| US 7,597,860 B2 | ||
| Low current plasmatron fuel converter having enlarged volume discharges | ||
| Alexander Rabinovich, Swampscott, Mass. (US); Nikolai Alexeev, Moscow (Russian Federation); Leslie Bromberg, Sharon, Mass. (US); Daniel R. Cohn, Chestnut Hill, Mass. (US); and Andrei Samokhin, Moscow (Russian Federation) | ||
| Assigned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/101,926. | ||
| Application 11/101926 is a continuation of application No. 10/158615, filed on May 30, 2002, granted, now 6,881,386. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0214179 A1, Sep. 29, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. B01J 19/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 422—186.04 [422/186.22; 422/186.28; 123/3] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method of plasma fuel conversion for producing a hydrogen-rich gas, comprising the steps of:
positioning a first electrode and a second electrode such that a gap exists between them and a plasma discharge volume is
formed;
injecting a reactive mixture into said plasma discharge volume;
supplying power to provide voltage and current sufficient to generate a plasma discharge within the plasma discharge volume
and produce an ignited reactive mixture;
introducing a fluid flow into said plasma discharge volume to stretch and deform said plasma discharge.
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