Commercial scale mixing

Flowform technology has been utilized in certain food and beverage production industries. It has been found that the mixing that occurs through the fluid processes is of a superior nature. Bakeries have reported that bread stays fresher longer, and beverages such as grain milk, beer, and wine maintain a higher level of quality.

Education and Demonstration

Perhaps one of the most prominent benefits of the flowform is the effect it can have on consciousness. The motion exhibited in a flowform is an excellent tool for demonstrating how water moves and the forms that are created from it. Many people describe it as mesmerizing- like watching fire. The pulsing of the lemniscate, or figure-of-eight, allows one to witness the rhythmic nature of water and to see how water structures itself into distinct layers, or “braids”, through spiraling and meandrous flow.

Meditation/Relaxation

Flowing water has been used for centuries as an aid in creating relaxing and meditative environments. The flowform brings this idea to the next level by incorporating a coherent rhythm and honoring the life-giving qualities of water. Many people have found that the presence of a flowform helps to deepen a meditation or centering of one’s being, and often describe the rhythmic motion of the water as mesmerizing- like watching fire. Flowforms also generate negative ions into the surrounding atmosphere, which have been shown to have positive influence on our thinking and biological processes.

Personal use, interior decorating

There are a number of smaller flowforms that can be easily incorporated into interior spaces for either residences or workplaces. The flowform concept has been readily embraced by Feng Shui designers as well as for spas and resorts. A new generation of flowforms is emerging as self-contained features that can be placed anywhere, with little maintenance.

Biological waste treatment

Because of their natural method of mixing and aerating, flowforms have been used from very early in their development as mechanisms for treating sewage and agriculture effluent. An understanding of biomimicry will lead one to the observation that in this application they function much like an intestinal tract that they resemble. A comparative study was carried out at the Warmonderhof Farm School in Tiel, Holland. Three separate cascades of flowforms were tested against a regular step cascade system for the schools’ wastewater treatment system. The flowforms demonstrated a higher level of water quality with organisms typical of healthier stream ecosystems being prevalent, whereas the step cascade showed growth associated with eutrophic, stagnant systems.