Systems and methods for facilitating reactions in gases using shockwaves produced in a supersonic gaseous vortex
US10427129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/0892
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gas reactor system may be configured for facilitating chemical reactions of gases using shockwaves produced in a supersonic gaseous vortex. The system may include a gas source to provide a gas to a heater and/or a reactor. The reactor may be configured to facilitate chemical reactions of gases using shockwaves created in a supersonic gaseous vortex. The reactor may be arranged with a gas inlet to introduce a high-velocity steam of gas into a chamber of the reactor. The gas inlet may effectuate a vortex of supersonic circulating gas within the chamber. The vortex may rotate at supersonic speed about the longitudinal axis of the chamber. The system may be configured to store an output product of the reactor in a storage tank in fluid communication with the reactor.
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