Generation of steam by impact heating
OwnerRichard E. AHOinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for generating steam, the apparatus including a source of liquid water, an injector in flow communication with the source of water for injecting liquid water from the source of water at a pressure of at least about 10,000 psia, and an impact chamber having a contact surface onto which the injected water is contacted. upon impact of the injected water with the contact surface of the impact chamber, the injected water undergoes a virtually instantaneous phase transition from the liquid state to a gaseous state following the contact of the water with the contact surface, thereby generating steam.
Claims11
Apparatus for generating steam, comprising:
- a source of liquid water;
- an injector in flow communication with the source of water for injecting liquid water from the source of water at a pressure of at least about 10,000 psia;
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- an impact chamber having a contact surface onto which the injected water is contacted;
- wherein, upon impact of the injected water with the contact surface of the impact chamber, the injected water undergoes a virtually instantaneous phase transition from the liquid state to a gaseous state following the contact of the water with the contact surface, thereby generating steam.
A method for generating steam, comprising the steps of:
- providing a source of liquid water;
- providing an injector in flow communication with the source of water;
- providing an impact chamber having a contact surface;
- using the injector to inject liquid water from the source of water at a pressure of at least about 10,000 psia into the impact chamber for contact with the contact surface;
- wherein, upon impact of the injected water with the contact surface of the impact chamber, the injected water undergoes a virtually instantaneous phase transition from the liquid state to a gaseous state following the contact of the water with the contact surface, thereby generating steam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.