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US 6,804,963 B1Granted
Thermoreactor with linear to rotational motion conversion
OwnerConstantin Tomoiuinventor
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Abstract
A fuel conversion chamber receiving liquid and gas fuels and converting the liquid fuels into gas fuels by heating, and extracting hydrogen. Hydrogen is extracted at extreme temperature in an ultrasound field and the fuels are accelerated to hypersonic velocity. The gas fuels are injected into a resonance chamber, which generates ultrasound, in a combustion chamber and efficiently burned. The reaction generates a high temperature plasma. The hot combustion or exhaust gases heat the fuel conversion chamber, an air heat exchanger, and water chamber producing steam. The steam and exhaust gases are used to produce work.
Claims27
A thermoreactor comprising:
- a fuel conversion chamber;
- a heater heating said fuel conversion chamber, whereby liquid fuel is converted into gas fuel;
- a combustion chamber;
- a conduit coupling said fuel conversion chamber to said combustion chamber, whereby gas fuel is delivered into said combustion chamber;
- an injector nozzle coupled to said conduit in said combustion chamber;
- a resonance chamber placed adjacent said injector nozzle, whereby kinetic energy of the gas fuel is converted into acoustic energy;
- and
- an ignition source, said ignition source igniting the gas fuel,
- whereby the liquid fuel is converted into the gas fuel and burned providing energy to do work.
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A thermoreactor comprising:
- a fuel conversion chamber;
- a heater heating said fuel conversion chamber, whereby liquid fuel is converted into gas fuel;
- a combustion chamber;
- a conduit coupling said fuel conversion chamber to said combustion chamber, whereby gas fuel is delivered into said combustion chamber;
- an ignition source, said ignition source igniting the gas fuel;
- a plurality of temperature sensors coupled to said fuel conversion chamber, said combustion chamber, said air heat exchanger, and said water chamber;
- a plurality of pressure sensors coupled to said fuel conversion chamber, said combustion chamber, said air heat exchanger, and said water chamber;
- and
- a controller coupled to said plurality of temperature sensors and said plurality of pressure sensors,
- whereby the liquid fuel is converted into the gas fuel and burned providing energy to do work.
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A thermoreactor comprising:
- a fuel conversion chamber;
- a heater heating said fuel conversion chamber, whereby liquid fuel is converted into gas fuel;
- a combustion chamber, said fuel conversion chamber placed within a portion of said combustion chamber, whereby said fuel conversion chamber is heated by exhaust gas formed in said combustion chamber;
- a conduit coupling said fuel conversion chamber to said combustion chamber, whereby gas fuel is delivered into said combustion chamber;
- a nozzle connected to said conduit;
- a resonance chamber placed adjacent said nozzle, whereby the gas fuel is injected into said resonance chamber by said nozzle;
- an ignition source, said ignition source igniting the gas fuel,
- whereby the liquid fuel is converted into the gas fuel and burned providing energy to do work.
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A thermoreactor used to convert a liquid fuel to a gas fuel comprising:
- a fuel conversion chamber;
- a heater heating said fuel conversion chamber, whereby liquid fuel is converted into gas fuel;
- a combustion chamber, said fuel conversion chamber placed within a portion of said combustion chamber, whereby said fuel conversion chamber is heated by exhaust gas formed in said combustion chamber;
- an air heat exchanger adjacent said combustion chamber;
- an air metering valve connected to said air heat exchanger and said combustion chamber;
- a temperature sensor placed within said combustion chamber;
- a pressure sensor placed within said combustion chamber;
- a conduit coupling said fuel conversion chamber to said combustion chamber, whereby gas fuel is delivered into said combustion chamber;
- a carbon separated coupled to said conduit;
- a converted fuel metering valve coupled to said conduit
- a nozzle connected to said converted fuel metering valve;
- a resonance chamber placed adjacent said nozzle, whereby the gas fuel is injected into said resonance chamber by said nozzle converting kinetic energy of the gas fuel into acoustical energy;
- a free piston placed within said resonance chamber;
- an ignition source, said ignition source igniting the gas fuel;
- and
- a controller coupled to said heater, air metering valve, temperature sensor, pressure sensor, converted fuel metering valve, and ignition source,
- whereby the liquid fuel is converted into the gas fuel and burned providing energy to do work.
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A method of converting and burning fuel comprising:
- placing liquid fuel in a fuel conversion chamber;
- heating the liquid fuel converting the liquid fuel into a gas fuel;
- injecting the gas fuel into a combustion chamber;
- applying ultrasonic waves to the gas fuel;
- and
- burning the gas fuel,
- whereby liquid fuel is converted to gas fuel.
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A method of extracting hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels comprising:
- atomizing the hydrocarbon fuel;
- heating the atomized hydrocarbon fuel in the absence of oxygen and in the presence of ultrasonic waves;
- converting the heated atomized hydrocarbon fuel into a different hydrocarbon fuel;
- and
- releasing carbon and hydrogen from the different hydrocarbon fuel.
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A method of converting a hydrocarbon fuel comprising:
- injecting hydrocarbon fuel into a conversion chamber;
- atomizing the hydrocarbon fuel in the conversion chamber;
- heating the atomized hydrocarbon fuel in the absence of oxygen and in the presence of ultrasonic waves;
- converting the atomized hydrocarbon fuel to a different fuel;
- freeing carbon and hydrogen from the different fuel,
- whereby the free carbon and hydrogen are capable of being collected.
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A method of generating heat comprising:
- heating atomized hydrocarbon fuels to a high temperature in the absence of oxygen and in the presence of ultrasonic waves;
- extracting hydrogen and carbon from the heated atomized hydrocarbon fuels and forming gaseous fuels;
- injecting the gaseous fuels with hypersonic velocity into a resonance chamber;
- generating ultrasonic waves in the resonance chamber;
- mixing the gaseous fuels with superheated air;
- and
- igniting the gaseous fuels and air,
- whereby a plasma is formed.
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A thermoreactor for burning a fuel comprising:
- a combustion chamber;
- an ultrasonic device within said combustion chamber, said ultrasonic device capable of generating an ultrasonic field;
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- a fuel nozzle positioned to inject the fuel into the ultrasonic field.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.