Solar reactor combustion chamber

A reactor combustion engine comprising

• a reactor chamber;
• means for controllably coupling chlorine and hydrogen to said reactor chamber;
• means for directing electro-magnetic radiation into said chamber to thereby expand said chlorine and hydrogen and to ionize said chlorine and hydrogen;
• a combustion chamber;
• valve means communicating said reaction chamber with said combustion chamber;
• and
• means for controllably coupling oxygen to said combustion chamber, said chlorine and hydrogen reacting exothermically in said combustion chamber in the presence of said oxygen to generate hydrogen chloride at a high pressure and temperature level, at least one block of low permeability impervious silicon carbide having a relatively large conductive-convective radiation-receiving side surface and a relatively small depth dimension positioned in said combustion chamber, a fluid-conducting channel formed in said block in the form of a grid so that said channel passes in proximity to a substantial portion of said radiation-receiving sides of said block, said high temperature exothermic reaction in said combustion chamber heating said silicon carbide block to thereby heat said fluid passing therethrough.

A reactor combustion engine comprising

• a reactor chamber;
• means for controllably coupling chlorine and hydrogen to said reactor chamber;
• means for directing electro-magnetic radiation into said chamber to thereby expand said hydrogen and chlorine and to ionize said hydrogen and chlorine;
• a combustion chamber;
• valve means communicating said reaction chamber with said combustion chamber;
• means for coupling oxygen to said combustion chamber to thereby exothermically react said hydrogen and said chlorine to generate hydrogen chloride at a high pressure and temperature level;
• a turbine;
• and
• means for communicating said combustion chamber with said turbine to permit said generated hydrogen chloride at high pressure and temperature to drive the rotor of said turbine.

A solar reactor combustion engine comprising

• a solar reactor chamber;
• means for controllably coupling chlorine and hydrogen to said solar reactor chamber;
• means for directing electro-magnetic radiation into said chamber to thereby expand said hydrogen and chlorine and to ionize said hydrogen and said chlorine;
• a combustion chamber;
• valve means for communicating said reaction chamber with said combustion chamber;
• an engine housing, said reactor chamber and said combustion chamber being positioned with respect to said engine housing, said engine housing forming a cylinder therein;
• a piston for reciprocally moving within said cylinder;
• means for controllably coupling oxygen to said combustion chamber to thereby exothermically react said hydrogen and chlorine to generate hydrogen chloride at a high pressure and temperature level, said high pressure hydrogen chloride forcing said piston downwardly in said cylinder;
• and
• means for exhausting said hydrogen chloride and said oxygen.