Plastic-powered power generator
OwnerDaniel Carisinventor
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Abstract
Plastic-powered power generator. In an embodiment, the plastic-powered power generator comprises a primary reactor with an air-fuel distribution assembly configured to supply fluidized polymer, air, and oxidizer to a primary reactor chamber, and an ignition system configured to ignite a mixture of the fluidized polymer, air, and oxidizer. The primary reactor chamber extends into a secondary reactor, to, when ignited, heat air flowing through the secondary reactor from a blower to a heat exchanger. The heated air flow converts fluid, in a coil within the heat exchanger, into steam, which can drive a turbine to generate electrical power.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- pulverizing plastic waste to create sub-micron-scale polymer;
- fluidizing the polymer;
- providing a plastic-powered power generator including a primary reactor having a primary reactor chamber, an ignition system, a heat exchanger, a secondary reactor, a blower, an electrical generator, a turbine configured to spin the electrical generator as steam passes through the turbine, so as to produce electrical power from the electrical generator;
- igniting the mixture of the fluidized polymer, air, and oxidizing agent within the primary reactor chamber using the ignition system, and operating the blower to create air flow through the secondary reactor into the heat exchanger, to convert the aqueous fluid into steam that spins the turbine which spins the electrical generator to produce electrical power.
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