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Method of obtaining mechanical energy utilizing H2 O plasma generated in multiple steps
Assignee: SUTABIRAIZA COMPANY Ltd
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Filing: 1985-02-07
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Granted: 1986-12-02
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Expires: 2005-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of obtaining mechanical energy utilizing H 2 O-plasma that is generated in multiple steps. The general field of art of the invention is that of producing a reactive thrust by using plasma. The mechanical energy provided by the invention is produced by explosion of electrically conductive plasma which is generated by dissociating H 2 O. At the first step H 2 O (gas) produced by a gasifier is reduced to a plasmatic state by electrical discharge. At the second step the plasmatic gas is treated by a further and stronger electrical discharge and by high-frequency induction heating, and the energy level of the plasma is raised to a point at which a plasma jet is ready to be produced. At the third step, the plasma jet is generated by periodically modulating the high voltage for the second electrical discharge, and a high-pressure thermal explosion reaction is caused by synchronizing the generation with compression of the plasma jet. The result is that energy produced by the plasmatic reaction in the plasma jet at ultra-high temperature is converted to mechanical energy.
Inventors
- 👤 Uozumi Sutekiyo
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-06 13:06
CPC Classifications
F; F03; F03H; F03H1/00; F02; F02B; F02B43/00; F02B43/10; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/10; Y02T10/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S123/00; Y10S123/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of obtaining mechanical energy utilizing H 2 O - plasma generated in multiple steps, which comprises: a first step of generating H 2 O gas using a gasifier, and transforming the H 2 O gas to a plasma using an electric discharge, said plasma having a state of energy; a second step of intensifying the state of energy of the plasma of the first step, to a level such that the plasma with the intensified state of energy is ready to generate a plasma jet, by using high voltage to produce a more intensified electrical discharge than that in the first step and by high-frequency induction heating; and a third step of generating an ultra-high temperature plasma jet by exposing the plasma of the second step to periodic modulation of the high voltage for the second electrical discharge, and causing a high-pressure thermal explosion reaction by compression of the ultra-high temperature plasma jet in synchronization with the modulation, and thereby converting the energy produced by a plasma reaction at the ultra-high temperature in the plasma jet into mechanical energy.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
181 words
A method of obtaining mechanical energy utilizing H 2 O - plasma generated in multiple steps, which comprises: a first step of generating H 2 O gas using a gasifier, and transforming the H 2 O gas to a plasma using an electric discharge, said plasma having a state of energy; a second step of intensifying the state of energy of the plasma of the first step, to a level such that the plasma with the intensified state of energy is ready to generate a plasma jet, by using high voltage to produce a more intensified electrical discharge than that in the first step and by high-frequency induction heating; and a third step of generating an ultra-high temperature plasma jet by exposing the plasma of the second step to periodic modulation of the high voltage for the second electrical discharge, and causing a high-pressure thermal explosion reaction by compression of the ultra-high temperature plasma jet in synchronization with the modulation, and thereby converting the energy produced by a plasma reaction at the ultra-high temperature in the plasma jet into mechanical energy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method of obtaining mechanical energy utilizing H 2 O - plasma, as recited in claim 1, wherein said first step comprises vaporizing H 2 O liquid using ultrasonic vibration and induction heating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method of obtaining mechanical energy utilizing H 2 O - plasma, as recited in claim 1, wherein the modulation of the high voltage, the compression of the plasma jet in synchronization therewith, and the generation of the plasma jet in the third step comprise selectively inputting external signals having appropriate phase and pulse height to cause a final explosion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method of obtaining mechanical energy utilizing H 2 O - plasma, as recited in claim 2, wherein the modulation of the high voltage, the compression of the plasma jet in synchronization therewith, and the generation of the plasma jet in the third step comprise selectively inputting external signals having appropriate phase and pulse height to cause a final explosion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method of obtaining mechanical energy utilizing H 2 O - plasma, as recited in claim 3, wherein the inputting of external signals is automatically performed in response to a repeated movement of a mechanical device which is driven by energy generated in the plasma reaction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method of obtaining mechanical energy utilizing H 2 O - plasma, as recited in claim 4, wherein the inputting of external signals is automatically performed in response to a repeated movement of a mechanical device which is driven by energy generated in the plasma reaction.
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