Abstract:
The present invention discloses an ozone generator with reduced NOx comprising an air stream generating means; a drying means; an electrical field generating unit; a high-voltage generating means; and a cooling means. The flow velocity of the air stream in the ozone generating area can be increased by means of the air stream generating means up to 700 s.c.c.m, The temperature in the ozone generating area can be lowered by means of the cooling system to lower than 10null C. By means of the above, the amount of NOx produced by the disclosed ozone generator can be reduced substantially.
Abstract:
There is provided a highly efficient and compact ozone generating apparatus in which a very short air gap of about 0.2 mm is formed at high accuracy. Non-discharge portions are dispersed and disposed to cover an entire discharge space, or a spacer is provided to form the non-discharge portion. Further, an elastic body is mounted on a back face of an electrode, thereby enhancing an air gap accuracy of the discharge space.
Abstract:
A generator cell includes a high voltage assembly having a high voltage electrode, a low voltage assembly having a low voltage electrode, a barrier dielectric between the electrodes defining a discharge region for producing a reactive gas, and a welded seal joining the assemblies to create a permanently sealed chamber between the assemblies including the discharge region. The generator cell may have a gap in the discharge region of 0.005 inch or less. The cells may be modularly combined to form a reactive gas generator system.
Abstract:
A self-contained and self-supporting cell for generating ozone by corona discharge which consists basically of two open-ended straight tubes. An inner metal tube serves as a first electrode and is cooled by a fluid flowing through its core. An outer glass or ceramic tube concentrically surrounds and is shorter than the inner tube, carries a second electrode on its outer surface, and is cooled by a flow of fluid across its outer surface. The inner metal tube serves as a supporting column on which all other components are mounted and aligned. It carries a collar near each of its ends, and across each collar are clamped outer end-pieces carrying coolant seals and fittings, the inner side of the clamp assembly comprising flat aligning plates. Short cylinders of non-conductive inert material, bearing seals on each face and dry gas inlet/ozone outlet ports, fit concentrically around the inner tube and are clamped between the surfaces of clamping-plates. The ends of the dielectric tube fit inside sealing rings in the inner faces of the short cylinders. The invention also includes an extension coupling which allows the mounting of two or more dielectric tubes in series on a single metal tube.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for the production of ozone gas comprising: a parallel resonance circuit formed by a high voltage transformer and a companion flexible polymeric corona discharge chamber which encloses an electrode and serves as both a passageway and reservoir for oxygen bearing gas, and a fluid counter-electrode, all contained within an appropriate enclosure. Said corona discharge chamber possesses an electrical reactance which can be varied in order to match the electrical reactance of a companion high voltage transformer so that the components resonate, hereby maximizing the transfer of energy to the corona discharge gap. The dwell of corona discharge is further enhanced by an electrostatic potential incorporated across said tube wall (electret effect). Heat formed in said discharge gap (detrimental to ozone production) is advantageously transferred to said fluid counter-electrode which also serves as an electrolytic connection between said high voltage transformer and said corona discharge chamber. Within said chamber, relatively large volumes of oxygen may be exposed to the high field density, ozone producing, resonating discharges as consequence of its flexible and linear design. The apparatus and methods described herein permit and encourage the use of intermittent and cyclic application of resonating energy and therefore achieves an improved degree of electrical efficiency. The teachings of the present invention make practical the use of alternative sources of energy for the private and commercial generation of ozone gas.
Abstract:
An ozone generating cell which utilizes a quartz dielectric for providing high purity ozone. The quarts dielectric is cemented to one of the electrodes of the cell, and is then ground to a desired dimension.
Abstract:
An ozone generator module of the electric discharge field type is provided having at least one cell comprising an assembly of three concentric tubular members, the inner and outer tubular members being electrodes separated by a tubular dielectric member spaced from one of the electrodes a distance sufficient to define a high density electric discharge zone between them, the cell or cells being disposed within a liquid container. Surprisingly good results are obtained by employing a combination of three method steps; - limiting variation in the cross sectional dimension of the field to within a very small range of tolerance; controlling the temperature of the electrodes; and limiting the density of the field by regulating the voltage across the field and the frequency employed.
Abstract:
In an ozone generating device including a discharge unit for discharging a material gas that flows through a discharge space formed between two electrodes to generate ozone and a cooling unit for radiating heat which is generated by the discharging, wherein the material gas is obtained by vaporizing a liquefied raw material, the cooling unit includes a first cooling unit through which a first refrigerant flows in contact with one of the two electrodes and a second cooling unit which is provided further to the downstream side of flow of the material gas in the discharge unit than the first cooling unit, and in which the cold heat source is the liquefied raw material and the temperature of the second refrigerant introduced to the second cooling unit is set to be lower than the temperature of the first refrigerant introduced to the first cooling unit.