Sodium-chlorine boiler
AssigneeTeratech International, Inc.
InventorHafid Enrique Colmenares
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Abstract
A sodium-chlorine generator generates electricity. Chlorine gas is combined with sodium metal in a boiler. The reaction is exothermic and generates sodium chloride as a biproduct. The heat can be used to boil water to generate steam. The steam generated can be used to turn a turbine, which produces electricity. The reactor can use a heat exchanger to connect a boiler that is separated from reactor. The rate and output of the reaction can be changed by pressurizing the chlorine gas with the reactor and by preheating the sodium before the reaction. The sodium chloride can be recycled to generate sodium metal and chlorine gas for a subsequent use.
Claims10
A sodium-chlorine boiler for generating electricity, comprising:
- a chlorine supply providing chlorine;
- a sodium metal supply providing sodium metal;
- a water supply providing water;
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- a combustion chamber receiving said chlorine from said chlorine supply, said sodium metal from said sodium metal supply, and said water from said water supply, said chlorine, said sodium metal, and said water combining in a reaction in said combustion chamber, the reaction yielding heat, steam, and sodium chloride.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.