Method for the production of ozone
AssigneeOmachron Technologies, Inc.
InventorsWayne Ernest Conrad, Ted Szylowiec
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Abstract
A method of producing ozone comprises heating a gas containing molecular oxygen under pressure in a first vessel to a temperature of greater than about (eg.) 2300° K to at least partially dissociate molecular oxygen into monoatomic oxygen. The monoatomic oxygen is supersonically transported from the first vessel to a second vessel at a temperature less than about (eg.) 1000° K via a convergent-divergent nozzle, where it forms ozone. Supersonically transporting the monoatomic oxygen via the convergent-divergent nozzle produces frozen flow conditions, thereby preserving the oxygen in its monoatomic state. Optionally, the monoatomic oxygen is mixed with the molecular oxygen to form ozone.
Claims21
A method of producing ozone comprising:
- (a) providing a supply of monoatomic oxygen at a first temperature and pressure at which the equilibrium between monoatomic oxygen and molecular oxygen lies in favour of production of monoatomic oxygen;
- (b) supersonically expanding and cooling the monoatomic oxygen to a second temperature lower than the first temperature to obtain supersonically cooled and expanded monoatomic oxygen;
- and,
- (c) combining the supersonically cooled and expanded monoatomic oxygen to form ozone.
A method of producing ozone comprising:
- (a) heating molecular oxygen under pressure to a temperature greater than about 2300° K to cause at least a portion of the molecular oxygen to dissociate into monoatomic oxygen;
- and,
- (b) expanding and cooling the monoatomic oxygen under frozen flow conditions to a temperature below about 1000° K to form ozone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.