Chemical Reactor System and Methods to Create Plasma Hot Spots in a Pumped Media
OwnerJames Charles BUTLERinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to produce gas vapor bubbles in a liquid media and collapsing the bubble to create a plasma hot spot. Generated bubbles are introduced and collapsing the bubbles results in the partial or total conversion of the internal and boundary layer gas and liquid phase content of the bubble to plasma, ionized gas and ionized liquid. Consequently, a change or increase in the reactivity of the elements and compounds in the gas or liquid phases of the bubble and the surrounding liquid media occurs.
Claims24
A system for the formation and collapse of bubbles, the system comprising:
- a bubble generator for generating bubbles in a fluid;
- a regenerative turbine pump for receiving the fluid and the bubbles;
- at least one sensor sensing at least one process parameter associated with operation of the regenerative turbine pump;
- and
- a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, the controller receiving the at least one process parameter, processing the at least one process parameter, and adjusting operation of the regenerative turbine pump based upon processing of the at least one process parameter.
A method for the formation and collapse of bubbles, the method comprising the steps of:
- producing a stream of bubbles from a liquid;
- delivering the stream of bubbles to a regenerative turbine pump having an impeller defining a plurality of buckets;
- collapsing the bubbles;
- and
- monitoring a process parameter associated with the bubbles using a controller and at least one sensor;
- and
- adjusting operation of the regenerative turbine pump based upon monitoring of the parameter.
A system for the formation and collapse of bubbles, the system comprising:
- a bubble generator for generating bubbles in a fluid;
- a regenerative turbine pump for receiving the fluid and the bubbles;
- at least one sensor sensing at least one process parameter associated with operation of the bubble generator;
- and
- a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, the controller receiving the at least one process parameter, processing the at least one process parameter, and adjusting operation of the bubble generator based upon processing of the at least one process parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.