Low current plasmatron fuel converter having enlarged volume discharges
Patent
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OSTI ID:1003003
- Swampscott, MA
- Moscow, RU
- Sharon, MA
- Chestnut Hill, MA
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.
- Research Organization:
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-99EE50565; FG04-95AL88002
- Assignee:
- OAK
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,597,860
- Application Number:
- 11/101,926
- OSTI ID:
- 1003003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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