Back to results
US 8,525,085 B2Granted
Directed energy melter
AssigneesMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Battelle Memorial Institute, InEnTec Inc.
InventorsPaul Woskov, S. Kamakshi Sundaram, Daniel Cohn, Jeffrey E. Surma, David A. Lamar
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The melter includes a vessel and structure for introducing waste material into the vessel. Waveguide structure is provided for introducing millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation into the vessel to heat the waste material. A gyrotron is a preferred source for the millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation.
Claims16
A directed energy melter for vitrification of waste material comprising:
- a vessel;
- structure for introducing waste material into the vessel;
- and
- waveguide structure configured to introduce directed energy in the form of millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation into the vessel to heat the waste material,
- wherein the melter is configured such that the directed energy and the waste material rotate and translate relative to each other during heating of the waste material.
2 more elements
A directed energy melter or vitrification of waste material comprising:
- a vessel;
- structure for introducing waste material into the vessel;
- and
- waveguide structure for introducing millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation into the vessel to heat the waste material,
- wherein the vessel rotates and translates.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.