Method of stretching the discharge of plasma in liquids
AssigneeEnergy Onvector, LLC
InventorJun Kang
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Abstract
A system and method for stretching the discharge of plasma in a liquid utilizes in certain embodiments a first, second and third electrode within a liquid holding container, a gas injection conduit for introducing a gas such as air or oxygen into the container, and a power supply electrically coupled to at least the second and third electrodes. In certain embodiments, a seed plasma generated by a first and second electrode is stretched, and a larger plasma is generated by a first and third electrode. In certain embodiments, a fourth electrode can be used to further stretch the plasma. An increase in gas introduction flow rate can also be utilized to facilitate the stretching of plasma.
Claims11
A system for stretching the discharge of plasma in a liquid, comprising:
- a container configured to hold a liquid;
- a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode disposed within the container, wherein the distance between the first and second electrodes is less than the distance between the first and third electrodes;
- a gas injection conduit configured to introduce a gas into the container between the first electrode and the second electrode;
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- a power supply electrically coupled to the second and third electrode with a first switch electrically coupled between the power supply and the second electrode, such that the third electrode cannot participate in the generation of plasma discharge when the switch is closed, and the second electrode cannot participate in the generation of plasma discharge when the switch is open.
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