Low current plasmatron fuel converter having enlarged volume discharges
Abstract
A novel apparatus and method is disclosed for a plasmatron fuel converter ("plasmatron") that efficiently uses electrical energy to produce hydrogen rich gas. The volume and shape of the plasma discharge is controlled by a fluid flow established in a plasma discharge volume. A plasmatron according to this invention produces a substantially large effective plasma discharge volume allowing for substantially greater volumetric efficiency in the initiation of chemical reactions within a volume of bulk fluid reactant flowing through the plasmatron.
- Inventors:
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- Swampscott, MA
- Moscow, RU
- Sharon, MA
- Chestnut Hill, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1003003
- Patent Number(s):
- 7597860
- Application Number:
- 11/101,926
- Assignee:
- OAK
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-99EE50565; FG04-95AL88002
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
Citation Formats
Rabinovich, Alexander, Alexeev, Nikolai, Bromberg, Leslie, Cohn, Daniel R, and Samokhin, Andrei. Low current plasmatron fuel converter having enlarged volume discharges. United States: N. p., 2009.
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Rabinovich, Alexander, Alexeev, Nikolai, Bromberg, Leslie, Cohn, Daniel R, & Samokhin, Andrei. Low current plasmatron fuel converter having enlarged volume discharges. United States.
Rabinovich, Alexander, Alexeev, Nikolai, Bromberg, Leslie, Cohn, Daniel R, and Samokhin, Andrei. Tue .
"Low current plasmatron fuel converter having enlarged volume discharges". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1003003.
@article{osti_1003003,
title = {Low current plasmatron fuel converter having enlarged volume discharges},
author = {Rabinovich, Alexander and Alexeev, Nikolai and Bromberg, Leslie and Cohn, Daniel R and Samokhin, Andrei},
abstractNote = {A novel apparatus and method is disclosed for a plasmatron fuel converter ("plasmatron") that efficiently uses electrical energy to produce hydrogen rich gas. The volume and shape of the plasma discharge is controlled by a fluid flow established in a plasma discharge volume. A plasmatron according to this invention produces a substantially large effective plasma discharge volume allowing for substantially greater volumetric efficiency in the initiation of chemical reactions within a volume of bulk fluid reactant flowing through the plasmatron.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2009},
month = {10}
}
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