| US 7,582,265 B2 | ||
| Gas conduit for plasma gasification reactors | ||
| Rodrigo B. Vera, Leeds, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Plasma Waste Recycling, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 28, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/770,268. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0004071 A1, Jan. 01, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. F01N 3/08 (2006.01); B09B 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 422—176 [422/184.1] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A plasma gasification reactor comprising:
a refractory lined reactor vessel defining a chamber into which is fed organic and inorganic material through an opening within
a wall of said chamber at a height substantially co-level with the surface of a slag layer contained within the lower volume
of said chamber;
an electrode extending into said chamber and a conductor located on a bottom surface of said chamber operable for generating
a plasma arc;
an outlet within an upper portion of said chamber; and
a conduit-coupled directly to said outlet, said conduit having a first diameter immediately adjacent said reactor chamber,
and a second diameter on a downstream side of said first diameter and immediately adjacent thereto, said second diameter less
than said first diameter and dimensioned in order to provide an area of high pressure in the region of said outlet.
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