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US 2003/0113597 A1Published application
Apparatus and method to increase density and energy of hydrogen, oxygen, and other gases
AssigneeHadronic Press, Inc.
InventorRuggero Maria Santilli
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Abstract
This invention deals with an apparatus and method for the industrial production of a new form of hydrogen, oxygen and other gases possessing a higher specific density and a greater energy content that its corresponding conventional gas before processing the convention gas through the apparatus.
Claims55
An apparatus for increasing a specific density and an energy content of a gas comprising:
- a pressure resistant piping system equipped with means for closing and opening said piping system;
- means for filling up said piping system with a gas and means for compressing said gas to a desired pressure;
- at least one pair of electrodes placed within said piping system and capable of delivering an electric arc within an interior of the piping system;
- means for delivering an electric power to each of said at least one pair of electrodes;
- means for recirculating said gas through said electric arc;
- and
- means for collecting a resultant processed gas,
- wherein the resulting processed gas has a specific density and an energy content bigger than corresponding values of the gas originally first filled into the piping system.
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An apparatus for increasing a specific density and an energy content of a gas comprising:
- a pressure resistant piping system equipped with means for closing and opening said piping system;
- means for filling up said piping system with a gas and means for compressing said gas to a desired pressure;
- at least one solenoid acting on a tube in line with said piping system;
- means for delivering an electric current to said at least one solenoid;
- means for cooling said solenoid;
- means for recirculating said gas through said tube;
- and
- means for collecting a resultant processed gas,
- wherein the resulting processed gas has a specific density and an energy content bigger than corresponding values of the gas first filled into the piping system.
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An apparatus for the production of a hydrogen gas with an increase of a specific density and of an energy content comprising:
- a pressure resistant vessel filled up with a liquid feedstock rich in hydrogen;
- at least one pair of electrodes placed in such a way to create a submerged electric arc;
- means for delivering an electric power to said at least one pair of electrodes;
- means for collecting a combustible gas produced by said submerged electric arc;
- and
- means for separating a hydrogen content of said combustible gas, the hydrogen content comprising a resultant processed hydrogen gas,
- wherein the resultant processed hydrogen gas has a specific weight and energy content greater than a corresponding value for conventional hydrogen gas.
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A method of increasing the voltage, power and efficiency of a fuel cell comprising:
- operating said fuel cell with a processed gas which has a specific density and an energy content bigger than corresponding values of an original gas prior to being processed.
A method of operating an internal combustion engine with a decreased need for atmospheric oxygen comprising:
- operating said engine with a processed fuel made from a processed hydrogen gas, the processed hydrogen gas having a specific weight and energy content greater than a corresponding value for conventional hydrogen gas.
A method for increasing a specific density and an energy content of a gas comprising:
- providing a pressure resistant piping system equipped with means for closing and opening said piping system;
- providing means for filling up said piping system with a gas and means for compressing said gas to a desired pressure;
- providing at least one pair of electrodes placed within said piping system and capable of delivering an electric arc within an interior of the piping system;
- providing means for delivering an electric power to each of said at least one pair of electrodes;
- providing means for recirculating said gas through said electric arc;
- providing means for collecting a resultant processed gas;
- and
- filling said piping system with the gas, recirculating the gas through the electric arc generated by the at least one pair of electrodes and collecting the resultant processed gas,
- wherein the resulting processed gas has a specific density and an energy content bigger than corresponding values of the gas originally first filled into the piping system.
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A method for increasing a specific density and an energy content of a gas comprising:
- providing a pressure resistant piping system equipped with means for closing and opening said piping system;
- providing means for filling up said piping system with a gas and means for compressing said gas to a desired pressure;
- providing at least one solenoid acting on a tube in line with said piping system;
- providing means for delivering an electric current to said at least one solenoid;
- providing means for cooling said solenoid;
- providing means for recirculating said gas through said tube;
- providing means for collecting a resultant processed gas;
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- filling said piping system with the gas to be processed, compressing said gas to the desired pressure, subjecting said gas to the current of the at least one solenoid acting on the tube while the gas is being recirculated through said tube and with the cooling means activated, and collecting said resultant processed gas,
- wherein a resulting processed gas has a specific density and an energy content bigger than corresponding values of the gas first filled into the piping system.
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A method for producing a hydrogen gas with an increased specific density and an increased energy content comprising:
- providing a pressure resistant vessel filled up with a liquid feedstock rich in hydrogen;
- providing at least one pair of electrodes placed in such a way to create a submerged electric arc;
- providing means for delivering an electric power to said at least one pair of electrodes;
- providing means for collecting a combustible gas produced by said submerged electric arc;
- providing means for separating a hydrogen content of said combustible gas, the hydrogen content comprising the produced hydrogen gas;
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- subjecting the liquid feedstock to the submerged electric arc, collecting the combustible gas, and separating the hydrogen content of the combustible gas produced to obtain the resultant processed hydrogen gas,
- wherein the resultant processed hydrogen gas has a specific weight and energy content greater than a corresponding value for conventional hydrogen gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.