Ceramic Element
AssigneeBrown-Cravens-Taylor
InventorDennis Cravens
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Abstract
A heating element can comprise a ceramic material doped with various elements. The heating element can be heated by forcing a fuel to flow through the ceramic material, where the fuel interacts with the dopants. The interaction can produce energy in the form of heat. Inventive aspects of the present material include apparatus and methods for modulation of the heat energy, physical features providing for an increase in the rate of heat release, optimization of materials and material morphology for quantity and efficiency of heat release and provision for fueling and maintenance.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a main body of a material that is porous to a fuel susceptible to an electro-magnetic field, the material comprising a dopant;
- a plurality of field control points at least partially embedded in the material capable of generating a driving field, which causes the fuel to move within the main body;
- and
- at least one constriction point in the main body configured to increase an interaction rate of the fuel with the dopant.
A system, comprising a plurality of heating elements, each heating element having:
- a main body of a material that is porous to an fuel susceptible to an electro-magnetic field and that includes a dopant;
- a plurality of field control points embedded in the material capable of generating a driving field, which can cause fuel to move within the main body;
- and
- at least one constriction point in the main body configured to increase an interaction rate of the fuel with the dopant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.