Reaction zone for a fluid processing turboheating machine

A turboheating machine for fluid processing comprising:

• an outer casing comprising a flow inlet for intaking a process fluid and a flow outlet for discharging the process fluid, wherein a flow path is defined within and separate from the casing extending axially between the flow inlet and the flow outlet;
• a rotary shaft extending into the casing, wherein the rotor shaft is driven by a driver;
• a first energy imparting stage comprising a first impeller disk coupled to the shaft, the first impeller disk comprising plurality of rotating blades circumferentially disposed around a periphery of the first impeller disk and extending radially outwardly from the first impeller disk into the flow path for increasing a first amount of kinetic energy of the process fluid in a first energy imparting step;
• a first diffuser disposed downstream of the energy imparting stage, wherein the diffuser section comprises an upstream turning vane zone, a midstream shock zone, and a downstream diffusion zone, for converting the kinetic energy imparted to the process fluid in the energy imparting stage into heat energy sufficient to initiate a desired chemical reaction in the process fluid, and
• a first reaction zone disposed downstream of the first diffuser for receiving the process fluid discharged from the first diffuser, wherein the first reaction zone is sized and configured to continue the chemical reaction in the process fluid to a predetermined extent and discharging the process fluid at the outlet.