Plasma heating apparatus, system and method
AssigneeAureon Energy Ltd.
InventorMontgomery William Childs
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Abstract
A plasma heating apparatus including a boiler vessel for holding water to be heated, a cathode housed in the vessel, the cathode defining a watertight cathode chamber isolated from the water in the vessel, and, an anode housed in the cathode chamber, the anode including an internal passage for receiving a gas from outside of the vessel when the passage is connected to a gas supply, and wherein the anode is connectable to a power source for receiving power for generating a plasma in the cathode chamber. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a heat or power generating system or plant including the plasma heating apparatus.
Claims9
A plasma heating apparatus comprising:
- a boiler
- vessel for holding water to be heated,
- a cathode housed in the vessel, the cathode defining a watertight cathode chamber isolated from the water in the vessel,
- an anode housed in the cathode chamber, the anode comprising a
- solid bulbous cathode head, and
- wherein the anode is connectable to a power source for receiving power for generating a plasma in the cathode chamber,
- and,
- an inlet in the cathode chamber for receiving a gas into the cathode chamber when the inlet is connected to a gas supply.
A method for generating a plasma for use as an energy source, comprising:
- providing a cathode chamber,
- providing a hollow bulbous anode in the chamber,
- creating a vacuum in the chamber,
- supplying a gas to the inside of the anode and permitting the gas to pass through the wall of the anode and into the chamber,
- applying a current and a voltage to the anode according to Paschen's Law for generating a plasma discharge in the chamber with gas that has passed through the wall of the anode, and,
- altering the plasma discharge to form one or more double layer shells around the anode by varying one or more of the applied current, the applied voltage and the pressure in the chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.