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Method and apparatus for improving the energy yield of a reaction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-11-12
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Granted: 1977-10-04
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Expires: 1995-11-12
Abstract
Abstract Method and apparatus to improve the energy yield of a reaction, particularly a combustion process. When used in a heating system in which fuel is burned, a burner sprays fuel and combustion supporting gas, preferably air, into the reaction zone inside a combustion chamber. An electromagnetic radiation of which the frequency range is 8800 Mc/s ± 10% corresponding to the maximum motion which may be imparted to the reactants of the molecules is directed at the reactants, by an antenna whose axis intersects the axis of the burner inside the reaction zone. A dissociable substance, preferably water with a surface active agent, is used as an additive and injected towards the reaction zone. An electrostatic field is provided around the spray of fuel leaving the burner by a metal ring at a potential of 300 to 25,000 V.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Paillaud
- 👤 Joel Raymond
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:13
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23C; F23C99/00; B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/08; B01J19/12; H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/64
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
49 words
A method of improving the energy yield of a reaction between reactants, comprising providing electromagnetic radiation the frequency of which substantially corresponds to the maximum thermal or ionic motion of the molecules of said reactants, and directing said electromagnetic radiation towards said reactants while allowing the reaction to proceed.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
49 words
A method of improving the energy yield of a reaction between reactants, comprising providing electromagnetic radiation the frequency of which substantially corresponds to the maximum thermal or ionic motion of the molecules of said reactants, and directing said electromagnetic radiation towards said reactants while allowing the reaction to proceed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1, the frequency of said electromagnetic radiation being in the band of 8800 Mc/s ± 10%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 2, further comprising, before applying said electromagnetic radiation, adding an at least partially dissociable additive at a temperature below the temperature of reaction of said reaction, and allowing the products of dissociation to recombine thereafter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 3, further comprising the products of dissociation recombining with themselves.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 3, further comprising the products of dissociation recombining with the products of said reaction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 3, further comprising the products of dissociation recombining during said reaction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 3, further comprising the products of dissociation recombining after said reaction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 3, the additive being a substance the products of dissociation of which are oxygen and hydrogen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
10 words
A method according to claim 3, the additive being water.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 2, further comprising producing an electrostatic field having a potentional ranging between 300 and 25,000 V, and applying said electrostatic field to said reactants.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 2, said reaction being combustion and said reactants including at least one hydrocarbon fuel and a combustion supporting gas.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
76 words
An apparatus for improving the energy yield of a combustion process comprising a combustion chamber, a burner extending inside said combustion chamber for spraying fuel and a combustion supporting gas into a reaction zone in said combustion chamber, means for supplying fuel and combustion supporting gas to said burner, means for generating a super high frequency in the band of 8800 Mc/s ± 10%, and means for directing said super high frequency towards said combustion zone.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
76 words
An apparatus for improving the energy yield of a combustion process comprising a combustion chamber, a burner extending inside said combustion chamber for spraying fuel and a combustion supporting gas into a reaction zone in said combustion chamber, means for supplying fuel and combustion supporting gas to said burner, means for generating a super high frequency in the band of 8800 Mc/s ± 10%, and means for directing said super high frequency towards said combustion zone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said means for directing the super high frequency is an antenna having an axis intersecting the axis of said burner inside said combustion zone.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein wave guide means carries the super high frequency from said means for generating to said antenna.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising means for injecting an additive into said combustion zone.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising means for producing and applying an electrostatic field in the vicinity of said reaction zone.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the last mentioned means include a metal ring arranged inside said combustion chamber and extending round the spray of fuel leaving said burner, and means electrically isolating said metal ring.
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