Corona discharge reactor
First Claim
1. A corona discharge reactor for use in the processing of gaseous media by means of an electrical discharge, including a plurality of individual cylindrical reactor chambers each of which has a central electrode having radial projections thereon, and a concentric outer electrode, a conduit for admitting a gaseous medium to the reactor chambers to be processed in parallel thereby, an outlet for processed gaseous medium from the reactor chambers, and an electrical power supply having power supply lines for applying when switched on a sequence of pulses of electrical energy across the electrodes of the reactor chambers, wherein the electrical impedances of the reactor chambers and the associated power supply lines are matched to one another so that the pulses of electrical energy are applied equally to the individual reactor chambers at predetermined intervals.
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Abstract
A corona discharge reactor is for use in processing materials in or carried by a gaseous phase. A plurality of cylindrical individual reactor chambers is provided in an array. The reactor chambers are electrically matched with each other and pulses of electrical energy are supplied under sequential control to each of the individual reactor chambers.
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- 1. A corona discharge reactor for use in the processing of gaseous media by means of an electrical discharge, including a plurality of individual cylindrical reactor chambers each of which has a central electrode having radial projections thereon, and a concentric outer electrode, a conduit for admitting a gaseous medium to the reactor chambers to be processed in parallel thereby, an outlet for processed gaseous medium from the reactor chambers, and an electrical power supply having power supply lines for applying when switched on a sequence of pulses of electrical energy across the electrodes of the reactor chambers, wherein the electrical impedances of the reactor chambers and the associated power supply lines are matched to one another so that the pulses of electrical energy are applied equally to the individual reactor chambers at predetermined intervals.
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12. A corona discharge reactor including a plurality of individual reactor chambers each having an inner electrode, said reactor chambers being arranged so that their inner electrodes are disposed regularly around a circle, wherein there is a single power input terminal located at the centre of the circle and the inner electrodes of the individual reactor chambers are connected to the central input terminal via conductors having matching electrical impedances.
- 13. A corona discharge reactor for use in the processing of gaseous media by means of an electrical discharge, including a plurality of individual cylindrical reactor chambers each of which has a central electrode having radial projections thereon, and a concentric outer electrode, a conduit for admitting a gaseous medium to be processed to the reactor chambers, an outlet for processed gaseous medium from the reactor chambers, and an electrical power supply having power supply lines for applying, when switched on, a succession of pulses of electrical energy across the electrodes of the reactor chambers, wherein the electrical impedances of the reactor chambers and the associated power supply lines are matched to one another so that the pulses of electrical energy are applied equally to the individual reactor chambers at predetermined intervals.
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