two routes. Both reach a person. Neither is a form that quietly discards your message.
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          <h3>By email</h3>
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            Best if you would rather not post publicly, or if your enquiry includes anything you
            would not want indexed.
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            <a href="mailto:queries@fifecic.scot?subject=Vortex%20Core%20-%20interest">queries@fifecic.scot</a>
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            Add a line about your field and what you would be willing to look at. That is all we
            need to route it properly.
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          <h3>On GitHub</h3>
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            Best for anything technical, where a public thread is useful to others reading later.
            The issue form asks the few things we need to know.
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            <a href="https://github.com/FifeCIC/VortexCore/issues/new?template=register-interest.yml">Open an interest form</a>
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            Or browse <a href="https://github.com/FifeCIC/VortexCore/issues">existing questions</a>
            &mdash; including the ones we have asked ourselves.
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              <td>Offer a technical opinion</td>
              <td>It gets recorded against the relevant question, credited if you want it to be, and it will change the plan if it is right.</td>
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              <td>Point out an error</td>
              <td>It gets corrected, visibly, and this site gets amended rather than quietly edited.</td>
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              <td>Offer to run a simulation or a test</td>
              <td>We will agree what would count as a result before it is run, so no one has to argue about interpretation afterwards.</td>
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              <td>Ask about investing</td>
              <td>There is nothing to invest in. There is no company, no product and no offering. See the note below.</td>
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              <td>Ask about the patent position</td>
              <td>You will get the accurate answer: nothing has been filed, and establishing novelty is part of the work still to be done.</td>
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        <h2>This is not an offer, and not a solicitation</h2>
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          Nothing on this site is an offer to sell, or an invitation to buy, any security,
          product or service. No investment is being sought, no equity is available, and no
          commercial entity exists in relation to Vortex Core. There are no funding rounds, no
          board seats, no exit strategy and no pricing.
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          This is a research enquiry published openly by a Community Interest Company. If you
          approach it as an investment opportunity you will be disappointed, and we would rather say
          so now than waste your time.
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        <h2>Why publish something that does not work yet</h2>
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          Because the alternative is publishing nothing, and an idea that stays in a folder is worth
          nothing to anyone. If it is sound, this page finds the people who can help prove it. If it
          is not, this page finds the person who can say so &mdash; which is just as useful, and much
          better than not knowing.
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          <h2>Start with the concept</h2>
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            If you are new here, the concept page explains the idea and the physics. The
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