Cyclotron autoresonant accelerator for electron beam dry scrubbing of flue gases

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.59076· OSTI ID:703987

LaPointe, M A; Hirshfield, J L ^[1]; Hirshfield, J L; Wang, Changbiao ^[2]

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1. Omega-P, Inc., 202008 Yale Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-2008 (United States)
2. Department of Physics, Yale University, P.O. Box 208124, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8124 (United States)

Design and construction is underway for a novel rf electron accelerator for electron beam dry scrubbing (EBDS) of flue gases emanating from fossil-fuel burners. This machine, a cyclotron autoresonance accelerator (CARA), has already shown itself capable of converting rf power to electron beam power with efficiency values as high as 96{percent}. This proof-of-principle experiment will utilize a 300 kV, 33 A Pierce type electron gun and up to 24 MW of available rf power at 2.856 GHz to produce 1.0 MeV, 33 MW electron beam pulses. The self-scanning conical beam from the high power CARA will be evaluated for EBDS and other possible environmental applications. {copyright} {ital 1999 American Institute of Physics.}

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 703987
• Report Number(s): CONF-981122--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 475; ISSN 0094-243X; ISSN APCPCS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CLEANING
CYCLOTRONS
ELECTRON BEAMS
FLUE GAS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
POLLUTION CONTROL
USES