Self-propagating combustion cyclone reactor
US7704466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23M2900/05004
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A self-propagating combustion cyclone reactor includes a reaction chamber delimited by a circumferential wall in which at least one reductant inlet and a plurality of oxidizer inlets are formed in a tangential manner. Reductant and oxidizer are fed, together with inert gas, through the inlets into the chamber in a cyclonic manner to induce self-propagating combustion reaction to generate a product of high purity metal, such as titanium, zirconium, hafnium, or silicon, semiconductor substance. The reactor serves as a continuous reactor for generation of metal or semiconductor substances of high purity.
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