System and method for converting a liquid into a vapor
AssigneeGreenlight Power Technologies, Inc.
InventorPaul John Welle
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Abstract
A system and method for converting a liquid into a vapor are described. The system includes a housing, a liquid receptor disposed within the housing for accepting the liquid, a liquid inlet for delivering the liquid from outside the housing to the liquid receptor, and a measuring device for determining the amount of liquid delivered to the liquid receptor. The system further includes a heater for heating the liquid delivered to the liquid receptor to thereby convert the liquid to a vapor, and an outlet for discharging the vapor outside the housing.
Claims41
A system for converting a liquid into a vapor, the system comprising
- a housing;
- a liquid receptor disposed within the housing, the liquid receptor having a wettable surface area onto which the liquid spreads by a force that is principally at least one of a gravitational force and a capillary force;
- a liquid inlet for delivering the liquid from outside the housing to the liquid receptor;
- a measuring device for determining the amount of liquid delivered to the liquid receptor;
- a heater for heating the liquid delivered to the liquid receptor to thereby convert the liquid to a vapor;
- and
- an outlet for discharging the vapor outside the housing, wherein the wettable surface area and the heating is great enough to prevent the liquid from pooling in the housing.
A method for converting a liquid into a vapor, the method comprising
- disposing a liquid receptor within a housing, the liquid receptor having a wettable surface area;
- delivering a known amount of liquid to the liquid receptor via a liquid inlet;
- allowing the liquid to spread onto the wettable surface area by a force that is principally at least one of a gravitational force and a capillary force;
- heating the liquid delivered to the liquid receptor with a heater to thereby convert the liquid to a vapor, wherein the wettable surface area and the heating is great enough to prevent the liquid from pooling in the housing;
- and
- discharging the vapor outside the housing.
A system for converting a liquid into a vapor, the system comprising
- a housing;
- a liquid receptor disposed within the housing, the liquid receptor having a wettable surface area onto which the liquid spreads by a force that is principally at least one of a gravitational force and a capillary force;
- a liquid inlet for delivering the liquid from outside the housing to the liquid receptor;
- a heater for heating the liquid delivered to the liquid receptor to thereby convert the liquid to a vapor, said heater being disposed inside the liquid receptor or around the external surface of the liquid receptor;
- and
- an outlet for discharging the vapor the outside the housing, wherein the wettable surface area and the heating is great enough to prevent the liquid from pooling in the housing.
A system for converting a liquid into a vapor, the system comprising
- a housing;
- a liquid receptor disposed within the housing for accepting the liquid;
- a liquid inlet for delivering the liquid from outside the housing to the liquid receptor;
- a measuring device for determining the amount of liquid delivered to the liquid receptor;
- a heater for heating the liquid delivered to the liquid receptor to thereby convert the liquid to a vapor;
- and
- an outlet for discharging the vapor outside the housing, wherein the delivery of the liquid to the liquid receptor occurs at a first mass flow rate and the discharge of the vapor outside the housing occurs at a second mass flow rate, the first mass flow rate being substantially equal to the second mass flow rate.
A system for converting a liquid into a vapor, the system comprising
- a housing;
- a liquid receptor disposed within the housing for accepting the liquid, the liquid receptor composed of a porous material;
- a liquid inlet for delivering the liquid from outside the housing to the liquid receptor;
- a measuring device for determining the amount of liquid delivered to the liquid receptor;
- a heater for heating the liquid delivered to the liquid receptor to thereby convert the liquid to a vapor;
- and
- an outlet for discharging the vapor outside the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.