Method of Stretching the Discharge of Plasma in Liquids
AssigneeEnergy Onvector, LLC
InventorJun Kang
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Abstract
A system and method for stretching the discharge of plasma in a liquid utilizes in certain embodiments a first, second and third electrode within a liquid holding container, a gas injection conduit for introducing a gas such as air or oxygen into the container, and a power supply electrically coupled to at least the second and third electrodes. In certain embodiments, a seed plasma generated by a first and second electrode is stretched, and a larger plasma is generated by a first and third electrode. In certain embodiments, a fourth electrode can be used to further stretch the plasma. An increase in gas introduction flow rate can also be utilized to facilitate the stretching of plasma.
Claims21
A system for stretching the discharge of plasma in a liquid, comprising:
- a container configured to hold a liquid;
- a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode disposed within the container;
- a gas injection conduit configured to introduce a gas into the container between the first electrode and the second electrode;
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- a power supply electrically coupled to the second and third electrode with a first switch electrically coupled between the power supply and the second electrode.
A method for stretching the discharge of plasma in a liquid, comprising:
- holding the liquid in a container comprising a first, second and third electrode, wherein a first spacing between the first and second electrode is less than a second spacing between the second and third electrode;
- introducing a gas between the first and second electrode to generate a group of bubbles;
- generating a first plasma discharge between the first and second electrodes;
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- generating a second plasma discharge between the first and third electrodes after the step of generating the first plasma discharge, wherein a size of the second plasma discharge is greater than a size of the first plasma discharge.
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