Pulsed corona reactor system for abatement of pollution by hazardous agents
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsMichael G. Grothaus, Richard A. Korzekwa, R. Kenneth Hutcherson
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Abstract
Hazardous gases within a fluent mixture such as polluted air, are treated exposure to corona discharge within reaction zones of a plurality of reactor modules to effect chemical breakdown for pollution abatement purposes. Electrical pulse energy delivered to the reaction zones to effect corona discharge therein, is monitored to optimize pollution abatement by suppression of thermal arcing within the reaction zones.
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A system for treating a polluted fluent within a plurality of reactor modules by exposure to streamer corona discharge comprising an electrode wire extending through a reaction zone enclosed within a tubular electrode in each of said reactor modules;
- power controlled means for supply of electrical energy to the reactor modules, header means connecting the power controlled means in parallel to the electrode wires of the reactor modules for transfer of said electrical energy thereto, mounting means connected to the tubular electrodes for support and grounding thereof in spaced adjacency to the header means and insulator means through which the electrode wires extend into the reaction zones of the reactor modules for electrically insulating the header means and the mounting means from each other.
A system for treating a polluted fluent within a plurality of reactor modules by exposure to streamer corona discharge comprising an electrode wire extending through a reaction zone enclosed within a tubular electrode in each of said reactor modules;
- a header plate through which electrical energy is delivered to the reactor modules in parallel, mounting means connected to the tubular electrodes for support thereof in spaced adjacency to the header plate and insulator means through which the electrode wires extend into the reaction zones of the reactor modules for electrically insulating the header plate and the mounting means from each other.
A system for treating a polluted fluent within a reactor module by exposure to streamer corona discharge within a reaction zone comprising a source of electrical voltage, capacitive storing means operatively connected to the source for generation of voltage pulses, switching means connected to the capacitive storing means for delivering the voltage pulses to the reaction zone of the reactor module to produce said streamer discharge therein, means for monitoring said streamer discharge, and feedback control means operatively connected to the monitoring means for conditioning said generation of the voltage pulses to suppress thermal arcing within the reaction zone and thereby optimize transfer of electrical energy to the reactor module from the source.
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