Superheated steam and efficient thermal plasma combined generation for high temperature reactions apparatus and method
AssigneeMHI Health Devices, LLC
InventorsRamgopal Vissa, Sajja Sriramu, Jainagesh Sekhar
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Abstract
Presented are devices and methods for the generation of high temperature plasma, wherein air or gas is projected past a heating element, or superheated steam produced by water projection on an element and combinations thereof utilizing a heat source comprising an electrically powered heating element in a double helical (DNA) shape which allows for an efficient generation of high heat output.
Claims20
An industrial device for the heating of a fluid to a temperature capable of the generation of high temperature thermal plasma comprising;
- a casing having an intake end and an exhaust end, an intake cap affixed to the intake end and an exhaust cap affixed to the exhaust end, wherein the intake cap comprises a fluid inlet allowing for the introduction of a first fluid into and through the casing and the exhaust cap comprises an exhaust port, at least one primary electrically charged heating element configured as a double helix comprising a first terminal delineating a first coil in a clockwise direction away from the first terminal around a central axis to a member apex where the member delineates a second coil in a counter-clockwise direction towards the first terminal ending at a point adjacent to the first terminal thereby forming a second terminal wherein the first coil and the second coil do not come into contact and define a void within the first and second coil and along the central axis placed within the casing, a refractory lining within the case surrounding and in contact with the at least one primary heating element wherein the first fluid passes from the fluid inlet through and around the at least one primary heating element and the refractory lining efficiently picking up heat from the at least one primary heating element and the lining and thereby generating a high temperature thermal plasma.
A method for the heating of a fluid to a temperature capable of the generation of high temperature thermal plasma comprising;
- energizing a double helically configured electrically charged heating element wherein the heating element is surrounded by refractory material, projecting a stream of fluid past and in contact with the heating element and the refractory material thereby producing a high temperature thermal plasma plume.
A double helically configured heating element for the generation of high temperature plasma or superheated steam comprised of a first terminal delineating a first coil in a clockwise direction away from the first terminal around a central axis to a member apex where the member delineates a second coil in a counter-clockwise direction towards the first terminal ending at a point adjacent to the first terminal thereby forming a second terminal wherein the first coil and the second coil do not come into contact and form a void within the first and second coil and along the central axis.
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