US 7,842,252 B2 · Reaction vessel including fielding apparatus

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a system and method to dissociate water molecules into H2 and O2 and includes a reaction vessel having at least one radiolysis apparatus, at least one photolysis apparatus, at least one catalyst apparatus, and at least one electromagnetic fielding apparatus. The reaction vessel has a body, a first end and a second end defining an interior reaction chamber, an inlet for receiving water vapor and at least two outlets. A plurality of windings of a contiguous electrical conductor are wound in a first direction adjacent the first outlet and plurality of windings of a contiguous electrical conductor wound in a second direction adjacent the second outlet such that the first direction is opposite the second direction. When a current is applied to the conductor, an electromagnetic field is generated to migrate the disassociated H2 and O2 molecules toward the respective first outlet or second outlet.

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Dependent claims

A reaction vessel, comprising:

a vessel body having an inlet, a reaction chamber, a first outlet and a second outlet;
said vessel body including a photolysis apparatus for emitting photon energy into said reaction chamber;
a radiolysis apparatus for directing ionizing radiation into said reaction chamber;
a positive magnetic field generated adjacent said first outlet for attracting negatively charged ions contained within said reaction chamber;
and a negative magnetic field generated adjacent said second outlet for attracting positively charged ions contained within said reaction chamber.

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A reaction vessel, comprising:

a vessel body having an inlet, a reaction chamber, a first outlet and a second outlet;
said first outlet and said second outlet are substantially round in cross section;
said vessel body including a positive magnetic field generated adjacent said first outlet for attracting negatively charged ions produced within said reaction chamber and a negative magnetic field generated adjacent said second outlet for attracting positively charged ions produced within said reaction chamber;
a plurality of windings of a contiguous electrical conductor are wound in a first direction adjacent said first outlet and plurality of windings of a contiguous electrical conductor are wound in a second direction adjacent said second outlet such that said first direction is opposite said second direction
a portion of said plurality of windings extend from said first outlet to a position N1 along the exterior of said vessel body and are wound poloidally between said first outlet and said position N1;
a portion of said plurality of windings extend from said first outlet to a position N2 along the exterior of said vessel body and are wound poloidally between said first outlet and said position N2;
a portion of said plurality of windings extend from said first outlet to a position N3 along the exterior of said vessel body and are wound poloidally between said first outlet and said position N3;
a portion of said plurality of windings are wound toroidally around said first outlet;
a portion of said plurality of windings extend from said second outlet to a position P1 along the exterior of said vessel body and are wound poloidally between said second outlet and said position P1;
a portion of said plurality of windings extend from said second outlet to a position P2 along the exterior of said vessel body and are wound poloidally between said second outlet and said position P2;
a portion of said plurality of windings extend from said second outlet to a position P3 along the exterior of said vessel body and are wound poloidally between said second outlet and said position P3;
a portion of said plurality of windings are wound toroidally around said second outlet.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/680,335Filed 28 Feb 2007 · continuation in part

Priority

18 Jun 2001

Published

US 2007/0183942 A19 Aug 2007

Granted

30 Nov 2010

Term ends

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Classification17 codes

B01J 19/123
Incoherent waves: ultraviolet light
B01J 19/121
Employing electromagnetic waves: coherent waves, e.g. laser beams
B01J 19/126
Incoherent waves: microwaves
B01J 19/129
Incoherent waves: radiofrequency

Family

Application09/883,169Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 18 Jun 2001

Application10/065,429Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 16 Oct 2002

Application60/544,907Us provisional application · filed 13 Feb 2004

Application10/488,779Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 24 Sep 2004

Application11/046,081Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 28 Jan 2005

US 2007/0183942 A1Pre-grant publication · published 9 Aug 2007

US 7,601,308 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 6,669,827 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 2003/0024805 A1Published application

US 2005/0100555 A1Published application

US 2005/0178670 A1Published application

US 7,842,252 B2This patent

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Reaction vessel including fielding apparatus

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Claims21