Corona reactor apparatus

Claim 1

A corona reactor comprising: a. a corona reactor core including: 1. a plurality of adjacent, individual, spaced-apart, air-tight corona reactor cells, 2. each of said cells including a pair of spaced-apart electrodes defining a corona discharge chamber between interior facing surfaces thereof, 3. both of said interior having a uniform thin coating of dielectric material thereon, the total thickness of both of said coatings together being less than 40 mils, 4. each of said electrodes having an exterior heat exchange surface exposed to a fluid coolant passageway, 5. a plurality of spacer means, one each positioned between each cell and in contact with the exterior surface of each of the adjacent electrodes of the adjacent cells over a sufficiently large portion of the area thereof, for preventing said adjacent electrodes from bowing outwardly, and for maintaining said adjacent electrodes flat against higher pressure in said chamber than outside of said chamber, 6. said electrodes one-piece, so thin that they would bow outwardly if not held flat by said spacer means, when the pressure in said chamber is greater than the pressure outside of said chamber, said spacer means including fluid coolant passageways therethrough, 7. a continuous, one-piece, electrode spacer gasket of corona and ozone resistant material positioned between each pair of electrodes of each cell adjacent the peripheries of said electrodes for spacing said electrodes a predetermined distance apart for defining said chamber between said interior surfaces of said electrodes and interiorly of said spacer gasket, 8. means for sealing each pair of electrodes to the spacer gasket therebetween for sealing said chamber air-tight, 9. all surfaces in said chamber exposed to a corona discharge being non-metallic, and 10. means for feeding a fluid into and out of each of said chambers.