Plasma Assisted Combustion Device

A method of plasma assisted combustion, the method comprising:

• a) forming a plasma chamber with a dielectric housing;
• b) injecting an aerosolized media into the plasma chamber;
• c) electrically connecting a ground electrode plate positioned proximate to a first surface of the dielectric housing, which forms a first dielectric barrier, to ground potential;
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• d) energizing a hot electrode plate positioned proximate to a second surface of the dielectric housing, which forms a second dielectric barrier, with a high voltage waveform that strikes a double dielectric barrier plasma discharge in the plasma chamber, the plasma in the plasma chamber cracking the aerosolized media into lower molecular weight media and activating free radicals.

A plasma assisted combustion device comprising:

• a) a dielectric housing that defines a plasma chamber having an input that receives media for processing and an output that passes processed media;
• b) a means for injecting an aerosolized media into the plasma chamber;
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• c) a means for striking a double dielectric barrier plasma discharge in the plasma chamber, the plasma in the plasma chamber processing the aerosolized media into lower molecular weight processed media and activating free radicals.