Fluid diffusion system and method for dielectric barrier discharge system
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsRuhi Sultana, Gary W. Sams, Shawn David Taylor
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Abstract
A system includes a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor. The DBD reactor includes a plurality of dielectric barriers. The DBD reactor also includes a plurality of electrodes disposed between the plurality of dielectric barriers. The system also includes a diffuser system fluidly coupled to an outlet of the DBD reactor. The diffuser system is configured to direct a fluid output through the outlet to one or more channels disposed between the plurality of dielectric barriers. The diffuser system includes a diffuser configured to diffuse the fluid into the one or more channels to cool at least one dielectric barrier of the plurality of dielectric barriers.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor, comprising:
- a plurality of dielectric barriers;
- and
- a plurality of electrodes disposed between the plurality of dielectric barriers;
- and
- a diffuser system fluidly coupled to an outlet of the DBD reactor, wherein the diffuser system is configured to direct a fluid output through the outlet to one or more channels disposed between the plurality of dielectric barriers, the diffuser system comprises a diffuser configured to diffuse the fluid into the one or more channels to cool at least one dielectric barrier of the plurality of dielectric barriers, the diffuser comprises one or more conduits, a conduit of the one or more conduits comprises a plurality of apertures, and the plurality of apertures extend from an outer surface of the conduit to an interior of the conduit.
A system, comprising:
- a diffuser system fluidly coupled to an outlet of a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor, wherein the diffuser system is configured to direct a fluid output through the outlet to one or more channels disposed between a plurality of dielectric barriers of the DBD reactor, and the diffuser system comprises:
- a diffuser configured to diffuse the fluid into the one or more channels to cool at least one dielectric barrier of the plurality of dielectric barriers;
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- a pump fluidly coupled to the diffuser;
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- a controller comprising a memory and one or more processors, wherein the controller is configured to:
- monitor a temperature of a dielectric barrier of the plurality of dielectric barriers;
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- adjust a pump speed of the pump to adjust a flowrate of the fluid based on the temperature.
A method, comprising:
- monitoring, via a processor, a temperature of a dielectric barrier of a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor;
- controlling, via the processor, a pump speed of a pump to adjust a flow rate of a fluid directed from an outlet of the DBD reactor to a diffuser based on the temperature, wherein the pump is fluidly coupled to the diffuser;
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- injecting, via the diffuser, the fluid toward the dielectric barrier to cool the dielectric barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.